UNSETTLING DEVELOPMENT: Britain, Canada, and France announced the placement of sanctions on Israeli “settlements” in the occupied West Bank, with Britain saying Israel had “turned a blind eye” to violence against Palestinians.

  So-called “settlers” have been kicking Palestinians off their land for decades … often violently … and the Israeli government doesn’t stop it. The settlements are actually in many cases well-built small towns.

  British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said in Parliament that as a “proud British Jew” unwavering in his support for Israel, that “there is ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in areas of the West Bank — perpetrated by settler terrorists.” He announced that the sanctions would apply to those who provide services to...