France, UK to join 10 other countries in banning goods from Israeli West Bank settlements

France is preparing to introduce a ban on products from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël ​Barrot said on Tuesday, following a wave of settler violence in recent days that has further undermined prospects for a two-state solution with the Palestinians. France has joined the UK and ten other countries in announcing the trade ban on goods, and some services, from Israeli settlements.