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PM warned that approving Rosebank oil field could breach West Bank sanctions
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The UK government has been warned by environmental campaigners and Green Party figures that approving the Rosebank oil field could contravene new sanctions against illegal Israeli settlements. Delek Group, which controls Ithaca Energy and holds a 20% stake in Rosebank, was previously included in a UN database of firms supporting settlements. Campaigners have asked officials to clarify whether Delek will fall foul of the UK's recent sanctions, while Ithaca Energy and Delek Group have defended their corporate standing and disputed the UN database inclusion.
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- Campaigners, including Stop Rosebank, Greenpeace, and Uplift, have warned the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary that approving the Rosebank oil field risks breaching new UK sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements.
- Delek Group controls Ithaca Energy, which holds a 20% stake in the Rosebank oil field off Shetland.
- Delek Group was previously included in a UN database of firms allegedly supporting settlements in occupied Palestinian territories, though the company states it no longer has involvement and is challenging its inclusion.
- Green Party leader Zack Polanski has also written to Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband to question whether revenue from UK oil and gas production could finance illegal settlements.
- The UK recently announced actions against companies and individuals providing services to settlement expansion and banned imports of goods from illegal settlements.