UK to unveil 'comprehensive' response to Israeli West Bank settlement plans in coming weeks
- On Friday, Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis warned Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband that planned UK sanctions targeting Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria would be counterproductive and risk a broader boycott of Israel harming British Jews.
- Israel's August 18 tender for 1,400 homes in E1 prompted Foreign Secretary Miliband to label the move an "unacceptable and destructive act" and announce a "comprehensive set of measures" against settlement expansion.
- Warning of potential fallout, Mirvis argued that sanctions may "spiral into a de facto boycott of trade with Israel more broadly," threatening thousands of Palestinian workers' livelihoods and damaging UK-Israel relations.
- Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar dismissed the UK's position as "patronising," while the Jewish Leadership Council warned that interventions ahead of October 27 elections could embolden extremist factions and marginalize British Jews.
- With antisemitic assaults rising 82% in 2026, Mirvis cautioned that domestic political considerations appear to be driving foreign policy at the expense of community safety and regional peace.
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