Ed Miliband rejects notion that Israel sanctions put British Jews at risk
Miliband said the sanctions target settlement financing and construction, while Britain and allies move to curb trade with illegal West Bank settlements.
- Ed Miliband disagrees with the Chief Rabbi's criticism of his Israeli sanctions package, emphasizing respect for British Jews and condemning antisemitism that blames them for Israel's actions.
- The Green Party supports Labour's trade restrictions on illegal Israeli settlements, describing them as an important step to protect Palestinian human rights and address UK complicity.
- Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband stated that recent developments in the West Bank undermine the two-state solution and that new approaches are needed, while Kemi Badenoch warned that sanctions could have serious consequences.
- An Israeli embassy spokesman expressed concerns that the sanctions harm UK-Israel relations and create fertile ground for antisemitism.
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Together with eleven other countries, Great Britain imposes sanctions on Israeli exports from the West Bank. According to criticism from Israel, the British Foreign Minister refers to his own Jewry.
LONDON. British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband defends the decision to stop all trade with Israeli settlers. The reactions have been strong. The US ambassador to Israel has called it “anti-Semitism”. But President Donald Trump does not oppose it.
Miliband rejects rabbi's claim British Jews at risk after sanctions move
LONDON — British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband on Wednesday rejected warnings from the country's chief rabbi that his government’s sanctions against illegal Israeli settlements will make British Jews less safe.Miliband also said he was disappointed by Israel's response to the UK's decision to ban trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.On Tuesday, the foreign secretary announced sweeping sanctions on trade with Israeli settlemen…
UK bans West Bank settlement trade as Ed Miliband rejects Israel backlash
Britain has banned trade and services linked to Israeli settlements in the West Bank, prompting sharp retaliation from Israel. The clash deepens a public rift over settlement policy as more Western countries weigh similar action.
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