UK to unveil 'comprehensive' response to Israeli West Bank settlement plans in coming weeks
Ed Miliband said the package could include sanctions and a trade ban as Britain responds to settlement expansion that threatens a two-state solution.
- 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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The Israeli Foreign Minister warned Tuesday that his country would respond to possible British sanctions against Israel, in the context of London's claim that it was preparing measures related to the attacks on settlers in the occupied West Bank, reports AFP.
Ed Miliband promised in parliament a "complete package of measures" in the coming weeks. Israel replied: "If the United Kingdom acts against us, we will act against the United Kingdom."
In the Face of "Frightful" Settler Attacks in the West Bank, London Threatens Israel with Sanctions.
Describing "acts of terrorism", the head of British diplomacy promised to unveil shortly "a complete set of measures." The Hebrew state warned that it would respond.
The new British Foreign Minister, Ed Miliband, stated that London will take steps in the coming weeks towards the Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, after condemning the terrorist acts committed by settlers against the Palestinian community.
UK vows anti-settler measures as Israel warns of retaliation
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing allies have been ramping up support for settlements in the run-up to close-fought elections, despite increasing attacks by extremist settlers who seek to drive out Palestinians. But the issue has drawn mounting criticism from foreign governments, many of which had already seen their ties with Israel strained over its conduct of the Gaza war. Speaking in parliament on Tuesday, British F…
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