UK Imposes Sanctions on West Bank Settlements, Straining Israel Relations

Chris Mason: Burnham looks to show he will go further than Starmer with West Bank sanctions

It is hoped that coordinated action minimises the blowback to any one country from Israel or America, our political editor writes.

Eleven European countries and Canada impose sanctions on Israel over products from settlements in the West Bank

Following the United Kingdom's lead, France, Denmark, Spain, Finland, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sweden and Canada have chosen to impose sanctions on all settlements.

Ed Miliband has overturned decades of Foreign Office inertia on illegal Israeli settlements

Foreign secretary ends UK’s feigned helplessness with sanctions and description of Israel’s actions as ethnic cleansing The indefatigable ability of UK Foreign Office ministers over decades to issue boilerplate statements of concern about the extension of illegal settlements in Israel has long been a matter of ridicule. Even some of the Conservative ministers who issued them, notably Alan Duncan and Alistair Burt, have agreed. Duncan described the UK stance towards settlements as weak and nai...

By Patrick Wintour diplomatic editor

What the UK ban on goods from illegal Israeli settlements really means

Israel has announced that it’s shutting down the UK Consulate in occupied East Jerusalem after a new ban on its goods.

Britain’s dramatic crackdown on Israeli settlements sparks fierce response as US blowback looms

Ed Miliband announced UK sanctions targeting Israeli West Bank settlements, prompting US Ambassador Mike Huckabee to warn of economic consequences.

What is happening in the West Bank and why is violence increasing? - The Times

What is happening in the West Bank and why is violence increasing?  The Times

Canada, U.K., France to ban trade of goods from Israeli settlements in occupied West Bank

Canada, Britain and France say they will ban the trade of goods with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The U.K. is going a step further by implementing fresh sanctions and saying it will take additional action against companies and individuals that support settlement expansion.

By Anna Cunningham

UK, France, ⁠Canada sanction Israeli West Bank goods

Israel said on Tuesday it was closing Britain's consulate in East Jerusalem in response to plans by the UK, France and Canada to block imports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Julie Norman, Associate Fellow with the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House and Director of UCL’s Israel-Palestine Initiative.

By Sharon GAFFNEY

Britain must do more to keep the dream of a Palestinian state alive

Editorial: Like its recognition of Palestinian statehood a year ago, UK government sanctions on Israeli settlements are likely to be more symbolic than substantive – prompting accusations that Labour is now tailoring its foreign policy to domestic political interests

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Britain’s dramatic crackdown on Israeli settlements sparks fierce response as US blowback looms

Israel, welcome to the sanctions era: • U.K. heralds new reality that won't end with Netanyahu - Haaretz

Israel, welcome to the sanctions era: • U.K. heralds new reality that won't end with Netanyahu  Haaretz

Russia hopeful that Brics Summit to be hosted in India can bridge differences between Iran, UAE

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Moscow is ready to help the two countries normalise ties as disagreements complicate the summit declaration.

Israel's foreign minister says it is closing British consulate in East Jerusalem - The Straits Times

Israel's foreign minister says it is closing British consulate in East Jerusalem  The Straits Times

Fury in Israel as UK bans imports from West Bank settlements

Largely symbolic move comes after plans for land that would be used as part of a two-state solution

By Alexander Cornwell, John Irish and Elizabeth Piper

Israel to close British consulate in East Jerusalem following import ban from settlements

Israel's government is financing some of the West Bank's most radical settlers, who use illegal outpost farms to displace Palestinians.

France among twelve nations to sanction trade with Israeli settlements

Twelve countries, including Britain, Canada and France, said on Tuesday that they would impose sanctions on trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank, following an increase in attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinian villages in the occupied territory.

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Ed Miliband: The 'proud British Jew' who turned his back on Britain's Jews - comment

Governments cannot simultaneously tell Jews that they are not responsible for Israel while adopting rhetoric that helps activists collapse the distinction between the two.

Israel to close British consulate after UK backs restrictions on West Bank settlement goods - Moneycontrol.com

Israel to close British consulate after UK backs restrictions on West Bank settlement goods  Moneycontrol.com

Decisions on Israeli settler sanctions should be made by EU as a whole says Tajani

(ANSA) - ROME, 08 SET - Decisions on laying sanctions on Israeli settlers over violence against Palestinians in the West Bank should be made by the European Union as a whole, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Tuesday after 12 countries including France and Britain issued sanctions on trade with violent settlers earlier in the day. "I always support decisions made by the European Union, including on trade matters, otherwise we risk distorting the internal market. The British are not part of...

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12 countries including France, UK say will sanction trade with Israeli

Israel hit by 12-nation settlement pushback

Britain, France and Canada seek curbs on settlement-linked trade

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Egypt welcomes UK ban on goods from illegal Israeli settlements - Foreign Affairs - Egypt - Ahram Online

Egypt welcomes UK ban on goods from illegal Israeli settlements - Foreign Affairs - Egypt  Ahram Online

Israel Shutters UK Consulate For Leading New European Sanctions Against West Bank Settlers

Israel Shutters UK Consulate For Leading New European Sanctions Against West Bank Settlers The UK is a lead nation among a dozen countries that jointly announced Tuesday they are imposing sanctions on trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank. The additional nations are Ireland, Denmark, Finland, France, Canada, Iceland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband informed parliament about the new measure, saying "Today I announce that the ...

By Tyler Durden

Trade bans on illegal Israeli settlements draw global support

A coordinated push by 12 countries to restrict trade with illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank drew support Tuesday from a U.N. expert and advocacy groups, who hai...

UK announces sanctions on West Bank settlements prompting furious Israeli response - the-star.co.ke

UK announces sanctions on West Bank settlements prompting furious Israeli response  the-star.co.ke

TUC’s resistance to ECG privatisation reflects lessons from past – NPP MP

The Member of Parliament for Afigya Kwabre North and a member of Parliament’s Energy Committee, Collins Adomako-Mensah, says the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has legitimate reasons to be cautious about proposed private sector participation in the operations of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).

By Emma Ankrah

Qatar welcomes UK’s trade ban on goods from Israeli settlements

The State of Qatar welcomes the decision of a number of countries to join these efforts or consider similar steps, in accordance with their national procedures. Qatar has welcomed the…

By Adijata Ziga

Israeli court rejects effort to halt construction in E1 area

The Jerusalem District Court rejected on Tuesday petitions from three activist groups to halt tenders for further development of the E1 area, a land strip in which the Israeli government plans to build settlements and effectively cut off East Jerusalem's ground connection to the West Bank and the rest of the Palestinian territories.

UK, France and Canada sanction Israeli West Bank settlements, in support for two-state solution - Gulf Daily News (Bahrain)

UK, France and Canada sanction Israeli West Bank settlements, in support for two-state solution  Gulf Daily News (Bahrain)