UK Defends West Bank Settlement Sanctions Amid Domestic Debate and Israeli Fury

'An injustice' or 'righting a wrong': British Jews debate sanctions move

The UK's decision to sanction trade with illegal settlements has prompted a range of opinion among the British Jewish community.

Why Israel Reacted With Fury to U.K. Sanctions on West Bank Settlements

The fierce retaliation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to the new restrictions is a reflection of his tough re-election fight, analysts say.

By David M. Halbfinger

Senior UK rabbis come out in support of sanctions on Israeli settlements

Spiritual leaders stress diversity of views within Jewish community and warn against inaction on settler violence Prominent British rabbis have backed Ed Miliband’s sanctions on Israeli settlements, warning that the time for inaction on settler violence must come to an end. The intervention comes after the UK’s chief rabbi, the spiritual leader of mainstream Orthodox Jews in the UK, Sir Ephraim Mirvis, described UK sanctions against illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian terr...

By Aamna Mohdin Community affairs correspondent

How significant are new European sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements?

Israel is accused of the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.

West Bank trade ban is Britain showing ‘leadership on world stage’, Burnham says

The ban, announced by Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband on Tuesday, has triggered a diplomatic row with Israel and drawn criticism from opposition figures at home

By Christopher McKeon and David Lynch

Britain must 'stand against injustice' over West Bank settlements, PM Burnham says

Burnham defends UK ban on Israeli settlement imports, says Britain must 'stand for something'

By Reuters