Former envoys urge joint French, UK action on Palestinian territories
The 102 signatories call for trade and arms restrictions, saying 1,285 Palestinians have been killed since the October 2025 ceasefire.
- On Saturday, 102 former French and British diplomats published an open letter in Le Monde urging their governments to jointly sanction Israel, warning that policies in occupied Palestinian territory threaten the possibility of a Palestinian state.
- Signatories cited rampant settler violence and house demolitions in the West Bank and Jerusalem, characterizing them as "ethnic cleansing," and argued the world no longer views Israel as a genuine democracy.
- Specific measures requested include suspending EU-Israel and UK-Israel trade agreements, halting arms transfers and military cooperation, and banning citizens from purchasing property on occupied Palestinian land.
- Beyond criticizing Israel, the letter described Palestinian leadership as "unrepresentative and dysfunctional," calling on officials to ensure the state remains "democratic and law-abiding" ahead of November elections.
- Nicholas Hopton, former UK ambassador to Iran, Qatar, and Yemen, singled out the United States as most consequential, warning that inaction will create "future violence and future tragedies.
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Over 100 former French, British ambassadors call for sanctions on Israel for 'ethnic cleansing'
"The world no longer sees Israel as a genuine democracy – there is nothing democratic about depriving others of their rights and land," an open letter from the ambassadors read.
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Over 100 former British, French diplomats urge sweeping sanctions on Israel
In a Le Monde letter, the former envoys urged an arms embargo, a ban on settlement trade and the suspension of EU and U.K. trade deals with Israel, warning that 'Palestine is being erased before our eyes'
More than 100 prominent former French and British diplomats accused Israel of ethnic cleansing in the Palestinian territories and called for international sanctions against that country, in a letter addressed to the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, and to the premier of the United Kingdom, Andy Burnham, to whom The Guardian had access. They argued that both nations played a key role in the formation of the modern Middle East and must assume…
100 diplomats in letter against Israel: 'You are carrying out ethnic cleansing'
More than 100 former British and French diplomats sign letter to French President Macron and UK Prime Minister Burnham, calling for a boycott of Israel, 'Palestine is being erased before our eyes.'
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