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UK announces sanctions on Israeli settlements in West Bank and accuses settlers of 'ethnic cleansing'
- Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced a comprehensive set of UK sanctions against Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, openly accusing "settler terrorists" of carrying out ethnic cleansing with tacit Israeli government support.
- The measures include a complete import ban on goods produced in West Bank settlements, alongside prohibitions on services, financing, construction, real estate, and advertising linked to illegal outposts.
- Miliband formally stated that the UK now considers Israel's entire occupation of the West Bank unlawful, framing the trade and export restrictions as a critical intervention to preserve the viability of a future two-state solution.
- Israeli officials fiercely condemned the move, with Foreign Minister Gideon Saar threatening retaliatory actions against Britain and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich demanding the immediate expulsion of the UK ambassador.
- U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee criticized the sanctions as discriminatory against the Jewish people, warning that the policy shift could trigger economic or political retaliation from Washington.
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Spain, France, United Kingdom, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal and Sweden will sanction trade in goods with illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank reoccupied in protest against settler violence against Palestinians and the expansion of these communities.
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Total News Sources268
Leaning Left53Leaning Right37Center44Last UpdatedBias Distribution39% Left
Bias Distribution
- 39% of the sources lean Left
39% Left
L 39%
C 33%
R 28%
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