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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Marco Rubio made the announcement and called for stability in the West Bank.
Il Tempo
Milan, 8 Sep. (askanews) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio deplores "tensions in the occupied West Bank" between Israeli settlers and the Palestinian population, but excludes US sanctions comparable to those adopted by the United Kingdom on trade with Israeli settlements. "Of course, we will not do what they are doing," Rubio said at Miami airport, before leaving for a tour in Latin America, when he was asked for British sanctions. "We do not …
Marco Rubio Denounces ‘the Tensions in the West Bank’ but Excludes US Sanctions Against the Colonies
The US ruled out joining the sanctions against Israeli colonies approved by 12 countries. See Marco Rubio’s warning about the West Bank.
The Independent
The Independent (US)Miliband’s ‘brave’ settlement trade ban has come too late, say West Bank Palestinians
Palestinians praised the ban but say it has taken too long - and that the government must go further if it wants to tangibly improve life in the West Bank
Not just factories: The settlement sanctions could hit Israeli banks
Less than 5 percent of Israeli exports come from settlements. But the greater risk lies with Israeli banks, which finance construction in West Bank settlements – and could face sanctions that would also threaten Palestinian banks
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