UK Sanctions Israeli Settlers but Miliband Declares ‘Unwavering’ Support for Israel
Ed Miliband said the package targets settlement expansion and violence, with France and Canada joining Britain in trade restrictions, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Foreign Secretary Miliband announced the British Government will ban imports from illegal West Bank settlements and sanction firms providing services to settlers.
- Miliband declared the entire West Bank occupation unlawful, marking a significant shift in the Labour Government's approach to Benjamin Netanyahu's administration.
- The Foreign Secretary accused Israel of turning a blind eye to the "ethnic cleansing" of Palestinians, while citing increasing evidence of war crimes in Gaza.
- Israeli official Gideon Saar announced retaliatory measures, including the immediate closure of the UK's consulate in Jerusalem, escalating diplomatic tensions.
- Tensions remain high as Donald Trump's White House and Israel criticized the policy shift, marking a contentious reset under Labour Government leader Andy Burnham.
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Britain announced measures against Israeli settlement, including the prohibition of settlement goods and sanctions against its supporters, and the Prime Minister acknowledged that his country ' s response to Gaza ' s suffering had been delayed and inadequate.
President Donald Trump ' s administration did not object to Britain ' s initiative to impose sanctions on Israeli settlements in the West Bank; President Donald Trump ' s administration did not oppose the British initiative to impose new sanctions on Israeli settlements in the West Bank; Axios, as American officials and Western diplomats point out, this Washington decision points to the Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu &a…
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Seung-wook = The Donald Trump administration does not oppose UK-led sanctions targeting Israeli settlements in the Palestinian West Bank...
According to sources, the United States website Axisus said that President Donald Trump had not opposed British sanctions against Israeli entities in response to the Netanyahu Government's decision to build new settlements, a move that had received the support of 11 Western States.
Trump didn't push back against Burnham's sanctions on Israel
The Trump administration raised no objection to the UK-led sanctions campaign against Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria, Axios reported, citing US officials and Western diplomats familiar with the matter. Inside the administration, this reads as a sign of mounting White House frustration with the Netanyahu government's settlement policy in the area. Britain rolled out […] The post Trump didn't push back against Burnham's sanctions on Isra…
Trump admin. did not push back against UK sanctions on Israeli settlements, officials say
According to Axios, US President Donald Trump did not object to the planned sanctions during a call between Trump and British Prime Minister Andy Burnham ahead of the the UK's announcement.
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