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‘Blood olives’: the hurdles in enforcing UK’s ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements

The key question about the UK’s decision to ban trade in goods and services from illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories is whether – and how – such a ban can be enforced. To answer this question, it’s worth looking at how such sanctions are already enforced in…

The Conversation

OPINION - The godawful Netanyahu government is the real problem, not Miliband or sanctions

The failure to distinguish between the Jewish community as a whole and the Israeli government is, to my mind, wicked, writes Melanie McDonagh

Evening Standard

Husic urges ‘concrete action’ on Israeli settlements in West Bank after Australia declines to join trade ban

Australia will not join move by UK, Canada and France in banning trade with Israeli settlements in West Bank

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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

The Guardian - UK

Israel sanctions will not hurt intelligence sharing between spy agencies, says Miliband

UK foreign secretary says international community including US shares ‘frustration’ at Israel’s failure to constrain illegal settlers

The Guardian - UK

E1: the illegal settlement at the heart of the UK’s West Bank trade ban

Israel has been building settlements in the occupied West Bank for decades. But Britain’s new ban on the import of settlement goods comes in a response to a major escalation in construction over the past four years, which an International Court of Justice advisory opinion in 2024 concluded is illegal…

The Conversation

UK plan to sanction Israel’s illegal West Bank settlements is a historic shift in tone and policy

The UK, which in 1917 issued the Balfour Declaration supporting the establishment of a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine, is now initiating a historic and consequential shift in its foreign policy.

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UK government defends decision to ban trade with Israeli settlements

British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has defended the decision to ban trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank

The Independent UK

UK rejects Israel's 'damaging' retaliation against West Bank settler sanctions

The West Bank has been occupied by Israel since 1967 and has seen a surge in violence since the start of the war in Gaza, which broke out following the Hamas militant group's attacks on Israel on 7 October 2023.

Euronews

Banned British MPs Double Down on 'War Crimes' and 'Genocide' Claims Against Israel

Israeli Foreign Minister bans 11 UK MPs and a lawyer from entering Israel after UK Foreign Secretary accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing in the West Bank. Banned MPs remain defiant.

International Business Times UK

Ed Miliband hits back as Israel retaliates to illegal settlements trade ban

Ed Miliband has hit back after Israel retaliated to the UK's ban on trade with illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank

The National (Scotland)

Miliband ‘regrets’ Israeli response to West Bank trade ban

The Foreign Secretary’s announcement of the ban triggered a diplomatic row, with Israel closing the British consulate in East Jerusalem.

Evening Standard

Wednesday briefing: Inside sweeping UK sanctions on trade with Israeli settlements

In today’s newsletter: Ed Miliband has announced the strongest statement on Israel’s actions ever issued by the the UK government, but will it make a meaningful difference to Palestinians?

The Guardian - UK

Australia considers new Israel sanctions but won’t join UK in banning trade with ‘settler terrorists’

Penny Wong has concerns about blanket ban announced by UK, France and Canada, but says new ‘targeted measures’ planned over Israeli settlers

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France 24

UK, France, ⁠Canada sanction Israeli West Bank goods

Israel said on Tuesday it was closing Britain's consulate in East Jerusalem in response to plans by the UK, France and Canada to block imports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Julie Norman, Associate Fellow with the Middle East and North Africa Programme…

Radio France Internationale

France among 12 nations to sanction trade with Israeli settlements

Twelve countries, including Britain, Canada and France, said on Tuesday that they would impose sanctions on trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank, following an increase in attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinian villages in the occupied territory.

International Business Times UK

UK Targets Israeli Settlement Goods as Israel Says It Will Close British Consulate in Jerusalem

The UK has banned imports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank, aiming to curb settlement expansion and violence, while Israel retaliates by closing the British consulate in Jerusalem.

The Guardian - UK

Israel to close British consulate in Jerusalem after sanctions announced

Several MPs also banned from Israel after UK steps up condemnation of settlements and announces sweeping sanctions

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The Independent UK

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

The Economic Times

Israel to close British consulate in Jerusalem in response to UK sanction on West Bank settlements

The United Kingdom has banned trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Israel responded by closing the British consulate in Jerusalem and expelling UK representatives. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband stated settler terrorists perpetrate ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. This move signifies growing international isolation for Israel following the Gaza…

Euronews

11 European nations and Canada announce trade sanctions on Israeli settlements in the West Bank

British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband accused "settler terrorists" of "ethnic cleansing" in areas of the West Bank and said the UK was bringing in an "import ban on goods from illegal settlements." Israel closed the British consulate in Jerusalem in response.

France 24

Israel to close British consulate in Jerusalem after sanctions on settlements

British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband accused the Israeli government on Tuesday of turning a "blind eye" to what he called "ethnic cleansing" by settlers in the West Bank as the UK joined France and ten other countries in banning imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied territory. The decision comes…

The Times of India

'Settler terrorists': UK bans trade with Israeli settlements as 12 nations back sanctions

The UK government said on Tuesday that it was banning trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, accusing “settler terrorists” of carrying out ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in the territory.

The Guardian - UK

UK accuses Israeli ‘terrorists’ of ethnic cleansing in West Bank with government backing

Ed Miliband announces sanctions on trade with settlers as PM says in the Guardian it is time to act

The Times of India

UAE leader warned Netanyahu of Hamas attack days before Oct 7, PM dismissed warning: Report

Days before Hamas stormed into Israel on October 7, 2023, UAE president Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed reportedly delivered prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu a direct warning that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was preparing a major attack. Netanyahu, however, did not share the warning with Israel’s senior security leadership, according to a…

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