UK Sanctions Israeli Settlements

Britain sanctioned Israeli settlements, drawing Israeli retaliation and debate at home.

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The U.K. on September 8 banned imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and barred British companies from services supporting settlement expansion, including financing, construction and real estate. Canada and France announced similar bans, and 11 other countries joined Britain in saying they planned trade sanctions on settlement goods. Israel ordered Britain to close its Jerusalem consulate within 30 days and said it would expel U.K. military staff from a Gaza coordination base; Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said intelligence sharing would continue.

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Legitimate sanctionsLeans Left

UK sanctions on Israeli settlements are a justified and welcome response to what is happening in the occupied West Bank. Settlement expansion and settler violence require action, and sanctions are a proper step forward.

Domestic electoral gainBalanced

Sanctions against Israel can serve politicians’ electoral interests at home. They may help win support from voters who want a tougher line on Israel, including in Andy Burnham’s political context.

Bad-faith sanctionsLeans Right

Sanctions on Israeli settlements are not a principled human-rights measure but cynical anti-Israel politics. They amount to virtue signaling or antisemitic pandering, and Israel is justified in pushing back hard.