UK announces import ban on goods from illegal Israeli settlements and a sanctions regime
UK foreign secretary Ed Miliband announced an import ban on goods from illegal Israeli settlements and sanctions targeting the occupation.
OriginalSourceThe GuardianUnited KingdomLeanCenter-leftCredibilityPublished17:57 UTCRatings: AllSides, MBFCSourceThe GuardianUnited KingdomLeanCenter-leftCredibilityPublished17:57 UTCRatings: AllSides, MBFC
“Senior UK rabbis come out in support of sanctions on Israeli settlements”
Senior UK rabbis back Miliband sanctions on Israeli settlements
Key points
- Prominent British rabbis backed Ed Miliband’s sanctions on settlements in the West Bank.
- Sir Ephraim Mirvis called sanctions a 'dark day for British Jews' and warned of violence.
- Progressive rabbis stressed diversity of views while supporting or opposing measures.
- Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg visited Umm al Khair and condemned settler violence.
- Orthodox and progressive voices urged action and a path toward a two-state solution.
Other reports
- SourceNPRUnited StatesLeanCenter-leftCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at NPRSourceNPRUnited StatesLeanCenter-leftCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at NPR
“What the U.K.'s new sanctions on Israeli settlements could mean for peace”
- SourceAl JazeeraQatarLeanCenter-leftCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at Al JazeeraSourceAl JazeeraQatarLeanCenter-leftCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at Al Jazeera
“As the UK sanctions Israeli settlements, is the two-state solution dead?”
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UK foreign secretary Ed Miliband announced an import ban on goods from illegal Israeli settlements and sanctions targeting the occupation.