UK sanctions on West Bank settlements draw mixed reactions
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Neutral summary
The UK government has announced sanctions on trade in goods and services from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, prompting a range of responses. Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert backed the measures, describing Israeli military actions as “atrocities” that cannot be “forgotten or forgiven.” A YouGov survey found a significant majority of British adults support the ban on imports from these settlements. However, critics, including Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch and some British rabbis, voiced concerns, while the Israeli government reacted by shutting down the UK consulate in East Jerusalem. Canada and France have announced similar restrictions, and Ireland plans to commence its own occupied territories bill.
How it was framed
Outlets: 16. Countries: 7. Facts in the shared core: 2.
Publication timeline
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The Independent (outlet profile)
Former Israeli prime minister backs UK’s sanctions on West Bank settlers. Ehud Olmert criticises Israeli government after it reacted furiously and shut down the UK consulate in East Jerusalem
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The Independent (outlet profile)
Ex-Israeli PM and IDF chief both support Burnham’s West Bank settler sanctions
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The New York Times (outlet profile)
UK Sanctions Against Israeli Settlers Divide British Rabbis. Prominent rabbis reacted with a mix of support, condemnation and concern about the ramifications for Jews in Britain.
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Haaretz (outlet profile)
Israel's opposition answered the U.K.'s West Bank sanctions with a shrug. The Israeli politicians who see themselves as an alternative to Netanyahu's extremist government have no interest in Palestinians in the West Ban…
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The Hill (outlet profile)
UK bans trade with Israeli settlements in West Bank. Israel’s international isolation is growing this week after the United Kingdom, Canada and France all announced they would move to restrict trade with settlements in…
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The National (UAE) (outlet profile)
What will UK sanctions against Israeli settlements change?
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Sky News (outlet profile)
West Bank sanctions play 'straight into right-wing's hand', says Baroness Berger. The sanctions announced by the UK government on West Bank settlers this week "played straight into the right-wing coalition's hand" in Is…
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La Jornada (outlet profile)
Atrocidades israelíes en Palestina, ni olvidadas ni perdonadas: Olmert. El ex primer ministro de Israel (2006-2009), el conservador Ehud Olmert, afirmó ayer que las “atrocidades” del ejército de Tel Aviv contra palestin…
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The Conversation (UK) (outlet profile)
UK changes its tune on Israeli policies in the West Bank. The Burnham government has announced it will sanction all trade in goods and services from illegal settlements in the West Bank.
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Novara Media (outlet profile)
British Adults Overwhelmingly Support UK Ban on Illegal Israeli Settler Imports. A significant majority of British adults support the UK government’s ban on imported goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupie…
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Evening Standard (outlet profile)
Hamas praise of Israeli sanctions shows Miliband made wrong choice – Badenoch. The Foreign Secretary earlier this week announced the UK would sanction goods from Israeli settlements in the Palestinian West Bank.
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Belfast Telegraph (outlet profile)
Hamas praise of Israeli sanctions shows Miliband made wrong choice – Badenoch
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Danas (outlet profile)
Zašto je administracija Donalda Trampa neuobičajeno blaga u reakciji na nove sankcije protiv Izraela?. Predsednik Donald Tramp i državni sekretar Marko Rubio, nisu osudili Veliku Britaniju, Francusku, Kanadu i druge zem…
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TheJournal.ie (outlet profile)
Government's Occupied Territories Bill to commence on Tuesday - two days after Trump flies home. Once the bill is enacted and commenced, the importation of goods originating in Israeli settlements into Ireland will be m…
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New York Post (outlet profile)
New boycott of West Bank Jews is based on lies. Britain announced this week that it will ban imports from Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria and sanction companies that help those communities grow, with France and…
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Daily Mail (outlet profile)
Meddling Miliband is wrong about his West Bank sanctions... that's the view of Palestinians who fear having to face the fallout. Workers and business owners based in the Israeli settlements in the West Bank have warned…
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The National (Scotland) (outlet profile)
Labour’s Israel sanctions prove pressure work. Now we must push harder. WHEN I heard that the Labour government was imposing sanctions on Israel’s illegal settlements, my first response was cynicism
Factual core
- The UK sanctions target goods produced in Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
- Olmert supported sanctions announced by the United Kingdom against trade with illegal Israeli settlements.