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'An injustice' or 'righting a wrong': British Jews debate sanctions move

The UK's decision to sanction trade with illegal settlements has prompted a range of opinion among the British Jewish community.

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The foreign secretary disagrees with the UK's chief rabbi who warns sanctions on Israeli settlements could put British Jews at greater risk.

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Allied Sanctions on Israeli West Bank Settlements

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Miliband rejects chief rabbi's claim British Jews in greater danger after sanctions moveBBC News – UK
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Miliband rejects chief rabbi's claim British Jews in greater danger after sanctions move

The foreign secretary disagrees with the UK's chief rabbi who warns sanctions on Israeli settlements could put British Jews at greater risk.

'An injustice' or 'righting a wrong': British Jews debate sanctions moveBBC News – UK
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'An injustice' or 'righting a wrong': British Jews debate sanctions move

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Miliband rejects chief rabbi’s claim that West Bank sanctions put UK Jews at risk

Foreign secretary says Sir Ephraim Mirvis wrong to suggest measures against Israeli settlements will make British Jews less safe UK politics live – latest updates Ed Miliband has rejected warnings from the UK’s chief rabbi that the government’s sanctions against illegal Israeli settlements will make British Jews less safe, as he emphasised ministers can confront the actions of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government while a…

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