What changed in this update
The foreign secretary disagrees with the UK's chief rabbi who warns sanctions on Israeli settlements could put British Jews at greater risk.
Event intelligence
Allied Sanctions on Israeli West Bank Settlements
4 connected story threads
Current state
The United Kingdom, Canada and France have imposed trade sanctions on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank; Israel has retaliated by ordering the closure of Britain's consulate in East Jerusalem, and the UK has threatened reciprocal expulsion of Israeli diplomats, while the United States has declined to say whether it opposes the measures.
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What changed
The UK has threatened to expel Israeli diplomats in retaliation for Israel's planned closure of the British consulate in East Jerusalem.
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Source coverage
Source reports
BBC News – UK BBC
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.
BBC News – UK BBC
'An injustice' or 'righting a wrong': British Jews debate sanctions move
Guardian
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…
