The UK, Canada and France have moved to ban trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank. British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband accused "settler terrorists" of "ethnic cleansing" with Israeli government tacit backing. Israel closed the UK consulate in East Jerusalem in response. Australia declined to join the sanctions, drawing criticism from Labor party members who urged Foreign Minister Penny Wong to respond more strongly.
NYTimes – World Australia declined to join move by UK, Canada and France in banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements Labor party members have criticised the federal government for not following the UK, Canada and France in banning trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank, urging Penny Wong to mount a stronger response to violence against Palestinians. The Labor Friends of Palestine group wrote to the foreign minister o…
The United Kingdom, Canada and France have imposed or announced trade sanctions on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, joined by several other European allies. Israel has retaliated by closing Britain's consulate in East Jerusalem, the United States has declined to say whether it opposes the measures, Australia has refused to join them, and the UK government is defending the move against domestic criticism from Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis.
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NYTimes – World The U.K. said Israel had “turned a blind eye” to violence against Palestinians by extremist settlers, as it and other countries announced a ban on trade with illegal settlements.
Australia declined to join move by UK, Canada and France in banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements Labor party members have criticised the federal government for not following the UK, Canada and France in banning trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank, urging Penny Wong to mount a stronger response to violence against Palestinians. The Labor Friends of Palestine group wrote to the foreign minister o…
Israel expressed outrage after the U.K. declared "settler terrorists" are causing "ethnic cleansing" in the West Bank and banned imports from the settlements.
The governments of 12 countries have now endorsed sanctions on Israeli settlements in the West Bank while affirming support for a two-state solution.
France will launch a process to ban products from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said on Tuesday, amid rising settler violence that has further undermined prospects for a two-state solution with the Palestinians.
The UK has attacked ‘settler terrorism’ deployed in a campaign of ethnic cleansing in the West Bank, whilst announcing sweeping sanctions on trade with Israeli settlements in occupied Palestine. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband delivered the strongest condemnation of the actions of the Israeli government ever by a British government, including the disproportionate killings in Gaza of at least 70,000 people including 20…
BBC News – World Palestinians strongly back a ban on settlement goods, but Israel's government says it is a "big mistake".
British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband accused "settler terrorists" of "ethnic cleansing" in areas of the West Bank and said the UK was bringing in an "import ban on goods from illegal settlements." Israel closed Britain's consulate in East Jerusalem in response.
In strongest condemnation ever by UK government, Ed Miliband announces sweeping sanctions on trade with Israeli settlements UK politics live – latest updates Israeli “terrorists” are conducting ethnic cleansing in the West Bank with the tacit backing of the government, the UK foreign secretary, Ed Miliband has said, as he announced sweeping sanctions on trade with Israeli settlements. In the strongest condemnation e…
British foreign minister Ed Miliband accused the Israeli government on Tuesday of turning a “blind eye” to what he called “ethnic cleansing” by settlers in the West Bank.
NPR – World Britain announces a ban on goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, prompting warnings of US repercussions and an angry response from Israel.
NYTimes – US President Donald Trump rejected Iran's latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume nuclear talks in exchange for lifting the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports, calling it "not acceptable." Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran seeks clarification, suggesting Trump's rebuff may not be final. France is sending military support to Saudi Arabia in its war against Iranian-backed militants.
BBC News – World Madonna and Taylor Swift were among the top winners at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday in downtown Los Angeles. Madonna took the stage at the Peacock Theater for her first VMAs performance in over 20 years, while she and Swift won four of the six prizes awarded during the telecast. K-pop star Lisa and British newcomer Sienna Spiro also won.
Iran says it has no plans to negotiate with the United States, Iranian state media reported, contradicting US President Donald Trump’s claim that he expected talks to resume. The denial follows Trump’s rejection of an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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