Labour MP Says UK Sanctions On Israeli West Bank Settlements Put British Jews In Danger

Britain's foreign secretary accuses settlers of carrying out the "ethnic cleansing" of Palestinians, as Israel responds by shutting the UK consulate in East Jerusalem.

Several MPs also banned from Israel after UK steps up condemnation of settlements and announces sweeping sanctions UK politics live – latest updates Israel has ordered the closure of the British consulate in occupied East Jerusalem in response to sweeping UK sanctions on goods…

Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar unveiled the counter-measures in response to sanctions on illegal West Bank settlements

Palestinians strongly back a ban on settlement goods, but Israel's government says it is a "big mistake".

British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband on Tuesday accused the Israeli government of turning a “blind eye” to what he called “ethnic cleansing” by settlers in the West Bank. In a video statement, he called the situation in Palestine a “moral emergency” and said that there is…

An Israeli soldier patrols the site of an attack by Israeli settlers on Palestinian properties in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. UK government sanctions on Israeli settlements in the West Bank would increase the threat of attacks on British…