On September 8–9, 2026, the UK announced sanctions against illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, accusing Israel's government of enabling "ethnic cleansing" of Palestinians by settlers. The muted US response to the sanctions may reflect frustration with Israel's policies, according to reporting on September 9.
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The UK government seeks to separate "illegal settlements", "settler terrorism" and "ethnic cleansing" of Palestinians from illegally occupied land from the perpetrator: # Israel . As if this is nothing to do with the government of # Israel , or is opposed by most Israeli Jews (which I say to differentiate from Palestinian Israelis, not to be anti-Semitic). I'm pleased to see them tightening up san
# News The UK has announced sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, accusing Israel's government of turning a blind eye to the "ethnic cleansing" of Palestinians by settlers. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said the move marked the "beginning of a new approach" to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which "not only calls out injustice and suffering but acts".
The UK accuses Israel's government of turning a blind eye to the "ethnic cleansing" of Palestinians by settlers.