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UK wants to punish Israel’s settlements, but Palestinians will pay the price - comment

At the very least, Britain should acknowledge that economic pressure on Israel will have consequences beyond the people it intends to punish.

Britain's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband speaks at the House of Commons in London
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham attends a meeting with Jewish community leaders at Downing Street in London, Britain, September 3, 2026.

Burnham lauds UK West Bank sanctions as example of British ‘leadership on world stage'

US President Donald Trump gestures at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, US, March 11, 2026.

Trump did not oppose UK's sanctions on Israeli settlements in West Bank, officials say

Husam Zomlot, head of the Palestinian Authority's mission to the United Kingdom, gestures during a ceremony after Britain announced on Sunday its recognition of a Palestinian state at the mission's headquarters in London, Britain, September 22, 2025; illustrative.

PA's UK Embassy praises Foreign Sec. Miliband's ban on trade with West Bank settlements


Miliband accuses settlers of ethnic cleansing as UK imposes sweeping sanctions

Miliband: UK believes Israel is carrying out ethnic cleansing in West Bank, 'we refuse to be bystanders' • Alongside UK, France, and Canada, 12 countries say they back restrictions on settlements

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband departs after a cabinet meeting at Downing Street, September 8, 2026

'Facts matter less': Israel, Huckabee slam UK foreign secretary over Gaza medicine claims

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee backed the Foreign Ministry, writing: “the Brits have lost it. Their government’s Jew hatred knows no bounds and recognizes no facts.”

Britain's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband arrives to attend a cabinet meeting after the summer recess at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, September 1, 2026.

UK to ‘reset policy’ on West Bank settlements, Miliband tells parliament

Miliband spoke during his first question-and-answer session with lawmakers since he and the government he represents were sworn into office in July.  

Israeli settlement structures being installed near the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh, in the West Bank, August 10, 2026

France, Germany, UK, Italy condemn Israel's 'E1' West Bank plan, UK threatens sanctions

"The decision by the Israeli government to publish bid offers for construction projects within the framework of the E1 settlers' project is unacceptable," said a joint statement.

View of the unrecognized Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar, near Ma'ale Adumim, in the West Bank, on May 19, 2026. (Illustrative

New UK foreign secretary vows to honor Holocaust refugee parents amid Israel policy challenges

Ed Miliband said Britain was a sanctuary to his parents after they escaped the Nazis during World War II, citing his support for Israel while recognizing the "suffering of the people of Gaza."

Britain’s incoming Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband arrives ahead of a cabinet meeting in Downing Street in London on July 21, 2026, a day after Andy Burnham became Britain's new prime minister.

Luciana’s battle with UK Labor’s Jew-haters

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Analysis: Relief in Jerusalem at Cameron victory

Netanyahu posted a congratulatory message to Cameron on Twitter early Friday afternoon, and called him personally on Saturday night.

British Prime Minister David Cameron (L) greets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at 10 Downing Street in London

Ed Miliband’s Obama-inspired rhetoric didn’t play in the UK

David Axelrod had given Miliband a script which had rhetoric almost, at times, as soaring as Obama’s.

Ed Miliband (L) who resigned as leader of the Labour Party, Nick Clegg who resigned as leader of the Liberal Democrats, and Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron (R) carry wreaths of poppies as they pay tribute at the Cenotaph to mark the 70th anniversary of VE Day in London

Britons begin voting in most unpredictable election in decades

Cameron's Conservatives and Ed Miliband's opposition Labor Party have been neck and neck in opinion polls for months.

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha leave after voting in Spelsbury, central England, May 7