Australia declines to join the sanctions coalition
7 Sep 9 · 16d ago · 22 articles · 4 videos · 26 posts · 4 comments · 6 sources · development 7 of 8
Canberra, under Foreign Minister Penny Wong, broke from the UK-led group of a dozen nations and said it would not adopt trade sanctions on West Bank settlements, drawing criticism from domestic commentators.
“What is taking place today in the West Bank is a Chillul HaShem, a violation of God’s name of the worst order. We cannot stay silent.”
Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg, Senior rabbi, Masorti Judaism · bluesky ↗
Ed Miliband UK Foreign Secretary
Andy Burnham UK Prime MinisterSir Ephraim Mirvis UK Chief Rabbi
Marco Rubio US Secretary of State
Mike Huckabee US Ambassador to Israel
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first by Talking Points Memo, 16d ago · also The Hindu, Al-Monitor, Straits Times, U.S. News & World Report
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3 outlets Pakistan welcomes UK-led sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in occupied West Bank: FO
first by Dawn, 16d ago · also Middle East Eye, Guardian
3 more headlines
- Sanctions on Israeli settlements: Here’s what Europe is saying and doing Middle East Eye · 16d ago
- Arab, Muslim nations welcome UK-led sanctions on Israeli settlements Middle East Eye · 16d ago
- ‘It’s a good start’: prominent Israelis welcome UK sanctions on illegal settlements Mastodon · 16d ago
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"The real measure of any sanctions, I would argue, is the degree to which they have a chance of shifting the trajectory of the region toward some possibility of a just settlement for both peoples," Josh Marshall writes.
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🟠 UPDATE 12 Nations Announce Sanctions on Israeli Settlements UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband stated that British intelligence has received assurances from Israel that information sharing will continue despite the UK's decision to impose trade bans on illegal Israeli settlements, countering... 📰 https://www. theguardian.com/politics/2026/…
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Not just auction houses. a lot of reporting on "anti-semitic pro-Palestinian protestors are protesting synagogues" were responding to stuff like this https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/5995385-synagogues-real-estate/ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/17/unacceptable-london-property-fair I'm wondering if this ban is going to extend to…
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Senior UK rabbis have come out in support of sanctions on Israeli settlements, backing Andy Burnham and Ed Miliband despite cynical Tory and media criticism.
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The intervention was described – by the president of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, a former prime minister, an ex-head of the army and former ministers and diplomats – as an “inevitable consequence” of Israeli government and security failures. “Sanctions [are being imposed] against Jewish terrorists, and not against the legitimacy…
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So, where are the crackdowns for the pro Hamas marches (a recognized UK terror group) that happened on October 7th? You now, the ones where people used paragliders as a symbol? It is hard to take the government seriously on this when they don't actually enforce the law when it comes to protecting Jews.
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Worth noting potential impact on banks: "...plans to place sanctions on any company that finances or facilitates settlement expansion could force Israel’s main banks and insurance companies to choose between their business interests in the UK and those in occupied Palestine." ___ ‘It’s a good start’: prominent Israelis welcome UK sanctions on…
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No. I was well aware you wish to undermine them. But the claim the majority in this country do seems fanciful. And you’ve kindly made it clear your claim otherwise was based on nothing at all. Left right bias in political voting doesn’t imply anything about any single issue.
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Andy Burnham, the UK prime minister, said he would “not stand by” as horrific suffering continued, writing in the Guardian that for too long the UK had been hesitant to act, “fearful of being accused of being anti-Israel”. https://www. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
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No because those issues arose even before our government got involved. The issue is complex and people are chosen a side purely based on their religious beliefs rather than engaging a nuanced view
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Palestinians will pay the price for the UK’s punishment of Israeli settlements When British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband stood before the House of Commons on Tuesday to announce a ban… # EuropeSays # Headlines # News # Europe # Europa # EU # Israel # Britain # EdMiliband # UnitedKingdom # WestBank
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Australia is preparing another round of sanctions against Israel but won’t join UK in banning trade with ‘settler terrorists’ https://www. theguardian.com/australia-news /2026/sep/09/australia-considers-new-israel-sanctions-but-wont-join-uk-in-banning-trade-with-settler-terrorists-ntwnfb?utm_medium=d_social
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https://www. theguardian.com/world/2026/sep /09/israelis-welcome-uk-sanctions-on-settlements-palestine-west-bank
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