UK chief rabbi condemns sanctions; Miliband rejects his warning
4 Sep 9 · 15d ago · 15 articles · 1 video · 23 posts · 1 comment · 6 sources · development 4 of 8
Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis, backed by the Board of Deputies and Jewish Leadership Council, called the sanctions a 'dark day for British Jews' and warned they could embolden antisemitism; Miliband publicly disagreed that the move puts British Jews at greater risk.
“dark day for British Jews”
Sir Ephraim Mirvis
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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Really important from Ed Miliband. The Chief Rabbi’s position essentially means there can never be any criticism of Israeli government actions.
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“Revealed: the insiders who filibustered the ‘Zionism is Racism’ motion at the Green Party conference” by David Miller in Tracking Power Uodate on Substack @ uk_politics @ thegreenparty @ ZackPolanski@mastodon.green @ ZackPolanski@mastox.eu “In April this year, the much-heralded motion to the Green Party conference, which promised to turn it into…
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Any anti-Semitism a British Jew faces will be because of the actions of Israel though rather than the sanctions? That might be what you meant and I'm misreading it.
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Not weeks or months on this. Action NOW! How many more illegal settlements as you sit on your hands? For shame! @albomp.bsky.social
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“DO ANDY BURNHAM’S SANCTIONS ON ISRAEL GO FAR ENOUGH?” by Phil Miller and John McEvoy in Declassified UK @ uk_politics @ Declassified_UK @ DeclassifiedUK @ UKLabour @ palestine@fedibird.com @ Palestine@masto.ai @ palestine@lemmy.ml @ iran @ iraq @ palestinenews “Stopping trade with Israeli settlements but leaving the military relationship intact…
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@albomp.bsky.social Shame. @australianlabor.bsky.social #AusPol
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Penny Wong (unsurprisingly) says she wont join UK, France and others in banning illegal israeli settlement imports.. When the _VAST MAJORITY OF AUSTRALIANS_ are DEMANDING an end to complicity, and penny wong dismissing all of them to appease israel, she's NOT working in Australia's Interests, NOT doing her job. https://www…
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Andy Burnham has said the suffering of the Palestinian people is a "scar on the conscience of the world" after his government announced sanctions against Israel.
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🟠 UPDATE UK Mayor Andy Burnham Proposes West Bank Sanctions Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced Australia is preparing targeted sanctions against Israeli settlers but will not join the UK, France, and Canada in a blanket ban on trade with West Bank settlements.... 📰 https://www. theguardian.com/australia-news…
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Australia breaks from international pack on Palestine by not adopting trade sanctions
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⚡ NEWS UK Foreign Secretary Defends Sanctions on Israeli Settlements UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband defended new sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements during a significant Commons statement. He criticized Israel's response to the trade ban and accused Israeli actions of ethnic cleansing in the West... 📰 https://www…
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www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09... Jellyfish Albanese must grow a spine and sanction Israel completely. Not just tinkering with West Bank sanctions only. Total BDS Israel. Justice and international rule of law must be restored.
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🔴 BREAKING UK Announces Sweeping Sanctions on Israeli Settlements UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced the strongest measures ever by the UK government against Israeli settlements, including trade sanctions. The move aims to address the expansion of illegal settlements in the West Bank, which the UK... 📰 https://www…
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Miliband confirms UK sanctions could hit Israeli banks dealing with West Bank settlers -
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The UK announced on 8 September a series of sanctions against illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, following much anticipation in recent weeks over the measures London has been planning to take. The move was announced by British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, who condemned Israel’s “unlawful” occupation in the West Bank. https://…
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UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband: The sanctions regime will target illegal settlements and settlement expansion, not Israel. I oppose the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions, or BDS campaign.
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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…
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[The Guardian view on Britain’s new Middle East policy: unlawful occupation must carry a price | The Guardian] “Ed Miliband has delivered Britain’s toughest indictment of Israeli conduct in Palestinian lands -& rightly says this has economic consequences“
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