Center · CNBC
U.K. defends sanctions on Israeli settlements after 30-day consulate closure order
Britain's foreign minister Ed Miliband said the U.K. "could not simply stand by because we feared Israeli reaction.”
Read at CNBCUnited Kingdom Leads International Sanctions Against Israeli Settlements in West Bank
Lead report from TPM – Talking Points Memo
What happened
The United Kingdom and several other Western nations announced new trade restrictions and sanctions targeting Israeli settlements in the West Bank. British officials defended the measures and called the occupation unlawful in response to rising violence against Palestinians. The Trump administration and the president declined to take a position or oppose the allied sanctions.
Where coverage agrees
Outlets across the political spectrum agree that the United Kingdom, alongside other Western nations, implemented new trade restrictions and sanctions against Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
How the framing differs
Left-leaning outlets like Mother Jones and TPM - Talking Points Memo emphasized the isolation of the United States and praised the UK's actions as a necessary step forward. Center outlets like CNBC and Bloomberg focused on the broader diplomatic fallout, including the UK defending its actions against potential Israeli reactions and the Trump administration's silence. Right-leaning outlets like the Washington Examiner and New York Post detailed the specific trade bans and highlighted statements regarding the forcible displacement of Palestinians and settler terrorism.
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Trump didn't oppose UK sanctions on Israeli settlements
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U.K. defends sanctions on Israeli settlements after 30-day consulate closure order
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UK implements restrictions on trade to Israeli settlements in West Bank
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Center Left · Axios
Trump didn't oppose UK sanctions on Israeli settlements
Center Right · Washington Examiner
UK implements restrictions on trade to Israeli settlements in West Bank
Center Left · The New York Times
Trump Takes No Position on Allies’ Sanctions Against Israeli Settlements
Center · Bloomberg
Trump Quiet as Europe Slams Israeli West Bank Settlements
Left · TPM – Talking Points Memo
Britain’s Sanctions on the West Bank Settlements Are the Right Step Forward
Right · The American Conservative
UK Sanctions Israeli Settlements, Says West Bank Occupation Is ‘Unlawful’
Left-leaning coverage
4 publishers
AxiosCenter Left
Trump didn't oppose UK sanctions on Israeli settlements
The Trump administration did not oppose a UK-led initiative to impose new sanctions on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, U.S. officials and Western diplomats say. Why it matters: The White House's decision not to push back on the UK effort, which 11 other Western countries have joined, is a signal of its frustration with the Netanyahu…
The New York TimesCenter Left
Trump Takes No Position on Allies’ Sanctions Against Israeli Settlements
The president declined to say whether the United States opposed measures taken by Britain, Canada and France over violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.
TPM – Talking Points MemoLeft
Britain’s Sanctions on the West Bank Settlements Are the Right Step Forward
On Tuesday the United Kingdom announced a series of sanctions against Israeli settlements in the West Bank. They were joined...
Mother JonesLeft
“We’re the Outliers Here”: UK-Led Sanctions on Israeli Settlements Isolate the US
On September 8, the British government banned the import of goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Eleven other nations—Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden—signed a joint statement with the UK, saying they too plan to introduce sanctions prohibiting trade in goods with the…
Center coverage
2 publishers
CNBCCenter
U.K. defends sanctions on Israeli settlements after 30-day consulate closure order
Britain's foreign minister Ed Miliband said the U.K. "could not simply stand by because we feared Israeli reaction.”
BloombergCenter
Trump Quiet as Europe Slams Israeli West Bank Settlements
Sanctions over settlements have so far failed to provoke the US president’s ire.
Right-leaning coverage
3 publishers
Washington ExaminerCenter Right
UK implements restrictions on trade to Israeli settlements in West Bank
The United Kingdom announced new trade restrictions Tuesday on Israeli settlements in the West Bank, including a ban on imports from the settlements, marking the latest international move against the Israeli communities in Palestinian territories. “Today, we’re calling out the occupation of Palestine as unlawful,” Ed Miliband, the U.K.’s Secretary of State…
New York PostRight
UK, France and Canada halt trade with Israeli settlements in West Bank to protest ‘forcible displacement’ of Palestinians
"We're witnessing unprecedented settler terrorism in the West Bank," Miliband said in a video statement.
The American ConservativeRight
UK Sanctions Israeli Settlements, Says West Bank Occupation Is ‘Unlawful’
State of the Union: Britain, together with France and Canada, announced new trade restrictions on West Bank settlements.