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UK to ban trade with Israeli settlements in nine months

9/9/2026

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Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced a ban on trade with Israeli settlements.
Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said the ban covers imports and services, taking effect within nine months.
Israel responded by closing the British consulate in east Jerusalem and banning eleven UK lawmakers.
France, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Poland, Portugal and Sweden pledged similar settlement bans.
Conservative MP Bernard Jenkin warned the ban could damage UK-Israel counter-terror cooperation.

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Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced a ban on trade with Israeli settlements.
Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said the ban covers imports and services, taking effect within nine months.
Israel responded by closing the British consulate in east Jerusalem and banning eleven UK lawmakers.
France, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Poland, Portugal and Sweden pledged similar settlement bans.
Conservative MP Bernard Jenkin warned the ban could damage UK-Israel counter-terror cooperation.