Great Britain imposes sanctions in the West Bank – Israel reacts harshly

Consulate affected

Great Britain decides on sanctions – Israel reacts harshly

The British Labor government wants to take a tougher course in dealing with Israel’s settlement policy and decides on sanctions. Now Israel is reacting with violent countermeasures.

Israel has sanctions against settlements in the UK because of Britain West Bank Countermeasures announced. So will the British consulate in Jerusalem closed, said Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar early in the evening in Jerusalem. In addition, according to Israeli information, several British members of parliament are no longer allowed to enter Israel, including the British former Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry named a total of twelve people, including a lawyer. According to his own information, he is not a British citizen. According to media reports, he represented the political wing of Hamas in British courts in an attempt to have the group removed from the list of banned terrorist organizations.

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According to Saar, British representatives should also leave the so-called International Gaza Support Center in Israel. The center monitors compliance with the ceasefire and provides humanitarian and logistical assistance to the people in the Gaza Strip. Great Britain The Israeli Foreign Minister also said that the Israeli Foreign Minister will no longer be involved in the training of Palestinian security forces in the West Bank.

Britain had previously announced a ban on imports of goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank. This is part of a larger realignment of relations with Israel, said Foreign Minister Ed Miliband. In the future, Great Britain will officially view not only Israeli settlements, but the entire Israeli occupation of the West Bank as illegal. In addition, anyone who supports or finances the construction of new illegal settlements will also be subject to sanctions, Miliband continued.

FranceCanada and Denmark as well as other countries joined the British position in a joint statement and also announced import bans and sanctions. Germany is not one of them.

Miliband, who himself comes from a Jewish family, expressly emphasized Israel’s right to exist, which should not be questioned. However, it is about keeping the possibility of a two-state solution alive. This is being blatantly undermined by parts of the Israeli government.