Why America's allies are sanctioning West Bank settlers

为何美国的盟友对西岸定居者实施制裁

The Global Story

2026-09-09

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On Tuesday, the government of the United Kingdom announced sweeping sanctions against Israeli settlements in the West Bank, and accused settlers of ‘ethnic cleansing.’ Soon after, 11 other countries, including Canada, France, Spain and Poland, announced a ban on goods imported from illegal settlements. In response, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said there would "without a doubt" be a reaction from the US, adding that the move could have a “huge economic impact on British businesses." What do the sanctions suggest about the US’s complex relationship with its western allies? The Global Story’s Asma Khalid speaks with BBC State Department correspondent Tom Bateman about the diplomatic consequences of US allies sanctioning the West Bank. Producers: Xandra Ellin and Hannah Moore Executive producer: Martine Powers Mix: Travis Evans Technical producer: Philip Bull Digital producer: Charlie Firth Senior news editor: China Collins Photo: A man looks on at the damage as Palestinians inspect the site of a demolished house after an Israeli army raid, in the village of Aqraba near Nablus, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, September 8, 2026. Credit: Mohammed Torokman/Reuters.
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  • Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker.

  • With permission, I would like to make a statement on Israel and Palestine.

  • On Tuesday, the British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband stood in front of his colleagues in Parliament

  • and spoke in deeply personal terms.

  • I do so as a proud British Jew, someone with the deepest gratitude to the state of Israel

  • for giving a home to my grandmother after she lost her husband, my grandfather,

  • and 60 other family members at the hands of the Nazis.

  • He went on to call for a new approach to Israel and its actions in the Palestinian territories.

  • The British government agrees that there is ethnic cleansing of Palestinians

  • in areas of the West Bank, perpetrated by settler terrorists.

  • And all too often, the Israeli government has turned a blind eye to this.

  • And so in this speech, Miliband announced

  • that the British government would sanction Israeli settlements in the West Bank.