# UK bans trade with Israeli settlements — retained record

> Retained news record from news:semafor.

Canonical: https://highsignal.app/data/records/c0ee1e4dfdda0175

[← sources](https://highsignal.app/data)


source: [news](https://highsignal.app/data/news) (news:semafor)  published 2026-09-08 22:20 ingested 2026-09-09 02:55

[original source ↗](https://www.semafor.com/article/09/08/2026/uk-bans-trade-with-israeli-settlements)

## retained text



```
France and Canada joined the UK in announcing trade sanctions on Israel’s West Bank settlements Tuesday, as rising settler violence in the occupied territory widened a geopolitical rift between Israel and its allies.
They are among 12 nations that signed a letter condemning Israel for “undermining the possibility of a two-state solution.” UK foreign secretary Ed Miliband has vowed a “comprehensive reset” of relations with Israel, drawing sharp remonstrance from the White House, which threatened trade countermeasures against the UK.
London’s newfound assertiveness reflects a “post-American turn,” former UK government adviser Ben Judah argued: In marshaling a European coalition against Israeli settlements, “the UK has found a role and an influential one, partially as a consequence of America abandoning hers.”
```



document fetched 2026-09-09 13:53 · canonical https://semafor.com/article/09/08/2026/uk-bans-trade-with-israeli-settlements