英国外交大臣埃德·米利班德宣布对以色列在约旦河西岸的非法定居点实施全面制裁措施6。这些措施包括禁止从定居点进口商品6，对提供建筑、基础设施、融资或房地产服务用于定居点扩张的企业和个人采取行动6，禁止在英国宣传定居点房产6，对被控促进定居者暴力的关键个人实施制裁6，以及禁止军火许可证和其他实质性有助于占领的出口6。米利班德表示，英国政府现正式立场是以色列对约旦河西岸的占领"在其整体上是非法的"6。
这项政策调整标志着英国对巴勒斯坦事业的更积极支持2。英国、法国和加拿大联合宣布制裁11，此外加拿大、丹麦、芬兰、冰岛、爱尔兰、挪威、波兰、葡萄牙、西班牙和瑞典也宣布将对以色列定居点实施贸易限制7。欧盟表示已通过针对极端定居者及其实体的制裁方案7。
米利班德在议会表示同意国际法院2024年咨询意见，认定以色列继续占领是非法的8。他指控以色列政府支持的定居者正在约旦河西岸进行种族清洗6。英国在近一年前已正式承认巴勒斯坦国3。
以色列对英国的制裁措施做出了强烈回应。以色列外交部长吉迪恩·萨尔警告："如果英国对以色列采取行动，以色列将对英国采取行动"5，随后宣布关闭英国驻东耶路撒冷领事馆9，并对包括11名英国议员实施入境禁令11。以色列总统艾萨克·赫尔佐格称制裁是"严重的误算"8。
美国方面的立场与英国相异。美国驻以色列大使迈克·哈克比警告英国可能面临美国的报复或反制5，并声称英国此举出于"犹太人仇恨"的动机1。美国国务卿鲁比奥表示白宫不会采取与英国相同的行动11。
联合国占领区问题特别报告员弗朗切斯卡·阿尔巴内塞对英国的禁令表示欢迎，但指出这仅是第一步，需要更强有力的行动才能产生实际影响1。工作与养老金大臣帕特·麦克法登强调，这些措施"特别针对这些定居点的扩张，这在国际法下是非法的"，并表示这不构成对以色列的"抵制"5。
据报道，以色列在约旦河西岸和东耶路撒冷建立了约160个定居点，居住约70万犹太人，约330万巴勒斯坦人与定居点相邻而居11。
British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has unveiled sweeping measures targeting Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, marking a significant shift in UK policy toward Israel and Palestine.26 The sanctions include an import ban on goods from illegal settlements, restrictions on services for settlement expansion, advertising prohibitions for settlement properties, personal sanctions against individuals promoting settler violence, and arms export restrictions.6 Miliband characterized the situation as "ethnic cleansing" backed by the Israeli government, and declared that the UK's official position is that Israel's occupation of the West Bank "as a whole is unlawful."6
The British government will take action against specific companies and individuals providing construction, infrastructure, financing, or real estate services for settlement expansion.7 Additionally, Miliband stated that a "new comprehensive sanctions regime" would be introduced within six to nine months.11 The announcement comes after Israel has established approximately 160 settlements across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, home to roughly 700,000 Jewish residents, while approximately 3.3 million Palestinians live adjacent to these settlements.311 The UK formally recognized Palestinian statehood nearly a year earlier.3
Miliband's announcement represents a break with decades of Foreign Office caution on the issue, with the Foreign Secretary directly describing settler violence as terrorism rather than issuing routine diplomatic statements.12 The measures specifically target E1, an area where Israel has opened bidding for approximately 1,200 settlement housing units.10 Britain is coordinating this action with other nations: Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden have all announced their own trade restrictions or support for sanctions on Israeli settlements, bringing the total to twelve countries.711 The European Union has separately approved three sanctions packages targeting extreme settlers and their entities.7
The response from Israel and its allies has been swift and hostile. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar declared that if Britain takes action against Israel, Israel will take action against Britain, and subsequently announced the closure of the British Consulate in East Jerusalem.5911 Israel has also imposed entry bans on eleven British parliamentarians, including Jeremy Corbyn, Diane Abbott, and all five Green Party MPs currently in office.11 The US Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, warned of an "undoubtedly" strong American response and predicted the sanctions could have "massive economic ramifications" for British companies.35 He also claimed the British action was motivated by "antisemitism."1 However, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated the White House would not adopt similar measures to Britain's.11
UN Special Rapporteur on Occupied Territories Francesca Albanese welcomed the import ban as important but emphasized it represents only a first step and that more forceful action is necessary to produce meaningful impact.1 The Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden clarified that the measures are specifically targeted at settlement expansion and are "not a boycott of Israel" itself.35
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