英国外交大臣埃德·米利班德周二宣布对以色列约旦河西岸定居点实施全面制裁3。这些措施包括禁止进口定居点商品、禁止武器许可证和其他出口、禁止向定居点提供建筑、融资、基础设施和房地产服务、禁止在英国为定居点做广告，以及对参与定居者暴力的个人实施制裁34。这些禁令将在最多九个月内生效4。
米利班德表示，以色列对巴勒斯坦领土的占领是非法的3。他指控定居者进行"种族清洗"，称"房屋被推土机推平，道路和公共基础设施被摧毁，家庭流离失所"4。米利班德声称这是英国政府近半个世纪以来对以色列行为最强有力的表态1。
作为报复，以色列政府宣布关闭英国驻东耶路撒冷领事馆，禁止11名英国议员入境，并撤销英国在加沙停火监测中心的代表资格4。以色列外交部长吉迪恩·萨尔谴责英国此举"令人厌恶"，并宣布结束对巴勒斯坦权力机构安全部队的培训4。
这一决定引发国内争议。英国首席拉比埃弗拉姆·米尔维斯警告该政策会危害英国犹太人安全23。米利班德对此驳斥，表示"我是一个自豪的英国犹太人，我不同意首席拉比的看法"2，并强调政府可以同时反对以色列政府行为并打击反犹太主义3。米利班德表示"我为昨天所做的事感到自豪，这是正确的事"2。
国际上，美国官员表示虽然不同意这些具体制裁，但对以色列政府的约旦河西岸政策表示关切2。与此同时，法国和加拿大领导人随后宣布将采取类似行动制止定居点扩张4。丹麦、芬兰、冰岛、波兰、葡萄牙和瑞典已承诺"支持进一步行动"；荷兰、爱尔兰、比利时、西班牙和挪威已禁止或正在禁止定居点货物进口4。
British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced comprehensive trade sanctions against Israeli settlements in the West Bank on Tuesday, marking what the government describes as its most forceful statement on Israeli conduct in half a century 13. The measures include bans on importing goods from settlements, restrictions on weapons licenses and other exports, and prohibitions on providing financing, construction, infrastructure, real estate, and advertising services to the settlements, with implementation expected within nine months 4.
Miliband defended the decision as upholding the rule of law, asserting that settlers are engaging in "ethnic cleansing," describing how "houses are being bulldozed, roads and public infrastructure destroyed, families displaced" 4. Addressing criticism from Britain's Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, who warned the policy endangers British Jewish safety, Miliband stated: "I am a proud British Jew, I disagree with the Chief Rabbi" and declared he was "proud of what we did yesterday, it is the right thing to do" 23. Miliband argued that government can simultaneously oppose Israeli government actions and combat antisemitism 3.
Israel responded swiftly by closing its consulate in East Jerusalem, banning eleven British MPs from entering the country, and revoking Britain's representation at the Gaza ceasefire monitoring center 4. Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar condemned the sanctions as "abhorrent" and announced Israel would expel British representatives from the Gaza monitoring center and end training for Palestinian Authority security forces 4. Israel's embassy spokesman Alex Gandler characterized Britain's move as a diplomatic "nuclear option" 2.
Internationally, France and Canada announced plans to adopt similar measures against settlement expansion 4. Several European nations have committed support for further action, including Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Poland, Portugal, and Sweden, while the Netherlands, Ireland, Belgium, Spain, and Norway have banned or are banning settlement goods imports 4. American officials conveyed to Britain that while disagreeing with these specific sanctions, they share concerns about Israeli government policy in the West Bank 2.
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