Palestine weekly: Settlement sanctions spark diplomatic crisis

New B’Tselem report frames events on ground as Israel’s ‘project of elimination’ of Palestinians.

x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info A masked Israeli settler from watching Bedouin houses as he herds sheep onto Palestinian property the West Bank village of Taybeh, September 10, 2026. [Atef Safadi/EPA] By Al Jazeera Staff Published On 15 Sep 2026 15 Sep 2026 This past week, a flurry of Western countries announced forthcoming sanctions on Israel – limited, for now, to its illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. Israel’s response was swift and aggressive: on September 9, it gave the United Kingdom 30 days to close its consulate in occupied East Jerusalem.