Senior UK rabbis come out in support of sanctions on Israeli settlements
Prominent British rabbis have publicly supported UK government sanctions against Israeli settlements in the West Bank, citing concerns over settler violence. This stance contrasts with the official position of the Board of Deputies of British Jews and the Chief Rabbi, who have condemned the sanctions.
Why it matters
The intervention highlights a significant ideological divide within the British Jewish community regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the legitimacy of international pressure on Israel.
Construction in the Jewish settlement of Alfei Menashe on the West Bank Construction in the Jewish settlement of Alfei Menashe on the West Bank Foreign policy Senior UK rabbis come out in support of sanctions on Israeli settlements Spiritual leaders stress diversity of views within Jewish community and warn against inaction on settler violence
‘It’s a good start’: prominent Israelis welcome UK sanctions
Prefer the Guardian on Google Prominent British rabbis have backed Ed Miliband’s sanctions on Israeli settlements, warning that the time for inaction on settler violence must come to an end.
The intervention comes after the UK’s chief rabbi, the spiritual leader of mainstream Orthodox Jews in the UK, Sir Ephraim Mirvis, described UK sanctions against illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories as a “dark day for British Jews” and warned they could embolden people who “use hatred as a weapon against Jews”.
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