# Israel threatens retaliation as UK plans sanctions over West Bank settlements

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar warned that Israel will respond if the UK imposes sanctions over West Bank settlement expansion plans announced by Ed Miliband.

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In 2026, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar warned that Israel would act against Britain if the UK imposed sanctions over West Bank settlement plans, saying Britain would be 'making a big mistake' if it acted. [^1]

In 2026, UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband (as named in the article) announced that the UK would 'reset' its policy towards Israel within weeks and bring forward a comprehensive set of measures, including action against British companies financing, constructing, or advertising new settlements in the West Bank. [^2]

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham cautioned that Israeli decisions regarding the E1 settlement could imperil or end the two-state solution with Palestine. [^3]

In 2026, Stephen Doughty said the UK had made clear that British companies should not be financing, constructing, or advertising new settlements, and that the Prime Minister wanted further sanctions including against those involved in violence in Gaza and a trade ban on goods from illegal settlements. [^4]

In 2026, UK Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty indicated that the policy reset could include a ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank, and he condemned settler violence and terrorism. [^5]

Ed Miliband suggested that goods originating from Israeli settlements in the West Bank could face sanctions as part of the policy reset. [^6]

## What this stands on

1. In 2026, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar warned that Israel would act against Britain if the UK imposed sanctions over West Bank settlement plans, saying Britain would be 'making a big mistake' if it acted. (The Independent, News)
2. In 2026, UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband (as named in the article) announced that the UK would 'reset' its policy towards Israel within weeks and bring forward a comprehensive set of measures, including action against British companies financing, constructing, or advertising new settlements in the West Bank. (The Independent, News)
3. UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham cautioned that Israeli decisions regarding the E1 settlement could imperil or end the two-state solution with Palestine. (Daily Star, News)
4. In 2026, Stephen Doughty said the UK had made clear that British companies should not be financing, constructing, or advertising new settlements, and that the Prime Minister wanted further sanctions including against those involved in violence in Gaza and a trade ban on goods from illegal settlements. (The Independent, News)
5. In 2026, UK Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty indicated that the policy reset could include a ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank, and he condemned settler violence and terrorism. (The Independent, News)
6. Ed Miliband suggested that goods originating from Israeli settlements in the West Bank could face sanctions as part of the policy reset. (Daily Star, News)

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