Settlements

File footage: An Israeli soldier stands in the military Awarta checkpoint one of several checkpoints that surround the Palestinian city of Nablus on October 19, 2022 in the West Bank Israel

September 1, 2026, 2:54 pm

A time for moral clarity on Israeli settlements

The Zionism we want to inhabit is one strong enough to confront dispossession rather than provide moral cover for it

By Rabbi Charley Baginsky and Rabbi Josh Levy

Phil Rosenberg, President of the Board of Deputies

August 30, 2026, 4:33 pm

Board and JLC claim UK settlement trade ban could have ‘harmful consequences for British Jews’

In statement Phil Rosenberg says 'move could "further damage UK–Israel relations, encourage a wider boycott of Israel, and have harmful consequences for British Jews'

By Lee Harpin

Andy Burnham speaks at Jewish Care on plans to reform the sector

August 26, 2026, 9:34 am

Burnham faces warnings over settlement trade sanctions amid fears of wider Israel boycott

Government expected to confirm ban on settlement trade and further sanctions against individuals next month

By Lee Harpin

Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich shakes hands with Israel's Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir as Israel's new right-wing government is sworn in at the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem December 29, 2022. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/Pool/File Photo

August 25, 2026, 5:53 pm

This has been the most extreme government in Israel’s history

if Israel does not choose a strategic future, the current coalition will choose one for us, one irreversible fact on the ground at a time

By Peter Lerner

Outpost caravan on the airstrip in the area of the village of Yatma, near Tapuah Junction in the northern West Bank

August 20, 2026, 2:00 pm

Israel must be uncompromising in ending settler violence but the world should do something in return

As a final resort, a settlement with a pervasive and intractable culture of lawlessness and extremism could be evacuated.

By Stephen Daisley

August 19, 2026, 10:51 pm

UK to announce new measures targeting Israeli settlement expansion within weeks, Miliband confirms

Foreign Secretary: Israeli E1 settlement plans 'unacceptable and destructive'

By Lee Harpin

Former prime minister Tony Blair during a speech to mark the 120th anniversary of the founding of the Labour party, in the Great Hall at King's College, London. PA Photo. Picture date: Thursday February 20, 2020. See PA story POLITICS Labour. Photo credit should read: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

August 17, 2026, 1:13 pm

Downing Street says UK welcomes Blair meeting with Hamas to revive Gaza peace deal

On Monday, Israel said it had agreed to two working groups being formed to try to advance Gaza peace plan

By Lee Harpin

A settler walks past Israeli settlement construction sites around Givat Zeev and Ramat Givat Zeev in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, near Jerusalem June 30, 2020. REUTERS/Ammar Awad TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

August 5, 2026, 12:00 am

Regulator opens probe into UK charities working with illegal West Bank settlements

Fact-finding statutory class inquiry by the Charity Commission examining concerns about multiple charities and use of funds

By Lee Harpin

Andy Burnham addresses Manchester's Jewish community

July 23, 2026, 3:34 pm

Burnham government set to announce West Bank settlement trade ban ‘within weeks’ of parliament sitting again

EXCLUSIVE: Officials believe there is only 'small window of opportunity' to announce the controversial move ahead of Israeli elections

By Lee Harpin

July 17, 2026, 11:12 am

Why life for Britain’s Jews could well get worse under Andy Burnham

There is no scenario where the government promotes a more hardline anti-Israel stance which does not have a detrimental impact on the UK’s Jewish community

By Daniel Sugarman

Kaja Kallas, the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs, holds a press conference at the European Council building following a meeting of the foreign ministers of the EU member states in Brussels, July 13, 2026. (Michael Brandt/picture alliance via Getty Images via JTA)

July 14, 2026, 10:56 am

EU seeks to advance trade ban on Israeli settlements

Israel’s foreign minister accused the EU foreign policy chief of an 'obsessive campaign against Israel'

By Shira Li Bartov (JTA)

July 2, 2026, 4:21 pm

Labour minister rebukes Corbyn over his claims about Israel Commons exchange

Hamish Falconer MP tells the Islington North MP his account ' omits the context in which the exchange took place'

By Lee Harpin

An Israeli settlement overlooks the West Bank landscape. Photo: Wikipedia

June 11, 2026, 1:02 pm

Charity Commission meeting not limited to West Bank settlement concerns, says Labour peer

Lord Polak questions whether 'Jewish charities' being singled out on links to 'disputed' West Bank areas

By Lee Harpin

June 10, 2026, 1:38 pm

Starmer: UK charities must not fund illegal West Bank settlements

At PMQs MP Melanie Ward alleges 32 UK charities 'funnel millions' to illegal settlements - Charity Commission 'carefully considering serious matter'

By Lee Harpin

April 1, 2026, 5:33 pm

Are we being misled about settler violence?

A diaspora call to curb “extremism” ignores context, competing narratives and decades of violence shaping life in the West Bank

By Jan Shure

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