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European Jewish News · Sep 17, 2026

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UK: Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband reportedly ignored warnings from senior diplomatic and intelligence figures over plans to impose sanctions on Israeli settlements in the West Bank ahead of Israel’s October election. According to a report, National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell and Britain’s ambassador to Israel, Simon Walters, advised against the timing of the measures, amid concerns they could strengthen Benjamin Netanyahu’s government politically. MI6 also reportedly warned that the move could put UK-Israel intelligence sharing at risk. One security source is quoted as saying: “Ed wants to get rid of Netanyahu and the Smotrich/Ben-Gvir lot [Netanyahu’s far-right coalition partners]. He was explicitly told that would be less likely if he did this.” Join EJN:

UK: Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband reportedly ignored warnings from senior diplomatic and intelligence figures over plans to impose sanctions on Israeli settlements in the West Bank ahead of Israel’s October election. According to a report, National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell and Britain’s ambassador to Israel, Simon Walters, advised against the timing of the measures, amid concerns they could strengthen Benjamin Netanyahu’s government politically. MI6 also reportedly warned that the move could put UK-Israel intelligence sharing at risk. One security source is quoted as saying: “Ed wants to get rid of Netanyahu and the Smotrich/Ben-Gvir lot [Netanyahu’s far-right coalition partners]. He was explicitly told that would be less likely if he did this.” Join EJN: https://wa.me/447443160130?text=Hi!%20I%20would%20like%20to%20subscribe%20to%20the%20EJN.%20My%20name%20is:%20

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