How US response shows UK sanctions on Israeli settlements are much more than hollow symbolism

How US response shows UK sanctions on Israeli settlements are much more than hollow symbolism Submitted by Imran Mulla on Wed, 09/09/2026 - 13:03 If the sanctions are theatre, they are a hugely consequential form of theatre projecting British soft power and isolating Israel Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham (R) shakes hands with France's President Emmanuel Macron as they meet for bilateral talks at 10 Downing Street in central London on September 3, 2026. (AFP) Off Has the United States blinked? For the past week the British media landscape has been full of reports that the Trump administration was strongly opposed to the UK government's plan to sanction illegal Israeli settlements.