Israeli opposition accuses Netanyahu of fuelling diplomatic isolation after UK sanctions

Israeli opposition accuses Netanyahu of fuelling diplomatic isolation after UK sanctions Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Wed, 09/09/2026 - 09:18 Yair Lapid and Gilad Kariv accuse the far-right government of leading Israel into 'unprecedented diplomatic isolation' after Britain targets settlement activity Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaves the podium after addressing world leaders at the UN General Assembly on 22 September 2023 (Spencer Platt/Getty Images via AFP) Off Israeli opposition politicians have accused Benjamin Netanyahu's government of driving the country into unprecedented global isolation after the United Kingdom announced sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Former Prime Minister Yair Lapid said the British decision to sanction settlements was "wrong", but turned his criticism on Netanyahu's government, accusing it of leading Israel "into unprecedented diplomatic isolation". The government, he said, was "doing nothing but issuing rebukes and threats that no one takes seriously".