UK must reject attempts to derail settlement trade ban

UK must reject attempts to derail settlement trade ban Submitted by Ben Jamal on Wed, 09/02/2026 - 16:17 If the Burnham government can resist pressure from pro-Israel groups, this could mark the first step in a broader boycott campaign - one long sought by Palestine advocates British Foreign Minister Ed Miliband is pictured in Wicklow, Ireland, on 2 September 2026 (Paul Faith/AFP) Off There are mounting rumours that the UK government is planning to introduce a ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements. Such a ban has been a core demand of the Palestine solidarity movement for many years, as a key basic step towards ending UK complicity with Israel’s violations of international law . That it is now close to achievement is a product of two factors.