US officials threaten retaliation against UK over Israeli settlements sanctions

US officials threaten retaliation against UK over Israeli settlements sanctions Submitted by Imran Mulla on Tue, 09/08/2026 - 10:45 Mike Huckabee calls UK policy 'discrimination', while Randy Fine warns British companies could be stopped from doing business in Florida US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee addresses the press in Ramallah on 5 September (AFP) Off US officials have attacked the UK over its new trade sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements, amid speculation that Washington could publicly rebuke the British government. On Tuesday morning, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee suggested the Trump administration could retaliate against Britain over its new trade sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements. Meanwhile, Florida Republican Congressman Randy Fine warned that British companies could be stopped from doing business in Florida, accusing the UK of a "vanity project in support of Muslim terror".