Miliband rejects chief rabbi's claim British Jews in greater danger after sanctions move

Foreign Secretary David Miliband stated he disagreed with Chief Rabbi Miriam Mirwitch's warning that UK sanctions on Israeli settlements could increase danger to British Jews. Miliband did not specify what actions or evidence contradicted the chief rabbi's assessment. The UK imposed sanctions on Israeli settlements in the West Bank in 2025. Mirwitch had publicly cautioned that the sanctions could heighten antisemitic incidents in Britain.

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