Current sectionWorld NewsEuropeAs the British government weighs unprecedented measures against West Bank settlements over Israel's expansion plans, U.K. Jewish leaders warn they could fuel a wider boycott of Israel, while a left-wing Jewish group says they are the minimum requiredShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeBen Kroll03:47 PM • August 31 2026 IDTJewish establishment organizations in the United Kingdom have urged the British government not to impose sanctions on Israeli settlements in the West Bank, after reports that Prime Minister Andy Burnham is considering such measures in response to Israel's controversial settlement expansion plans near Jerusalem.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel sanctionsUnited KingdomJewish DiasporaTrending NowParents to Suspend Classes at Tel Aviv School Over Admission of Migrant ChildrenIsrael to Deport U.K. Activist Detained After Settlers Abducted Him, Lawyer SaysWhen to Say 'Genocide': What Leftists Could Learn From GermanyNetanyahu Is Right About One Thing – the Oslo Accords Led Israel to October 7What Is E1? The West Bank Area Behind Israel's Most Explosive Settlement PlanCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesE1 West BankChief RabbiBritish AcitivistEl-Sayed NetanyahuNBC CrewRoger WatersPollHaQuizHaaretz PodcastU.K. Jewish Establishment: Sanctions on Israeli Settlements Could Endanger JewsArrests of Ethiopian, Arab Israelis, Palestinians Surge During Ben-Gvir's TenureWhat I Learned by Teaching American University Students About IsraelEast Jerusalem Palestinian State Schools to Expand Access to Israeli CurriculumIDF: 16 Male Soldiers to Be Jailed for Refusing to Work With Female SoldierRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHasan Piker Talks Hamas, anti-Zionism and Why Americans Are Fed Up With Israel'Israel Is Sending Militias to Commit War Crimes – and I Have to Protect Them'Israeli Court Acquits Man of Assaulting Nun in Jerusalem's Old CityPoll: Likud Sinks to 19 Seats as New Right-wing Party Falls Below ThresholdJewish Space Lasers? Israel Wants 'Rods From God'Ben-Gvir's Ambush Shook Netanyahu – and Unleashed a War for Right-wing Votes