Current sectionWorld NewsEuropeChief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis condemned the measures as political posturing, while prominent progressive and Masorti rabbis backed them, saying criticism of settlements must not be conflated with an attack on JewsShare 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 formatSubscribeFelix PopeLondon, United Kingdom10:27 AM • September 10 2026 IDTDozens of protesters gathered opposite Downing Street on Wednesday to denounce Britain's new sanctions on West Bank settlements, as the measures exposed sharp divisions within the country's Jewish community – drawing condemnation from Jewish establishment groups but support from other prominent leaders.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:anti-Israel Israel settlementsU.K.Israel sanctionsTrending NowNetanyahu Got an Explicit Warning Before Oct. 7. He Didn't Brief Security ChiefsNetanyahu Says He Will Sue Haaretz Following Oct. 7 ExposéJohn Malkovich Cancels Israel Performance Over Quotes Falsely Attributed to HimNetanyahu Was Warned About October 7. Will Haaretz's Exposé Change Anything?U.K. Heralds New Reality That Won't End With NetanyahuCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahu October 7Settlement SanctionsIran-U.S.EisenkotBen-GvirHamasIsrael Election PollsOphir AwardsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsraeli FM Invited Key Qatargate Suspect to Slovenia Embassy CeremonyRothschild Out of Control: What Happened to Tel Aviv's Most Exclusive Boulevard?Palestinian Poetry's Trojan Horse: What Israelis Missed in Taha Muhammad AliYair Golan Sues Sara Netanyahu for Pushing Oct. 7 Conspiracy TheoryBehind the Far-right's Political Rise in GermanyRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThink Bibi Is Bad? Meet Sara NetanyahuIMDb Replaces the Name Israel With 'The Occupied Palestinian Territories'Water Crisis Triggered by Gaza's Ruin: Israel Is Paying the Price of DestructionThe Question Israelis Refuse to Ask: What Has Netanyahu Done to Our Conscience?'Baby, an Update: He's Just Died': Israeli Guards' Texts Reveal Abuse in PrisonIsrael Sprays Pesticides to Curb Algae Disabling Desalination Plants