What does the British government think sanctions on Israel will achieve?
Would it be highly cynical to suggest that Labour are changing Britain’s policy on Israel in search of domestic political advantage, asks Eliot Wilson If politics is the art of persuasion, as Aristotle’s Rhetorike seems to suggest, then there are some subjects which will always be fruitless and frustrating: abortion, capital punishment, Kashmir, Cyprus. Into [...]
Labour's new sanctions policy on Israeli settlements in the West Bank has sparked questions about the UK's foreign policy towards Israel. The new sanctions regime targets illegal settlements and expansion, but not Israel itself, and will ban imports of goods from these settlements. However, the policy's effectiveness and impact on the conflict remain unclear.
The move comes amid Labour's struggles to retain Muslim voters, who have shifted to the Green Party due to perceived weakness on the Israel-Gaza conflict. Critics argue the policy lacks clear objectives and fails to distinguish between the Israeli government and its citizens, risking collateral harm to non-compliant groups.
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