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  "id": 6414357,
  "title": "Daily Briefing Sept. 9 – ‘As a Jew,’ UK’s Miliband announces sanctions on settlements",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/daily-briefing-sept-9-as-a-jew-uks-miliband-announces-sanctions-on",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T11:37:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Times of Israel",
    "slug": "the-times-of-israel",
    "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-sept-9-as-a-jew-uks-miliband-announces-sanctions-on-settlements/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The UK has imposed sanctions on West Bank settlements, prompting a diplomatic backlash from Israel. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband defended the decision, stating it was the \"right thing to do\". According to The Times of Israel, Miliband also made a statement about being \"a Jew\".\n\nIn response, Israel announced it would close the UK's consulate in east Jerusalem and expel British representatives at the Kiryat Gat Civil-Military Coordination Center. Miliband said the closure would be \"damaging\" for links with the Palestinian Authority, but asserted that the UK had \"weighed up the costs and the benefits in advance\".\n\nThe UK's decision has been criticized by members of the British Jewish community leadership, including Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, who described it as a \"dark day for British Jews\". Despite the diplomatic tensions, Miliband expressed confidence that intelligence co-operation with Israel, particularly on Iran, would continue. The National Business reported that security sources had noted a drop in information sharing between Mossad and British intelligence agencies after the UK recognised a Palestinian state last year.",
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    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Trump won't oppose sanctions on Israel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/trump-wont-oppose-sanctions-on-israel",
        "published": "2026-09-09T05:06:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Israel to take retaliatory steps against France after imposition of settlement sanctions - report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/israel-to-take-retaliatory-steps-against-france-after-imposition-of",
        "published": "2026-09-09T07:58:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "UK rejects Israel's 'damaging' retaliation to sanctions by ordering closure of Jerusalem consulate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/uk-rejects-israels-damaging-retaliation-to-sanctions-by-ordering",
        "published": "2026-09-09T09:28:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Miliband confident Israel intelligence sharing will continue despite 'damaging' sanctions backlash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/miliband-confident-israel-intelligence-sharing-will-continue-despite",
        "published": "2026-09-09T09:55:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Israel's response to U.K. settlement sanctions is a media-hyped nothingburger",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/israels-response-to-u-k-settlement-sanctions-is-a-media-hyped",
        "published": "2026-09-09T10:19:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}