{
  "id": 6607427,
  "title": "Jerusalem deputy mayor pushes to rename King George street after UK sanctions on settlements",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/jerusalem-deputy-mayor-pushes-to-rename-king-george-street-after-uk",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T16:10:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-908307"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Aryeh King has demanded that King George Street be renamed to \"Tabur Haaretz,\" or \"Navel of the Land,\" in response to British sanctions on settlements. The request was submitted to Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion, who chairs the street naming committee. King tied the initiative to the worsening British policy towards Israel in light of the British government's plan to impose sanctions on settlements in the West Bank. These measures would ban imports of goods from settlements and grant British ministers authority to impose targeted sanctions on organizations, companies, and individuals involved in financing or supporting settlement activities.\n\nThe planned import ban will not take effect immediately, as legal and regulatory procedures are expected to take several months. British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband linked the move to settlement expansion and construction tenders in the E1 area, describing it as a \"red line.\" However, the British move received broader international backing from 12 countries, including Canada, Denmark, France, and Spain, which announced they would impose national restrictions or support European restrictions on trade with settlements.",
  "summary": "King submitted the request Wednesday morning to Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion, who also serves as chairman of the street naming committee.",
  "key_points": [
    "Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Aryeh King demands renaming King George Street.",
    "New name proposed: Tabur Haaretz or Navel of the Land.",
    "Request tied to UK sanctions on West Bank settlements."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "King vs. George: Jerusalem deputy mayor urges renaming main street over U.K. sanctions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/king-vs-george-jerusalem-deputy-mayor-urges-renaming-main-street-over",
        "published": "2026-09-10T12:55:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "GBC Ghana",
        "title": "Israel orders UK to close Jerusalem consulate within 30 days over West Bank sanctions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/israel-orders-uk-to-close-jerusalem-consulate-within-30-days-over",
        "published": "2026-09-10T14:52:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}