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  "id": 9406168,
  "title": "US drafted memo condemning UK over West Bank sanctions, but it was never released - report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/us-drafted-memo-condemning-uk-over-west-bank-sanctions-but-it-was",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T20:20:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-909494"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US officials in Jerusalem and Washington drafted a memo in early September condemning UK, France, and Canada's plans to block imports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank, but the statement was never released. The draft, prepared by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and driven by an influential aide to US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, accused the countries of engaging in antisemitic boycotts, divestments, and sanctions tactics. However, the White House and State Department senior leadership did not support the statement, and Rubio refrained from criticizing the decision or any particular country during a press conference in Florida. The episode highlights a widening divide between the White House and Trump's senior diplomats in Israel regarding how to respond to the expansion of Israeli settlements under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, as well as a growing ideological split within the American right over support for Israel.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/israeli-amb-to-us-yechiel-leiter-returns-to-israel-after-son-injured",
        "published": "2026-09-23T17:01:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Israel's US envoy says son was injured in occupied West Bank",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/israels-us-envoy-says-son-was-injured-in-occupied-west-bank",
        "published": "2026-09-23T18:12:29.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "US lawmakers seek sanctions for Israel’s ‘E1’ West Bank settlement plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/us-lawmakers-seek-sanctions-for-israels-e1-west-bank-settlement-plan",
        "published": "2026-09-23T18:48:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Son of Israel’s ambassador to US seriously injured in ramming attack in the occupied West Bank",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/son-of-israels-ambassador-to-us-seriously-injured-in-ramming-attack",
        "published": "2026-09-23T19:06:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Under Israel's right-wing government, West Bank land marketing and housing starts plunge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/under-israels-right-wing-government-west-bank-land-marketing-and",
        "published": "2026-09-23T20:06:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "Son of Israeli ambassador to US 'seriously injured' in West Bank ramming attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/son-of-israeli-ambassador-to-us-seriously-injured-in-west-bank",
        "published": "2026-09-23T20:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "US officials drafted memo condemning UK’s West Bank trade ban, but never released it",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/us-officials-drafted-memo-condemning-uks-west-bank-trade-ban-but",
        "published": "2026-09-23T20:30:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "U.S. drafted unreleased memo condemning U.K. over West Bank sanctions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/u-s-drafted-unreleased-memo-condemning-u-k-over-west-bank-sanctions",
        "published": "2026-09-23T22:17:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}