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Israel warns UK that trade sanctions would be a ‘grave miscalculation’

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • President Isaac Herzog warned that possible British sanctions on settlement products from the occupied West Bank would be a serious mistake.
  • Herzog said the measures would amount to blatant interference in Israel’s general elections scheduled for October.
  • He argued that sanctions could hurt Palestinians by depriving them of businesses and jobs; US Ambassador Mike Huckabee also reacted to the announcement.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog has warned the United Kingdom that possible trade sanctions against products from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank would be a “grave miscalculation.”

grave miscalculation

· Isaac HerzogThe Israeli president described possible UK trade sanctions on settlement products.

Herzog also called the proposed measures “blatant interference” in Israel’s general elections, which are scheduled for October. He made the comments during a ceremony in Jerusalem, according to a statement from the presidency.

blatant interference

· Isaac HerzogHerzog characterized the possible sanctions as interference in Israel’s upcoming elections.

“If this happens, and other nations could join, I think it will prove to be a grave miscalculation, a decision that will end up on the wrong side of history,” Herzog said.

If this happens, and other nations could join, I think it will prove to be a grave miscalculation, a decision that will end up on the wrong side of history.

· Isaac HerzogHerzog warned of the broader consequences if the UK introduced the measures and other countries followed.

He argued that the measures would benefit neither side and would directly affect Palestinians by “depriving them of businesses and employment.” US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee also responded to the announcement, though the supplied report ends before detailing his reaction.

depriving them of businesses and employment

· Isaac HerzogHerzog said sanctions would directly harm Palestinians.
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Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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