13 US state attorneys general threaten UK over Israeli settlement sanctions

Thirteen Republican state attorneys general sent a letter to the British ambassador in Washington demanding cancellation of sanctions on Israeli settlers, threatening to boycott British companies from tenders, withdraw investments, and impose tariffs.

13 Republican attorneys general from the United States sent a sharp letter to the British ambassador in Washington, demanding the cancellation of sanctions Britain imposed on Israeli settlers. In the letter, the attorneys general threaten to boycott British companies from public tenders, withdraw investments, and impose tariffs on British products. The combined gross domestic product of the 13 signatory states stands at over 6 trillion dollars, a sum significantly higher than the entire British GDP. The British move, announced last September, included a trade embargo on goods and services related to settlements. U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee accused the British government of anti-Semitism. In response, Israel closed the consulate in East Jerusalem, downgraded the diplomatic level to a mission status, and barred British officers and diplomats from the International Support Center for Gaza in Kiryat Gat.