Media: Americans postponed Rubio's condemnation of UK sanctions on settlements

Senior American officials prepared a draft statement for Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemning UK sanctions on Israeli settlement products. The document did not receive support from the White House or senior State Department leadership and was therefore not published. Rubio refrained from explicit condemnation.

Senior American officials in Israel and the US prepared a draft statement for Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemning sanctions imposed by the UK on products from Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria. Reuters reported that in the draft, Rubio was to characterize London's measures as "hostile to Israel and contributing to antisemitism." However, the statement did not receive support from the White House or senior State Department leadership and was therefore not published. On the same day, Rubio refrained from explicitly condemning the sanctions. The article cites two Reuters sources but does not disclose them. The decision to postpone the statement's publication indicates disagreements within the US administration regarding the issue of Israeli settlements.