Not just Britain and France: Trump threatens sanctions over boycott of Israel

A senior Trump administration official, Hermit Dillon, has warned that Britain, France, and Norway could face retaliatory US sanctions over their boycott of products from Israeli settlements. Dillon called the boycott measures "anti-Semitic." The remarks mark a shift in the administration's stance, which had previously refrained from official criticism of the boycotts.

A senior Trump administration official, Hermit Dillon, an assistant to the US Attorney General, has warned that Britain, France, and Norway could face retaliatory US sanctions over their boycott of products from Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria. Dillon called the boycott measures "anti-Semitic" and stated that any country participating in the boycott movement against Israel "risks retaliatory sanctions or parallel sanctions, as long as President Trump is in power." The remarks mark a shift in the administration's stance, which had previously refrained from official criticism of the boycotts. This comes against the backdrop of Britain's announcement in September of a ban on trade with the settlements, a move that sparked outrage in Israel. US Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, condemned the step as "Jew-hatred," but the White House then distanced itself from his comments. Now, the administration appears to be changing its position. The report also noted that settler violence against Palestinians is on the rise in Judea and Samaria.