Britain rejects the chief rabbi’s criticism of sanctions against Israel

British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband rejected Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis’s warnings that the sanctions imposed by London in connection with Israeli settlements in the West Bank could fuel antisemitism in the United Kingdom. Miliband stressed that the measures target the actions of the Israeli government and settlers, not the Jewish community, and stated that holding British Jews responsible for Israel’s policies is itself a form of antisemitism.