Miliband has rejected a warning from the UK’s Chief Rabbi that sanctions on Israeli settlements could place British Jews in greater danger.
The disagreement centres on the potential domestic impact of the UK’s sanctions move relating to Israeli settlements. The Chief Rabbi has warned that such action could increase risks for Jewish communities in Britain.
Miliband, identified in the source material as the foreign secretary, disagreed with that assessment. The supplied material does not include a direct quotation from him, but states that he rejects the Chief Rabbi’s claim.
The issue links a foreign policy decision concerning Israeli settlements with concerns about the safety of British Jews. The Chief Rabbi’s intervention suggests anxiety that measures directed at settlements abroad could affect the security climate for Jewish people in the UK.
Miliband’s response indicates the government does not accept that the sanctions move should be seen as making British Jews less safe. No further official detail on the scope of the sanctions, the timing of the exchange or any additional government response was included in the supplied material.
The latest known position is that the Chief Rabbi has raised concerns about possible risks to British Jews, while Miliband has rejected that connection.
