<p>Survey finds UK government’s decision to impose trade ban was not a decisive factor in how Israelis voted in election</p><p>The UK government’s decision to impose a ban on trade in goods from illegal settlements was not decisive in how Israelis voted <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/31/bedouin-women-success-arab-parties-israel-election">in their general election</a>, but a majority think the Israeli government’s settlements policy should change if it is going to lead to further sanctions, a new poll of Israelis shows.</p><p>There had been fierce criticism of the UK foreign secretary Ed Miliband’s decision in September to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/07/ed-miliband-reset-uk-relations-israel-palestine">impose a trade ban</a> and wider sanctions on illegal settlements, with some claiming it would drive Israeli voters into the arms of Benjamin Netanyahu.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/02/uk-trade-ban-west-bank-settlements-israel-election-poll">Continue reading...</a>
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Most Israelis think settlements policy should change to avoid more sanctions, poll finds
<p>Survey finds UK government’s decision to impose trade ban was not a decisive factor in how Israelis voted in election</p><p>The UK government’s decision to impose a ban on trade in goods from illegal settlements was not decisive in how Israelis voted <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/31/bedouin-women-success-arab-parties-israel-election">in their general election</a>, but a majority think the Israeli government’s settlements policy should change if it is going to lead to further sanctions, a new poll of Israelis shows.</p><p>There had been fierce criticism of the UK foreign secretary Ed Miliband’s decision in September to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/07/ed-miliband-reset-uk-relations-israel-palestine">impose a trade ban</a> and wider sanctions on illegal settlements, with some claiming it would drive Israeli voters into the arms of Benjamin Netanyahu.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/02/uk-trade-ban-west-bank-settlements-israel-election-poll">Continue reading...</a>