US drafted a memo condemning UK, France and Canada over settlement sanctions: Report
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US officials drafted a statement attributed to Secretary of State Marco Rubio in early September condemning the UK, France and Canada's plans to impose sanctions on imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The document, which was never released, failed to secure backing from the White House and senior State Department leadership.
US officials in early September drafted a statement attributed to Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemning plans by the UK, France and Canada to block imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, according to Reuters.
The document, dated 8 September and drafted by American officials in Israel and the US, proposed that Rubio describe the countries' actions as a series of hostile measures against Tel Aviv that contribute to antisemitism.
"These tactics unacceptably draw from the playbook of the antisemitic boycotts, divestments and sanctions movement," the draft document, reviewed by Reuters, said. According to the agency, it was never released.
Three sources familiar with the matter said the statement was not supported by the White House and the State Department's senior leadership.
The document, dated 8 September and drafted by American officials in Israel and the US, proposed that Rubio describe the countries' actions as a series of hostile measures against Tel Aviv that contribute to antisemitism.
"These tactics unacceptably draw from the playbook of the antisemitic boycotts, divestments and sanctions movement," the draft document, reviewed by Reuters, said. According to the agency, it was never released.
Three sources familiar with the matter said the statement was not supported by the White House and the State Department's senior leadership.
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