US will not follow UK on Israeli settlement sanctions, says Rubio
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio rejected Washington's alignment with Britain on imposing sanctions against Israeli settlements, citing American concerns over escalating violence in the West Bank. The statement comes amid tensions between the US and UK over their divergent approaches to addressing illegal Israeli settlement expansion.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that the US will not take the same action as the UK over Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, but that he would not provide any further comment beyond that for now.
Speaking to reporters, Rubio added the US does “not want to see some uptick in violence, or an uptick in conflict or tensions in the West Bank at a very tenuous time for the region”.
This comes after US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee suggested the Trump administration could retaliate against Britain over its new trade sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements.
Speaking to reporters, Rubio added the US does “not want to see some uptick in violence, or an uptick in conflict or tensions in the West Bank at a very tenuous time for the region”.
This comes after US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee suggested the Trump administration could retaliate against Britain over its new trade sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements.
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