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Ed Miliband rejects chief rabbi's warning that West Bank sanctions endanger British Jews
The new trade rules target illegal Israeli settlements, which prompted Israel to close Britain's Jerusalem consulate in retaliation. Sir Ephraim Mirvis, the UK chief rabbi, argued the policy would embolden hatred and make Jewish people less safe at home. The foreign secretary told the BBC he firmly disagrees, adding that anyone blaming British Jews for Israel's actions is antisemitic.
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