According to British media reports, British Foreign Secretary Miliband is expected to announce adjustments to Britain's Middle East policy today to adopt new sanctions against Jewish settlements in the West Bank, including a ban on the import of goods produced in Jewish settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories of the West Bank. In response, Israeli President Herzog released a video statement today, claiming that this was a “serious misjudgment” by the British government and a “decision to stand on the wrong side of history.”

According to British media reports, British Foreign Secretary Miliband is expected to announce adjustments to Britain's Middle East policy today to adopt new sanctions against Jewish settlements in the West Bank, including a ban on the import of goods produced in Jewish settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories of the West Bank. In response, Israeli President Herzog released a video statement today, claiming that this was a “serious misjudgment” by the British government and a “decision to stand on the wrong side of history.”