In this episode, Daniel J. Levy speaks with Edmund Fitton-Brown about the UK’s sanctions on Israeli settlements and its implications for UK–Israel relations. Fitton-Brown assesses the domestic political drivers behind the decision, the potential impact on bilateral trade and security cooperation, and the possible US response. He also discusses the challenges of implementing the sanctions and the prospects for repairing the diplomatic rift.
Edmund Fitton-Brown is a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. A former British ambassador to Yemen, he subsequently served as coordinator of the UN Security Council’s monitoring team on sanctions against Al-Qaeda, ISIS and the Taliban.