US attorneys general accuse Andy Burnham of aligning the UK with 'the objectives of terrorist organisations' with Israel sanctions

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Attorney generals from 13 US states have threatened Britain with reprisals over the 'harmful anti-Israel' trade ban, warning the actions could force American firms to cut ties with the UK.

Published: 12:27 GMT, 11 November 2026 | Updated: 12:31 GMT, 11 November 2026

Top American lawyers have accused Andy Burnham of aligning the UK with 'the objectives of terrorist organisations' over British sanctions targeting Israeli settlers.

Attorney generals from 13 US states have threatened Britain with reprisals over the 'harmful anti-Israel' trade ban, warning the actions could force American firms to cut ties with the UK.

In a letter to Sir Christian Turner, the UK ambassador to the US, the group of Republican attorneys demanded Downing Street scrap the measures aimed at illegal settler activity on the West Bank or risk facing a trade war.

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced the sanctions package in September, as he accused Israel's government of turning a blind eye to the 'ethnic cleansing' of Palestinians by settler 'terrorists'.

The restrictions banned goods but also targeted firms and individuals providing services to help expand settlements.

But it provoked fury, with Israel's foreign minister Gideon Saar accusing Mr Miliband of spreading an 'outrageous lie', while Mike Huckabee, the US ambassador to the country, branded it 'Jew hate'.

In a new letter led by Iowa attorney general Brenna Bird, the 13 law chiefs warned the sanctions risked damaging US companies and undermining Israel's sovereignty.

In retaliation, the group threatened to ban British firms from lucrative US contracts and withdraw investment to UK companies, in a move that could cripple businesses.

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