The Times has reported that the US president is set to issue a statement attacking the move

Britain once followed in France’s slipstream when it came to pressuring Israel. Under new leadership, it is spearheading opposition to Israeli settlements, risking American anger.

On Wednesday 9th September 2026, Carl Munson’s Good Morning Portugal! news leads with the story of Pedro Sobchyshak, a Portuguese-born man who has lived 25 years without citizenship after repeated administrative failures; new legislation from 1 September now offers a possible path via 'stateless status'.  Other headlines include Portugal joining 12 countries in announcing sanctions on Israeli settlements in the West Bank, a planned pension bonus similar to 2025, Spider-Man helping Portuguese cinemas nearly double August audiences, severe prison overcrowding and mental-health shortages at Caxias, and extra government support for agricultural diesel.  Weather is milder and cloudier after recent rain. Keep in touch 24/7 - www.portugaltalkradio.com #GoodMorningPortugal #PortugalNews #Statelessness #PedroSubchichak #WestBankSanctions #PensionBonus #CaxiasPrison #AgriculturalDiesel #Portugal2026

As traditional partners in Western Europe lose patience with the settlement expansion and surging violence in the West Bank, Israel is cultivating ties elsewhere.

Spiritual leaders stress diversity of views within Jewish community and warn against inaction on settler violence

Ed Miliband’s intervention was ‘inevitable’ after Israeli government and security failures, say former ministers and diplomats

Israel's foreign minister announced the move after UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband accused Israeli "settler terrorists" of "ethnic cleansing" in the illegally occupied West Bank.

via World news | The Guardian — Letter says lifting of sanctions sent ‘clear message’ settlers can use deadly force in West Bank without consequences Senior Democrats have accused Donald Trump’s administration of giving a green light to violent Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, warning that its policies created “a climate of impunity and unbridled violence” that endangers both Palestinians and US citizens. In a letter seen by the Guardian, a group of 19 Democratic senators and representatives call for the restoration