Columnist criticizes Britain's future settlement sanctions — Jerusalem Post
In an Israeli column for the Jerusalem Post, Liat Collins criticized the future sanctions announced by the United Kingdom on goods from settlements in the West Bank and Jerusalem. According to her, the restrictions were announced by UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband.
The author’s position on the sanctions
Collins linked the announcement of the sanctions to Israeli elections which, as stated in her column, were due to take place the following month. She suggested that these steps could be an attempt to influence voters and could simultaneously strengthen the position of right-wing forces in Israel.
The author also argues that the restrictions could affect Palestinians employed at enterprises where they work alongside Israelis. She criticizes the justification for the sanctions as a response to settler violence and compares the situation with other international territorial conflicts.
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The column mentions the Hamas-led attack of October 7, 2023. Collins cites figures of 1,200 people killed, 251 people abducted, and thousands injured. She presents this attack as an argument against resuming discussion of the two-state model and considers closing the British consulate in Jerusalem an appropriate possible response by Israel.
Criticism of the film NAZA
Separately, Collins spoke out against the documentary NAZA by directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor. According to her, the title of the film is a Hebrew abbreviation for the concept of “collateral damage.” She noted that the film received an almost 25-minute ovation at the Venice Film Festival and the Special Jury Prize.
Collins believes that the film makes accusations against Israel and the Israel Defense Forces without proper context. She also wrote that IDF Chief of the General Staff Eyal Zamir asked to be shown NAZA in order to assess verified claims and a possible leak of operational information.
