一项针对以色列人的新民调显示，英国政府决定禁止与非法定居点进行商品贸易，并非以色列人在大选中投票的决定性因素，但大多数人认为，如果以色列政府的定居点政策会导致进一步制裁，则该政策应当改变。
Survey finds UK government’s decision to impose trade ban was not a decisive factor in how Israelis voted in election The UK government’s decision to impose a ban on trade in goods from illegal settlements was not decisive in how Israelis voted in their general election, but a majority think the Israeli government’s settlements policy should change if it is going to lead to further sanctions, a new poll of Israelis shows.
英国外交大臣埃德·米利班德于9月决定对非法定居点实施贸易禁令和更广泛制裁，此举招致了猛烈批评，有人声称这会把以色列选民推向本雅明·内塔尼亚胡怀抱。
There had been fierce criticism of the UK foreign secretary Ed Miliband’s decision in September to impose a trade ban and wider sanctions on illegal settlements, with some claiming it would drive Israeli voters into the arms of Benjamin Netanyahu.