US representative threatens to bar UK businesses for upcoming Israeli settlement trade ban

Live Blog Update| War on Iran 8 September 2026 04:38 BST US representative Randy Fine has threatened to ban British entities from doing business within Florida after the UK announced an upcoming ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements. "Florida is one of Britain’s largest trading partners. They should understand that their vanity project in support of Muslim terror could cost them billions of dollars," Fine wrote in a post on X. "Florida has made it clear. Any company — or nation — that boycotts Israel is boycotted by Florida," he added. As the British government considers forcing British companies to boycott portions of Israel, it should be aware that a Florida law that I passed as a member of the Legislature would ban any British company forced to comply from doing business with any state or local government in… — Congressman Randy Fine (@RepFine) September 7, 2026