The UK has imposed broad sanctions on goods produced in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, labeling violent settler activity there as ethnic cleansing with alleged government support. In response, Israel has shut down the British consulate in East Jerusalem and barred several British lawmakers from entering the country. The diplomatic escalation follows sharp criticism from a senior UK official, who accused Israel’s leadership of enabling such actions. Tensions between the two nations are reaching new heights amid the dispute over settlements and international law.
Several MPs also banned from Israel after UK steps up condemnation of settlements and announces sweeping sanctionsIsrael has ordered the closure of the British consulate in occupied East Jerusalem in response to sweeping UK sanctions on goods from illegal settlements.Reacting to Ed Miliband’s description of violent Jewish settler activity on the occupied Palestinian West Bank as “ethnic cleansing” carried out with the tacit backing of the Netanyahu government, Israel’s foreign minister, Gideon Sa’ar, announced retaliatory measures including the closure of the consulate and entry bans on several UK MPs. Continue reading...
