West Bank sanctions a big moment in UK's foreign policy

Britain's sanctions will strengthen the very Israelis they are meant to weaken

Opposing a disastrous Israeli policy does not oblige us to support a misguided British response. The new set of sanctions may very well end up helping Netanyhau in the upcoming election

Untying the knot of Israel’s deception

After 12 prominent Western nations last week announced they would ban or restrict trade in goods manufactured or produced by Israeli settlers in the West Bank, Israel began threatening to close their embassies. Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, ⁠Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK announced they would introduce their own national sanctions on Israel’s settlements or support existing EU restrictions. The import re…

West Bank sanctions a big moment in UK's foreign policy

It was forthright, it was clear, it was unequivocal - ethnic cleansing of Palestinians is being carried out in the West Bank by Israel. The formal position of the UK government now is that the occupation of the West Bank is illegal, and must end, writes Sean Whelan.

U.K. shifts policy on occupied Palestine. Netanyahu strikes back

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband "called out" the growing numbers of Israeli settlements in the West Bank imposing sanctions on some aspects of the system although contradictions remain within the overall stance towards apartheid state In an unprecedented address before the British parliament on September 8, the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom, Ed Miliband, criticized the growing Israeli settlements in the West Bank area of Occupied Palesti…

The tide is turning against Israel and her Zionist apologists after Netanyahu bombshell

The UK turning on Israel in the West Bank is just the latest in a series of pushbacks against Israel.....

West Bank Sanctions Mark a Significant Moment in UK Foreign Policy – Axadle

Britain has formally declared Israel’s occupation of the West Bank unlawful and accused Israeli settlers of carrying out the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, marking one of the sharpest shifts in UK policy towards Israel in decades. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband delivered the emotionally charged statement to the House of Commons, framing it as both a […]