Eamon Dyas Yesterday 9 september 2026 the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Edward Miliband, announced that the Labour government was going to impose sanctions that “will target illegal settlements and settlement expansion” in the west Bank which he described as “ethnic cleansing” and which the Israeli government had done little to prevent. He said … Continue reading UK Sanctions on West Bank Settlements
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PALESTINE LINKS
ICC's Japanese president says she 'won't give up' despite US sanctions (Middle East Eye, 27 August 2026) Armed Israeli settler ‘hikes’ aren’t new — but they’re becoming deadly (Aharon Porath & Roei Kleitman, +972, 26 August 2026) US designates Palestine Action activist group 'Specially Designated Global Terrorist' (Middle Ear Eye, 26 August 2026) Hundreds of academics and … Continue reading PALESTINE LINKS
Occupied Palestinian Territories
House of Lords Debate 27/03/23 [Note: A road map with Israel was mentioned in these exchanges in the House of Lords. Here it is:2030 roadmap for UK-Israel bilateral relations, all 4,000 words of it. It was signed on 21stMarch. This tells us that Israel and the UK are "freedom-loving, innovative and thriving democracies". Tell that to the … Continue reading Occupied Palestinian Territories
The Labour Party blames Israel for the failure to achieve a two-state solution
The Labour Party’s reaction to the military action by Israel against Gaza was extraordinary. One could be forgiven for thinking that Jeremy Corbyn had been reinstated as leader of the party. Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Lisa Nandy, set out the party’s position in a letter to Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on 15 May 2021 [1] before a ceasefire was … Continue reading The Labour Party blames Israel for the failure to achieve a two-state solution
