3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (327+ words) Alexander Dragonetti: As a former diplomat in Jerusalem, I saw enough to understand what is at stake Outside the consulate, I spent most of my time in the West Bank, where I worked alongside the British Support Team. It was…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1731+ words) Community leaders warn of a backlash over West Bank sanctions - though not all agree the measures amount to an attack on Jews Jewish community leaders fear sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank will increase antisemitism in…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (409+ words) Andy Burnham's Government has banned trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank The Government’s ban on trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank has been met with fury from Israel’s government. On Tuesday, the Foreign Secretary…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1720+ words) Britain's relations with Israel are at their lowest point for decades after Ed Miliband announced a trade ban on illegal West Bank settlements Britain risks reduced access to Israeli intelligence after it imposed an import ban on goods from illegal…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (790+ words) Supporters argue that Britain should not trade with settlements widely considered illegal under international law. Critics say the ban will do little for Palestinians, while damaging Britain’s relations internationally. Others see domestic politics at work, as Labour attempts to win…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (290+ words) Patrick Cockburn: The public have a more acute sense of what World War Three might be like than politicians On the contrary, Western political and military leaders have been astonishingly cavalier about the prospect of war with Russia, which has…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1743+ words) Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has sparked fresh international outcry by re-surfacing claims the conflict in Gaza cannot be resolved without the forced relocation of Palestinians. The roadblock, he argued, was the unwillingness of other nations in the region to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (672+ words) Trump is not the first, nor may he be the last, president to fail to heed his predecessors' lessons, says Jasmine El-Gamal Donald Trump began his second term with a vision of peace. “We will measure our success not only…...

2+ week, 16+ hour ago   (605+ words) Maybe this time, he’s actually got a plan. But his Venezuelan oil deal looks like yet another distraction In August 1990, Saddam Hussein, his financial resources strained after a long conflict with Iran, directed his forces to invade nearby Kuwait, driven…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1530+ words) Violence by residents of West Bank settlements has reached unprecedented levels The two men enter the village. They wield long sticks and wear masks over their faces. They have come to Al-Mughayyir in the north of the occupied West Bank…...