Ed Miliband

British consulate in Jerusalem becomes ‘UK Mission’ after Israel orders closure

Last year Delek Group was included in a UN database of firms which allegedly provide services or utilities to support settlements in occupied Palestinian territories

Burnham first Labour PM since 1970s to give proper revolutionary socialist speech

No members of Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s cabinet are expected to attend or speak at the Labour Friends of Israel (LFI) annual reception on Tuesday evening, Jewish News reported

He also warned of Russia’s intensifying attacks and wider disruptive activity across Europe

Burnham promises to set UK on new course after Brexit resulted in 'drift and division'

Aimee Shalan, who will take over as director of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) in November, joins the organisation as demonstrations against Israel’s war in Gaza have snowballed into what organisers describe as one of the most sustained protest movements in modern British history

BBC London's political editor Karl Mercer is sitting down with leaders and other senior party figures to discuss some of the key issues facing the capital, and what their party might do to tackle them

Burnham promises to set UK on new course after Brexit resulted in 'drift and division'

UK seeks Hormuz de-escalation while demanding protection for citizens

Women in Kenya and other developing countries have had fewer reproductive health choices because of Trump's aid cuts

Move against Araghchi deepens questions over who has authority to negotiate with US

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for stronger global coordination to manage AI risks, including work toward a multilateral AI Risk Management Framework backed by independent oversight

The ministerial week of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is meant to be the moment when the world comes together

The planned Israeli settlement east of Jerusalem, known as E1, lies on land that Britain and much of the world view as integral to any future Palestinian state

The measures include closing the British Consulate in Jerusalem, removing British representatives from the U.S.-led International Gaza Support Center, and barring 12 British officials from entering Israel

The White House’s approach to U.S. allies hitting Israeli settlers with sanctions comes down to this: Say as little as possible and let it happen

Iceland’s plan comes less than a week after the Argentine president, Javier Milei, stepped up his nation’s sovereignty claims over the islands

She will have to steady a department recently rocked by the scandal over Peter Mandelson’s appointment as U.S. ambassador and the subsequent sacking of Olly Robbins as FCDO boss

British diplomats in Jerusalem will lose status in 30 days

One rabbi described the recent settler violence as ‘violation of God’s name of the worst order’

Trump blitzes Iranian oil tankers after Tehran targets warships

Starmer announces resignation as prime minister

Israel’s housing ministry recently issued a notice inviting bids for the construction of more than 1,200 housing units in E1 near Jerusalem, which aims to create a continuous bloc of Jewish settlements from East Jerusalem to the West Bank

Miliband: Chief Rabbi is wrong about my sanctions harming Jews

But from Netanyahu's revenge to U.K. Jews' outrage and Trump, the repercussions of the 'Green Line Israel' policy are yet to play out

Hours after announcing West Bank trade sanctions, U.K. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has defended the move in an exclusive interview with British newspaper the Jewish News

The closure of the consulate, which represents the British government in Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza on Palestinian issues, is among a series of retaliatory measures by Israel in response to the UK, France and Canada announcing sanctions on Israeli settlements on Tuesday

His wife, Lucy, and daughters Maia and Rina were murdered when terrorists opened fire on their car in the Jordan Valley

Iran war raises stakes as militantstarget Saudi oil sites and push towards Bab Al Mandab

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar spoke on Monday evening with UK Opposition Leader Kemi Badenoch and Shadow Foreign Secretary Tom Tugendhat, following the British government’s latest announcement imposing sanctions on Jews in Judea and Samaria

Once again, Britain’s political leaders have completely lost their moral compass when it comes to Jews and Israel

The dispute began after Miliband posted a video on Friday describing what he called the “horrific" healthcare situation in Gaza

Falklands oil prospectors vow to drill despite Argentine threats

Britain should prohibit its companies from sustaining settlement activity — by financing, constructing, insuring, advertising — in territory whose occupation it regards as unlawful

This has been evident in social media comments from supporters and members, demanding Sinn Féin take a more assertive stance towards Burnham, unionism and advancing the republican cause

This follows comments from a minister suggesting goods from Israeli settlements in the West Bank, a Palestinian territory, could face potential sanctions

European governments near the EU’s eastern border have been reporting an escalation in airspace incursions and other activity believed to lead back to Russia

But the plan has been strongly opposed by nearby residents and campaign groups, concerned about the loss of agricultural land and impact on the countryside