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Miliband accuses Israel of turning a blind eye to ‘ethnic cleansing’ as he introduces trade ban on settlement goods

The foreign secretary claimed war crimes ‘appear to have been committed’ in Gaza and confirmed that the government now recognised the ‘occupation’ of the Palestinian Territories as ‘unlawful’

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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September 8, 2026 13:44

Ed Miliband in the House of Commons on September 8, 2026 (ParliamentTV)

Former MI6 chief: Labour’s sanctions amount to virtue signalling that could harm UK-Israel security relationship

Sir Richard Dearlove was scathing of the planned announcement so close to Israel’s election

By Lorin Bell-Cross

1 min read

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September 8, 2026 13:34

Former head of MI6 Sir Richard Dearlove (Image: Getty).

By Kemi Badenoch

Labour’s anti-Israel obsession shows it hasn’t changed since Jeremy Corbyn was leader

Settlement trade ban is de facto boycott of the Jewish state – and cannot be squared with claim to fight antisemitism

3 min read

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September 8, 2026 12:00

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham (Image: Getty Images)

Charedi party announces female Knesset candidate for first time in Israel’s history

Dr Nechumi Yaffe, a researcher at Tel Aviv University, will stand for Moti Leitner’s new party, the Charedi Public

By Jacob Jaffa

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September 8, 2026 11:14

Huckabee warns UK of backlash against ‘irrational discrimination’ of settlement sanctions

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband is due to announce a ‘reset’ of London and Jerusalem’s relationship on Tuesday, including a ban on goods from Jewish communities in the West Bank

By JC Reporter

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September 8, 2026 09:40

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee during a meeting in the Oval Office on April 23, 2026 (Getty Images)

Ed Miliband to set out settlement sanctions today in ‘reset’ of Britain’s relations with Israel

UK independent terror reviewer warns of impact on Jewish community ahead of foreign secretary’s announcement

By JC Reporter

3 min read

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September 8, 2026 08:23

Foreign secretary Ed Miliband (Leon Neal/Getty Images)

By Dov Forman

Last week, Andy Burnham met with the Jewish community – only to throw it under the bus two days later

We must stop thanking this government for doing its basic duty. Extra security over the High Holy Days is not a gift from Downing Street, nor a favour for which we should be grateful while it undermines us elsewhere

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September 7, 2026 17:37

Prime Minister Andy Burnham meets Jewish community leaders in 10 Downing Street on September 3, 2026 (Getty Images)

Ben-Gvir pulls down video taunting female Palestinian prisoners after electoral committee appeal

Faced with claims that inmates had not been allowed to bathe or change their underwear, the national security minister said he was ‘proud’ to have ‘reduced the terrorists’ prison conditions to the bare minimum’

By Jacob Jaffa

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September 7, 2026 17:01

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir takes part in the Jerusalem Day celebrations on May 14, 2026 (Getty Images)

By Jonathan Harounoff

What would Herzl have thought of Israel and global Jewry today?

He would likely marvel at the ingenuity of the country’s inhabitants, its creativity, entrepreneurial spirit and "unicorn economy” enduring even during times of war and distress – but he would likely also be distraught to see the perpetuation of the Israeli-Arab conflict

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September 7, 2026 16:52

Theodor Herzl in Basel during Fifth Zionist Congress in December 1901 (Image: Wikipedia)

Netanyahu says he will sue Haaretz over claim he was warned about October 7 weeks before attack

John Malkovich pulls out of Israel performance over ‘unacceptable and untenable’ press release

Rubio refuses to condemn UK settlement sanctions, says US ‘shares goal of stability’ in West Bank

The manipulated settler violence campaign to demonise all Israeli Jews

Secret Syrian nuclear reactor on brink of creating atomic bomb materials when Israel destroyed it, UN admits

‘A dark day for British Jews’: Chief Rabbi condemns UK sanctions on West Bank settlements

Netanyahu names wounded reservist and mother of final hostage as Likud candidates

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Rubio refuses to condemn UK settlement sanctions, says US ‘shares goal of stability’ in West Bank

The manipulated settler violence campaign to demonise all Israeli Jews

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Miliband accuses Israel of turning a blind eye to ‘ethnic cleansing’ as he introduces trade ban on settlement goods

Former MI6 chief: Labour’s sanctions amount to virtue signalling that could harm UK-Israel security relationship

Labour’s anti-Israel obsession shows it hasn’t changed since Jeremy Corbyn was leader

Charedi party announces female Knesset candidate for first time in Israel’s history

Huckabee warns UK of backlash against ‘irrational discrimination’ of settlement sanctions

Ed Miliband to set out settlement sanctions today in ‘reset’ of Britain’s relations with Israel

Last week, Andy Burnham met with the Jewish community – only to throw it under the bus two days later

Ben-Gvir pulls down video taunting female Palestinian prisoners after electoral committee appeal

What would Herzl have thought of Israel and global Jewry today?