The Board of Deputies of British Jews has voted 118–1 to declare the Green Party racist over its Zionism policy. The Greens reject the characterisation.
Charlotte Mercer · 2 min readForeign Secretary Ed Miliband has warned firms against bidding for work on Israel’s E1 settlement project in the occupied West Bank, citing new UK sanctions powers. No sanctions against specific bidders were announced.
Charlotte Mercer · 2 min readGreen Party leader Zack Polanski says he will not overturn the party’s Zionism motion, despite wanting to amend its one-state position. He says party rules prevent a change until 2028.
Charlotte Mercer · 2 min readThe Government has announced an £88 million package of humanitarian and early-recovery support for Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, including previously announced and new funding.
Charlotte Mercer · 2 min readThe UK is banning imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and restricting services supporting settlement activity as the Government unveils its promised response to settlement expansion.
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