Israel and britain

Britain challenges court decision that Palestine Action ban was unlawful

Palestine Action was designated a terror organization last year.

Police officers detain a protester at 'Everyone Day', a mass vigil and sign-holding event in Trafalgar Square organised by Defend Our Juries to demand the lifting of the ban on Palestine Action, in London, Britain, April 11, 2026.
Israeli settlers gesture during a weekly settlers' tour in Hebron, in the West Bank, February 7, 2026.

US, UK denounce security cabinet decision to expand West Bank annexation

Zarah Sultana joins a pro-Palestine protest outside the Your Party conference on November 30, 2025 in Liverpool, England.

Anti-Zionist British MP alleges Netanyahu using Iran protests as pretext for military intervention

 Author Sally Rooney poses for a photograph ahead of the announcement of the winner of the Costa Book Awards 2018 in London, Britain, January 29, 2019

UK’s Palestine Action ban could lead to Sally Rooney's books being removed from shelves


Giving UK access to Israeli prisons is attempt to build bridges - opinion

The addition of the United Kingdom to the list of Israel’s confident national security discussants is the first time the country has made such a turn for any ally other than the US.

 British Foreign Secretary David Cameron visits Kibbutz Be’eri in November. So far, the new British Middle East policy pays off, building bridges of trust with the Israeli side, the writer maintains.

Britain's deputy PM defends Israel but calls for humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

Oliver Dowden said the British government was "continuously" urging Israel to abide by international humanitarian law and had also raised concerns about getting aid into Gaza.

 British Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden looks on, on the day of Britain's Conservative Party's annual conference in Manchester, Britain, October 2, 2023.

UK joins US in announcing travel ban on extremist Israeli settlers

The United Kingdom, European Union, and multiple other countries also put out a statement Friday condemning settler violence.

 A counter terrorism raid by the Israeli army, in the West Bank city of Jenin, December 13, 2023.

Israel mustn’t stop war on terrorists who cut off heads - British DS

The UK Defense Secretary compared the IDF aerial bombings of Gaza with the British and American bombing of the German city of Dresden during World War II.

 Israeli soldiers operate inside the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing ground operation of the Israeli army against Hamas, November 11, 2023

Israel freezes Barclays bank account linked to Hamas fundraising

The Israeli police said in a statement on Tuesday that its cyber unit worked with British police to freeze a Barclays bank account linked to Hamas.

Palestinians take part in a rally marking the 31st anniversary of Hamas' founding, in Gaza City

UK PM Sunak to Jewish communities in Britain: 'I am with you'

"There are not two sides to these events. There is no question of balance, I stand with Israel, we stand with Israel," Sunak said.

 Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak records a video message about the situation in Israel at Chequers, the official country residence of the Prime Minister, near Aylesbury, Britain, Oct 8, 2023.

1,000 authors, academics ask Germany to cancel Netanyahu visit

The letter, signed by over 1,000 authors, professors and academics, asked Germany to cancel the Israeli prime minister's visit due to his government's policies.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he speaks during a joint news conference with then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Jerusalem October 4, 2018.

Israel's authoritarian judicial reform is a mistake as bad as Brexit - opinion

If Israel's judicial reforms do pass as is, the result will be about as felicitous as Brexit – that much is actually quite clear.

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson takes questions during a news conference at the European Union leaders summit dominated by Brexit, in Brussels, Belgium October 17, 2019

UK Labour lawmaker calls Israel a fascist state in parliament, apologizes hours later

Labour leader Keir Starmer has sought to move his party past the years of antisemitism controversy that marked his predecessor Jeremy Corbyn’s tenure.

 Official portrait of UK MP Kim Johnson.

On this day: 105th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration

105-years-ago, Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour wrote a letter that made history.

Lord Arthur James Balfour and the text of the Balfour Declaration