The Israel-Palestinian Conflict has long been framed as a human rights issue, but in the UK it is increasingly a political one. Opposition parties—the Conservative Party and Reform UK—have now established direct links with Israel's government, following announced government sanctions against Jerusalem.
Israel Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar shared on social media that he had spoken to Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch and Shadow Foreign Secretary Tom Tugendhat. On 8 September 2026, Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband delivered an oral statement to the House of Commons regarding the 'death, destruction and dehumanisation' in Gaza.
