The Latest Breaking News from the West Bank

‘We stand behind every word he said’: More Ed Sheeran supports back Macklemore

The US rapper spoke out in support of the people of Gaza and the West Bank.

Evening Standard · Sep 16

Louise Haigh Says Britain Was 'Too Slow' on Gaza, Vows UK Will 'No Longer Stand By' as Children Are Killed

Louise Haigh has acknowledged that Britain was too slow to respond to the crisis in Gaza and the West Bank, while defending tougher measures against Israeli settlements.

International Business Times UK · Sep 16

B'Tselem Report Accuses Israel of Working Toward 'Elimination' of Palestinian Life in West Bank

A major B'Tselem report accuses Israel of systematically undermining Palestinian life in the occupied West Bank, citing movement restrictions, economic pressure, violence and settlement expansion.

International Business Times UK · Sep 14

UK changes its tune on Israeli policies in the West Bank

There’s been a broad spectrum of reactions to the UK government’s decision to introduce a ban on trade in goods and services from illegal Israeli settlements. These have ranged from “it’s about time”, to “too little, too late” to “pathetic undergraduate politics” (this last from someone I was chatting to…

The Conversation · Sep 11

‘Blood olives’: the hurdles in enforcing UK’s ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements

The key question about the UK’s decision to ban trade in goods and services from illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories is whether – and how – such a ban can be enforced. To answer this question, it’s worth looking at how such sanctions are already enforced in…

The Conversation · Sep 10

OPINION - The godawful Netanyahu government is the real problem, not Miliband or sanctions

The failure to distinguish between the Jewish community as a whole and the Israeli government is, to my mind, wicked, writes Melanie McDonagh

Evening Standard · Sep 10

Husic urges ‘concrete action’ on Israeli settlements in West Bank after Australia declines to join trade ban

Australia will not join move by UK, Canada and France in banning trade with Israeli settlements in West Bank

The Guardian - AU · Sep 10

Senior UK rabbis come out in support of sanctions on Israeli settlements

Spiritual leaders stress diversity of views within Jewish community and warn against inaction on settler violence

The Guardian - UK · Sep 9

Israel sanctions will not hurt intelligence sharing between spy agencies, says Miliband

UK foreign secretary says international community including US shares ‘frustration’ at Israel’s failure to constrain illegal settlers

The Guardian - UK · Sep 9

E1: the illegal settlement at the heart of the UK’s West Bank trade ban

Israel has been building settlements in the occupied West Bank for decades. But Britain’s new ban on the import of settlement goods comes in a response to a major escalation in construction over the past four years, which an International Court of Justice advisory opinion in 2024 concluded is illegal…

The Conversation · Sep 9