Herefordshire MP banned from Israel as international tensions rise
Israel said the 12 bans and Jerusalem consulate closure are retaliation after the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on West Bank settlements.
- The Israeli Government banned 12 Britons and closed its Jerusalem consulate, retaliating against new British Government sanctions targeting illegal West Bank settlements.
- Foreign Secretary Miliband triggered this diplomatic row by announcing sanctions on illegal settlements, accusing the Israeli Government of turning a blind eye to the "ethnic cleansing" of Palestinians.
- The entry ban targets 11 MPs, including Jeremy Corbyn and campaigner Fahad Ansari; The Green Party stated its MPs will "not be bullied into silence" by the Israeli Government.
- Both Israel and the White House criticized the British Government's new trade stance, which bans imports from illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
- This confrontation follows a Labour Government policy shift under Andy Burnham, with Miliband arguing that settlement plans in the West Bank render a two-state solution "unviable.
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The Israeli Foreign Minister announced a series of measures targeting the United Kingdom, including the ban on access to the territory of 11 British MPs deemed "anti-Semitic" or "anti-Israel".
Israel ordered the closure of the British consulate in Jerusalem on Tuesday, in retaliation after London took a lead role in Western preparations to impose sanctions over Israeli settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
Israel to close UK consulate in East Jerusalem, expel British reps over settlement sanctions - The Tribune
As per the news report, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar announced the measures, which also include ending British military training for Palestinian Authority security forces in Ramallah and barring 12 British elected representatives and other nationals from entering Israel over what Israeli authorities termed antisemitic and anti-Israel activity.
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