A Haaretz investigation exposes how Israeli guards beat Palestinian prisoner Thaer Abu Asab to death at Ketziot after he inquired about a ceasefire, and later boasted of the killing and routine torture in their own messages.
Britain secretly informed the US that its new ban on trade with Israeli settlements is a symbolic measure with no material impact, even as it announced the move alongside France and Canada.
Israel announced retaliatory actions against Britain following its settlement trade ban, including the closure of the British Consulate in occupied Jerusalem and barring 12 British officials.
France, along with 11 other countries including Canada, Spain, and Denmark, will begin banning products from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank following Britain’s similar decision.
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband confirmed that the UK will ban imports of goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, describing Israel’s occupation of Palestinian land as unlawful. He warned of “ethnic cleansing” carried out by “settler terrorists” and accused the Israeli government of ignoring the violence.
Britain has privately assured the US that its planned sanctions targeting illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank will be largely symbolic and will not materially impact the UK’s broader trade or security relations with Israel.
US Representative Randy Fine stated that any company boycotting Israel will be prohibited from doing business in Florida, responding to reports that Britain is considering banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank amid rising Israeli violence against Palestinians.
Macklemore reaffirmed his call to Free Palestine made during Ed Sheeran’s opening in New Jersey, emphasizing that criticizing Israel, apartheid, and genocide is not antisemitic.
