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Israel hits back at Ed Miliband and closes UK consulate, bars a dozen MPs and boots out military
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar declared that British trade sanctions 'will not go unanswered' as he also banned a dozen Left-wing politicians from entering the country.
Jeremy Corbyn, Diane Abbott, Zarah Sultana and John McDonnell, as well as all five Green MPs, are among those barred from visiting for 'anti-Semitic and anti-Israel activities'.
Mr Sa'ar labelled Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband's announcement in Parliament as 'outrageous lies' as relations between the two countries hit an all-time low.
He said: 'Unfortunately, a hostile Labour Government is in office, systematically acting against the State of Israel and it has left us with no choice but to finally respond to its hostile actions.'
Mr Sa'ar's countermeasures blocked the British military from working alongside US and Israeli forces in the International Gaza Support Centre which oversees peace operations in the Strip.
The UK's training of Palestinian Authority forces in the West Bank has also been terminated.
Israel's recently opened tenders for 1,200 homes east of Jerusalem
The closure of its East Jerusalem consulate dramatically reduces its diplomatic footprint.
The development underlines the erosion of British influence in Israel – a nation where London once commanded unique soft power and political goodwill forged through decades of historic connections.
Israel may reduce its intelligence sharing with the UK.
Israel's spy agency Mossad has thwarted countless terror attacks on British soil and the move risks undermining Britain's relationship with the organisation at a time when the threat level is 'severe'.
Coming just weeks ahead of Israeli elections, Mr Sa'ar described UK policy as 'morally distorted', adding that it 'constitutes blatant interference in the affairs of a sovereign state and its electoral process'.
He said: 'The move by the Labour Government in Britain is particularly absurd given that, more than a century ago, it was the Balfour Declaration of the British Government that formally recognised the historic right of the Jewish people to re-establish their national home in the Land of Israel, including in Judea and Samaria.'
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar declared that British trade sanctions 'will not go unanswered'
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid also hit out at the policy, saying it was designed to appeal to Labour's base.
He said: 'The British Government's decision to impose boycotts and sanctions on Israel is a grave mistake.
'It is a wrong and dangerous policy, at the wrong time and for the wrong reasons. The decision will provide encouragement to Hamas and the terrorist organisations.'
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Labour was accused of putting British Jews at risk after caving in to Left-wing activists demanding sanctions on Israel.
Britain's Chief Rabbi said a trade ban on Israeli settlements in the West Bank was 'truly a dark day for British Jews'.
Sir Ephraim Mirvis said Labour's 'gesture politics', coming just days before the Jewish New Year celebrations, would 'further embolden those, at home and abroad, who use hatred as a weapon against Jews'.
Kemi Badenoch joined the condemnation, saying that Andy Burnham risked 'fanning the flames of anti-Semitism at home' in order to appease those deserting Labour for the Greens.
The Tory leader said the plan risked fracturing relations with a key ally, accusing the PM of 'throwing British interests under the bus to win back Islamist and far-Left activist votes'.
Labour MP Peter Prinsley said he had told Mr Miliband personally that the sanctions could put British Jews at risk.
Israel accused Labour of 'outrageous lies' after Ed Miliband, pictured in the Commons yesterday, announced sanctions on Israel
Britain's Chief Rabbi said a trade ban on Israeli settlements in the West Bank was 'truly a dark day for British Jews'
Mike Huckabee, US ambassador to Israel, said the sanctions would 'without a doubt' lead to reprisals from the US, including potential trade bans from states such as Florida.
Diplomatic sources told the Daily Mail that officials at Britain's embassy in Tel Aviv warned ministers it was 'not possible' to target goods from the Israeli settlements without hitting the rest of the country.
Mrs Badenoch accused the PM of acting to placate Left-wing activists ahead of the party's conference at the end of this month.
The Tory leader said Labour's 'obsession with Israel' was 'less to do with peace in the Middle East, and more to do with trying to keep the peace in the Labour Party'.
Writing in the Jewish Chronicle, she accused Mr Burnham of reviving the divisive politics of Jeremy Corbyn and said Labour's 'relentless demonisation of the world's only Jewish state risks fanning the flames of anti-Semitism at home'.
The E1 area near Maale Adumim, an Israeli settlement in the West Bank targeted for development
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UK sanctions on Judea and Samaria ‘shameful,’ ‘not helpful,’ Danon says
“You know, the British Mandate of Palestine is over,” Israel’s U.N. ambassador told reporters at a press briefing at the United Nations headquarters.
The “so-called sanctions” that British foreign secretary Ed Miliband announced banning products from Judea and Samaria are “shameful” and “not helpful,” Danny Danon, Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, told reporters at U.N. headquarters.
“We’re an independent country, a sovereign country,” Danon said at the press briefing in Turtle Bay. “If someone thinks that diplomacy is being played by applying sanctions or trying to bend our arm, we will take action as well.”
The envoy told reporters that he “met with the U.K. ambassador when she came in.”
“Don’t expect to dictate your ideas on us,” he told her. “You know, the British Mandate of Palestine is over.”
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