UK threatens to expel Israeli diplomats over planned East Jerusalem consulate closure Tit-for-tat expulsions expected after relations deteriorate as a result of UK ban on goods from illegal settlements The Guardian - UK · 1h ago
Israel does not have right to close UK consulate in Jerusalem, Foreign Office advised Former attorney general Dominic Grieve says Israel is not entitled to shut mission in occupied Palestinian territory The Guardian - UK · Sep 28
Former Israeli prime minister backs UK’s sanctions on West Bank settlers Ehud Olmert criticises Israeli government after it reacted furiously and shut down the UK consulate in East Jerusalem The Independent UK · Sep 10
Miliband ‘regrets’ Israeli response to West Bank trade ban The Foreign Secretary’s announcement of the ban triggered a diplomatic row, with Israel closing the British consulate in East Jerusalem. Evening Standard · Sep 9
UK, France, Canada sanction Israeli West Bank goods Israel said on Tuesday it was closing Britain's consulate in East Jerusalem in response to plans by the UK, France and Canada to block imports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Julie Norman, Associate Fellow with the Middle East and North Africa Programme… France 24 · Sep 8
11 European nations and Canada announce trade sanctions on Israeli settlements in the West Bank British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband accused "settler terrorists" of "ethnic cleansing" in areas of the West Bank and said the UK was bringing in an "import ban on goods from illegal settlements." Israel closed the British consulate in Jerusalem in response. Euronews · Sep 8
UK-Israel spat gets ugly: Tel Aviv to close British consulate in Jerusalem over sanctions on settlers Israel on Tuesday announced plans to close Britain’s consulate in East Jerusalem and take further measures against the UK. The move comes in retaliation for London’s sanctions on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said. The Times of India · Sep 8
Israel is cementing its control over the West Bank and East Jerusalem while the world is distracted With the world’s attention focused on the ongoing US-Iran conflict and the delicate negotiations over the fate of Gaza, it’s easy to overlook what’s happening in the other occupied Palestinian territories. The Conversation · Aug 25
European leaders demand Israel halt controversial E1 settlement project in West Bank The E1 plan was green-lit by Israel last year and would further separate east Jerusalem, occupied and annexed by Israel and predominantly inhabited by Palestinians, from the West Bank. Euronews · Aug 20
Over 75% of adults in global survey have no confidence in Trump KYODO — An average of 76% of adults surveyed in 35 countries, the West Bank and East Jerusalem, have no confidence in US President Donald Trump's leadership of global affairs, with ratings for the United States negative in many places in Europe and Asia, an established research institute said Tuesday. Bangkok Post · Jun 24
Fact check: Can EU countries restrict or ban Israeli settlement imports? Several EU states are weighing measures against goods from Israeli settlements in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights – all considered illegal under international law. Some argue that rules that exclude such goods from Israel’s tariff-free trade deal are not being properly enforced. Euronews · Jun 18
Real estate event in London ‘advertised sale of land in illegal Israeli settlements’ Pamphlets from event featured projects in West Bank and East Jerusalem despite previous denials by organisers The Guardian - UK · Jun 17
The secret mission to rescue the UN’s vital Palestinian refugee archive Millions of documents chronicling generations of trauma saved from Gaza and East Jerusalem in 10-month Unrwa operation The Guardian - UK · May 14
Dignity and resolve: Francesca Albanese’s When the World Sleeps humanises Palestinian lives Francesca Albanese, an Italian lawyer and scholar, is the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, comprising the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem. Her job is to report to the UN on the human rights situation in these territories. The Conversation · Apr 29
Euronews · Mar 20 Israel and Iran exchange strikes on Persian New Year as war jolts energy markets Activists reported hearing strikes around Iran’s capital, Tehran, just as blasts were heard in East Jerusalem with sirens and booms sounding across the city.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 20 Israel bulldozes Unrwa headquarters in East Jerusalem Palestinian refugee agency compound is demolished, while teargas is fired at UN vocational school in West Bank
The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2025 UN Palestinian aid agency says Israeli police 'forcibly entered' compound in Jerusalem Israeli police have forcibly entered the compound of a United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees in East Jerusalem
The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2025 ‘I have been defeated’: hundreds of Palestinians face eviction from East Jerusalem Residents in Batn al-Hawa have all but given up hope and blame the Gaza war which, they say, has created ‘an atmosphere of hate’ towards them
The Conversation · Sep 29, 2025 Overwhelming evidence of genocide against Palestinians: a legal expert unpacks the UN report on Gaza On September 16, 2025, the UN Independent Commission of Inquiry (COI) on the occupied Palestinian territory including East Jerusalem and Israel issued its third report on the situation in Gaza since October 7, 2023.
Euronews · Sep 25, 2025 EU signs €400 million financial agreement for Palestine The European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) signed a financing facility with the Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) to support the Palestinian private sector, amid rising tensions in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
Euronews · Sep 24, 2025 Palestine as a state – what would that actually look like? For a Palestinian state to be internationally recognised and built, Israel’s current government would need to halt its relentless opposition to Palestinian statehood and Israel’s main ally, the United States, would need to agree on a two-state solution, which it no longer does.
The Conversation · Sep 19, 2025 UK and other Western nations recognize Palestinian state ahead of UN meetings – but symbolic action won’t make statehood happen Recognition of a Palestinian state is likely to dominate proceedings at the U.N. beginning Sept 23, 2025, when world leaders will gather for the annual general assembly.
Al Jazeera · Sep 11, 2025 Israel’s Netanyahu says ‘there will be no Palestinian state’ Israeli prime minister signs agreement to move ahead with expanded settlement plan that would bisect occupied West Bank.
Al Jazeera · Sep 8, 2025 Shooting in occupied East Jerusalem kills six, Israeli authorities say Paramedics say at least 12 people are injured in the morning attack with six in “serious condition”.
Al Jazeera · Aug 15, 2025 How the world is reacting to Israel’s settlement plan in occupied West Bank Plans to develop the illegal E1 settlement, which would jeopardise a future Palestinian state, widely condemned.