Israel
Statement by Foreign Minister, Gideon Sa'ar
We established a clear principle: It is not possible to act against Israel without Israel taking appropriate measures in response.
In this spirit, the measures I announced on 8 September have been implemented:
1.The removal of the British representatives from the International Gaza Support Center in Kiryat Gat.
2.The termination of British activity to train Palestinian Authority forces in Judea and Samaria.
3.The denial of entry to Israel of 12 British elected officials and other British citizens involved in antisemitic and anti-Israel activity, as well as those who deny our very right to exist.
4.The British Consulate in Jerusalem is ending its operations today. Accordingly, the sign of the British Consulate in Jerusalem has been removed.
We did not want to reach this point, but the actions of the UK Labour Government brought us here.
Their latest decision in this series was to initiate a range of far-reaching sanctions against the communities in Judea and Samaria, as well as additional sanctions on defence exports to Israel. All this was accompanied by hostile rhetoric, including false accusations against Israel, such as accusations of “ethnic cleansing.”
This decision adds to a growing and escalating series of unilateral measures against Israel adopted by the Labour Government since taking office in July 2024.
These measures included, among others, unilateral recognition of a virtual “Palestinian state” in September 2025; the renewal of funding to UNRWA; the suspension of licences for defence exports to Israel; the imposition of sanctions on Israeli ministers; the imposition of sanctions on Israeli individuals and entities; the suspension of negotiations on a free trade agreement; restrictions on Israel’s official participation in an international defence and security equipment exhibition in Britain; the freezing of military dialogue and security cooperation; the prevention of IDF officers from participating in … Read in full →
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