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WORLD19h agoAir France says it will follow Israeli rule barring crew from some nationsReported restrictions could put airlines that comply with Israel at odds with anti-discrimination laws in their nations.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS3d agoPhotos: Thousands march across Europe to demand end to Israel’s war on GazaDemonstrations in London, Berlin, and Rome denounce ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza 'ceasefire' anniversary.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS4d agoGoodbye to the 'overtaking' on the left: the British Green Party deflates amid controversy over its support for Israel and fall in popularityEl partido está sumido en una gran controversia después de que el domingo aprobara una moción en la que afirma que "el sionismo es racismo". Declaran su apoyo a "un único estado palestino en toda la Palestina histórica con Jerusalén como capital" LeerEl Mundo
WORLD4d agoFrance Protests, Israel's 'politically charged' remembrance, Ethopia, UkraineIt’s been a week of vigils, protests and political upheaval – from Israel, where three years after the Hamas-led attacks, former hostages and mourners called for accountability over the failures of October 7th, as questions grow over the stalled path to peace in Gaza; to France, where mass demonstrations over chronic underfunding and poor conditions have drawn students, unions and hundreds of thousands of protesters into the streets, just months ahead of a presidential election. In Spain, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has made the housing crisis the centrepiece of a high-stakes electoral gambleFrance 24 [en]
POLITICS4d agoEurope's differing stances on Israel polarize political landscapeEuropean left-wing parties are hardening their positions toward Israel as the public is appalled by its war of annihilation in Gaza. In contrast, far-right parties broadly support Benjamin Netanyahu's government.Le Monde [en]
POLITICS5d agoU.K., Israel both claim a moral win with apparent truce in diplomatic feudIsrael had threatened to close the U.K.'s century-and-a-half-old Jerusalem consulate over new British sanctions, but they found a way to avoid "blowing the whole relationship up."CBS News
POLITICS5d agoKing David Hotel bombing to consulate row: A timeline of UK-Israel tensionIsrael's order to shut UK's Jerusalem consulate is the latest downturn in a relationship strained since before 1948.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS5d agoHas Israel shut the UK consulate in East Jerusalem – or downgraded it?British Foreign Secretary Miliband said the consulate building would remain but would be called 'UK Mission, Jerusalem'.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS5d agoUK scales back Jerusalem consulate after Israel disputeBritain says its diplomatic mission will remain open with reduced staff, despite Israel's order to close the nearly 200-year-old consulate.DW News [en]
POLITICS5d agoUK and Israel broker compromise over East Jerusalem consulateBoth sides claim a win — but relations have soured over British plans to sanction West Bank settlements.Politico Europe
POLITICS5d agoBritain downscales and renames Jerusalem consulate after Israel orders closureBritain said on Thursday its ⁠nearly 200-year-old consulate in Jerusalem ⁠would remain operating at a smaller scale, renamed ⁠as the “UK Mission” in the city, after Israel ordered it shut in a dispute over sanctions on settlements. Israel last month issued a 30-day deadline for Britain to close the consulate after London announced sanctions targeting Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, a dispute that has strained relations between the long-time allies. The deadline expired on...South China Morning Post
POLITICS5d agoMost UK diplomats to leave East Jerusalem consulate, Israel says, as Miliband says 'vital services' to remainIsrael said in September it would act in response to UK sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank.BBC World
POLITICS5d agoBritish consulate in Jerusalem to become 'UK Mission, Jerusalem' after Israel announces closure of facilityThe UK government said it will retain its presence in East Jerusalem as Israel insisted the British consulate in the city had "ceased to function".Sky News World
POLITICS5d agoSignage at UK consulate in East Jerusalem removed as Israel’s deadline overUK Foreign ⁠Minister ⁠Ed Miliband says consulate building in occupied East Jerusalem will not be closing.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS6d agoIsrael’s deadline to close UK consulate in East Jerusalem nearsFormer British consul Vincent Fean says Israel is acting unlawfully by demanding the UK close its consulate.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS6d agoFrance rejects 'poison' of antisemitism, foreign minister says in IsraelForeign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, speaking at a commemoration in Israel marking the third anniversary of Hamas's October 7 attack, said France 'rejects antisemitism' and continues to seek 'peace between Israelis and Palestinians.'Le Monde [en]
CONFLICT6d agoHow Israel’s genocide in Gaza pulled Britons into the Palestine movementBritons are risking freedom and reputations to stand with Palestinians and challenge government policy.Al Jazeera [en]
CONFLICT6d agoOctober 7: Former Israeli hostage speaks to France 24“The terrorists pulled us out through the window. They handcuffed me and pushed us into a car that they had brought from Gaza.” Former Israeli hostage Shoshan Haran speaks to France 24.France 24 [en]
CONFLICT6d agoIsrael commemorates October 7 terror, also gatherings in the NetherlandsOp verschillende plekken in Israël zijn vandaag herdenkingen van de Hamas-aanval van 7 oktober 2023. Meerdere ceremonies begonnen vanochtend om 06.29 uur lokale tijd. Op dat tijdstip, vandaag drie jaar geleden, begonnen de terroristische aanvallen. In diverse steden en dorpen komen mensen vandaag samen om te herdenken. Israëlische media schrijven dat in sommige gemeenten vlaggen halfstok hangen. Vanochtend was er landelijk een minuut stilte en ook om 12.00 uur lokale tijd (11.00 uur Nederlandse tijd) gebeurde dat. Om 18.29 uur komen in Israël overlevenden en nabestaanden samen op de plek waar NOS Buitenland
POLITICS6d agoIsrael's ambassador Zarka: France has a serious antisemitism problemThe world is marking the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks by Hamas — a day that shocked Israel to its core and reverberated across the region and beyond. Meanwhile, the war against Hamas in Gaza continues to produce a human catastrophe, with tens of thousands dead and no path to peace.EuroNews [en]
POLITICS6d agoOctober 7: Jean-Noël Barrot travels to Israel amidst crisis with ParisLe ministre français des Affaires étrangères rendra hommage ce mercredi aux victimes des attaques du Hamas. Une visite surprise sur plusieurs lieux du massacre.Le Figaro International
POLITICS6d agoSpat over Israeli flag removal engulfs the European Parliament on October 7 anniversaryGood morning. It’s Wednesday. On today’s docket: Israel’s Ambassador to France Joshua Zarka responds to mounting controversy over the removal of the Israeli flag at an exhibition in the European Parliament, and the latest on the suspected pneumonic plague outbreak.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 6UK Security Adviser Jonathan Powell Traveled to Israel Ahead of Consulate ClosureJonathan Powell, Britain’s national security adviser, visited Israel last week to try to negotiate over the looming closure of his country’s consulate in Jerusalem, according to three officials.NYT World
POLITICSOct 6‘Not the act of a friend’: Israel’s deadline to close UK consulate nearsFormer British consul Sir Vincent Fean says Israel is acting unlawfully in the wake of a new wave of sanctions.Al Jazeera [en]