Owen Jones
British diplomats are briefing that sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements are "largely symbolic". Britain has £6bn worth of annual trade with Israel. The sanctions are a tiny proportion. It's a state committing genocide which needs to be hit with direct sweeping sanctions
Alex Wickham
Exclusive: British diplomats have privately told the US that the new sanctions Ed Miliband is imposing on Israeli settlements today are largely symbolic and will have no material impact on the UK’s wider relationship with Israel on trade or security A behind-closed-doors