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John Malkovich cancels Israel trip over fabricated solidarity quote
The Wild Horse Nine actor had been due to appear on stage in The Music Critic in Tel Aviv – but pulled out over PR firm’s ‘unacceptable and untenable’ attribution of statementJohn…
Burnham sees sanctions against Israeli settlements as an electoral asset
While a survey found Labour, Lib Dem and Green voters to be the strongest backers of such a ban on trade, even Tory and Reform voters were in favour overallUK politics live – late…
‘One day the Taliban will need women to be educated’: three sisters on being forced back to Afghanistan
Shallah, Fatimah and Maahi are among hundreds of thousands of Afghan women and girls deported from Iran and Pakistan in the past year to a life of severe restrictionsIt was a warm…
Wednesday briefing: Inside sweeping UK sanctions on trade with Israeli settlements
In today’s newsletter: Ed Miliband has announced the strongest statement on Israel’s actions ever issued by the the UK government, but will it make a meaningful difference to Pale…
Australia to impose 'targeted measures' to stop Israeli settler violence but no import ban – video
The foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, has announced that Australia will work with international partners to 'deter illegal settlements and settler violence' but won’t follow t…
Australia considers new Israel sanctions but won’t join UK in banning trade with ‘settler terrorists’
Penny Wong has concerns about blanket ban announced by UK, France and Canada, but says new ‘targeted measures’ planned over Israeli settlersFollow our Australia news live blog for…
Iran claims to have seized American drone US says had ‘malfunctioned’
Centcom says ‘defective’ drone was surveilling regional waters and was not collecting sensitive dataIranian forces claimed to have seized an American underwater drone in the strai…
I believe in a two-state solution in the Middle East. That’s why we’re taking action to keep that hope alive | Andy Burnham
Our sanctions aren’t about the Israeli people, but about the unacceptable policies of the Israeli government, and the suffering they cause PalestiniansIn a difficult and dangerous…
Will UK sanctions have any impact on Israel’s ‘settler terrorists’ in West Bank?
A look at whether Ed Miliband’s plans will be effective and what they signal for future Israel-UK relationsThe British foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, has announced plans for an i…
