Tag: United Kingdom

  • British court issued Gaza arrest warrant for former Israeli minister Tzipi Livni

    Ian Black & Ian Cobain | The Guardian 14 December 2009 A British court issued an arrest warrant for Israel’s former foreign minister over war crimes allegedly committed in Gaza this year – only to withdraw it when it was discovered that she was not in the UK, it emerged today. Tzipi Livni, a member…

  • UK issues new guidance on labelling of food from illegal West Bank settlements

    Ian Black and Rory McCarthy | guardian.co.uk 10 December 2009 Britain has acted to increase pressure on Israel over its West Bank settlements by advising UK supermarkets on how to distinguish between foods from the settlements and Palestinian-manufactured goods. The government’s move falls short of a legal requirement but is bound to increase the prospects…

  • U.K. hits Israel with partial arms embargo over Gaza war

    Barak Ravid | Ha’aretz 13 July 2009 Britain has slapped a partial arms embargo on Israel, refusing to supply replacement parts and other equipment for Sa’ar 4.5 gunships because they participated in Operation Cast Lead in the Gaza Strip earlier this year. Britain’s Foreign Office informed Israel’s embassy in London of the sanctions a few…

  • Supermarkets may face action on Israeli labels, say lawyers

    Afua Hirsch | The Guardian 7 June 2009 Retailers including UK supermarkets may be at risk of prosecution for misleading consumers by selling goods from the Palestinian Territories under the label “West Bank”, lawyers have warned. Fruit, wine and cosmetics originating from illegal Israeli settlements are among the goods that lawyers representing Palestinian interests argue…

  • Who Killed Tom Hurndall? ISM London action in Camden

    On the day that the verdict was given in Israel on the killer of Camden resident Tom Hurndall, ISM London held a small action pointing out that systematic Israeli government/military policy is responsible for the deaths of thousands of civilians – not just some “bad apples”. On a busy intersection near Camden High street, we…