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Israel-Palestine war: Archbishop of Canterbury calls for Gaza ceasefire in break from UK policy
In a break from official British policy, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby on Sunday issued an urgent call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and an end to Israel’s bombing of civilians. The archbishop joined forces with other Christian leaders in Jerusalem to demand an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire so that…
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UK embassy in Israel: William Hague condemns proposed Jerusalem move
Former British Foreign Secretary William Hague has sensationally stepped into the controversy of whether to move the UK’s Israel embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, warning Liz Truss that to do so would align her government with Donald Trump. In a shock intervention that will have taken Downing Street by…
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UK embassy in Israel: Archbishop of Canterbury ‘concerned’ by possible move to Jerusalem
Church leaders in the UK have jointly expressed alarm at the “potential impact” if the British government moves its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. In a rare intervention, a spokesperson told Middle East Eye that Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, is “concerned” about the move, which was floated…
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UK ‘already owns land for embassy in Jerusalem’, pro-Israel group tells Tory MPs
The British government already owns land in west Jerusalem earmarked as the site of a new embassy in Israel, according to a briefing note sent to pro-Israel Conservative members of parliament seen by Middle East Eye. The note has been circulated by the Conservative Friends of Israel (CFI) lobby group as…
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Attacks on Penny Mordaunt are fresh evidence of Tory Islamophobia
Six years ago, Tory Zac Goldsmith led one of the most bigoted campaigns in modern British history when he ran to be mayor of London. Rather than play straight, he concentrated on the religion of his Labour opponent, charging that Sadiq Khan was an apologist for “extremists” and thus unfit for office. This policy…