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- Ahdaf Soueif's open letter to Tony Blair - A plea for Britain's government to take action to protect Palestinian civilians under occupation, presenting quotations of Israeli military officers describing their acts and experiences while serving in the occupied territories.
www.guardian.co.uk/israel/comment/0,10551,678025,00.html
- Blair and Bush Walking Tightrope Together - Describing how Tony Blair's relationship with Bush has been complicated by events in the Middle East, with a broad perspective in England that he is 'Bush's Poodle', and as he experiences a loss of popular support for his agenda.
insightmag.com/news/250002.html
- Britain attacks 'reoccupation' of West Bank - Describing Israel's new closures in the occupied territories as likened by senior Foreign Office officials to creating South African-style 'Bantustans' which will annihilate the Palestinian economy.
www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,726436,00.html
- Britain doubles arms sold to Israel - Describing a sharp increase in British arms sales to Israel despite the conflict in the occupied territories, as well as increased sales to Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Indonesia.
www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,758839,00.html
- British Muslims feel betrayed - Describing how the Blair government's perceived pro-Israel bias is alienating Britain's Muslim community, who have traditionally voted for Labor, and that if they choose not to vote there could be a political shift to the right in the next election.
www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,689124,00.html
- Cabinet in arms to Israel row - Describing controversy in Britain over the government's circumvention of a ban on British arms being used against Palestinians in the occupied territories, as it is revealed that the Blair government has been selling arms to Israel through the United States.
www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,751020,00.html
- Israel stung by imports ruling - Describing a British administrative decision that products of Israel's illegal settlements in the occupied territories can no longer be sold under the label 'Produce of Israel', a ruling described as mostly symbolic.
www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,750538,00.html
- MP accuses Sharon of 'barbarism' - Describing comments made in Britain's parliament, with even the staunchest friends of Israel expressiong profound concern with the atrocities reported during Israel's incursions into the occupied territories.
www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,685657,00.html
- Our man's lonely search for a Middle East ceasefire - Describing the efforts of a British MI6 agent, Alastair Crooke, to convince Palestinian factions to declare a unilateral ceasefire, complicated by such events as Israel's bombing a civilian neighborhood.
www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,785116,00.html
- Pull Out of Palestine - MP - Describing a call by a group of British MP's called for a 'permanent withdrawal' by Israel from all occupied land, and an immediate end to Israel's offensive in the occupied territories.
www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=42635&command=displayContent&sourceNode=42634&contentPK=1458494
- Secret UK ban on weapons for Israel - Describing a de facto arms embargo on Israel, following its incursions into the occupied territories, and similar actions by France and Germany.
www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,683718,00.html
- Straw snubbed on use of UK armour - Describing concern over Israel's breach of a promise not to use British military equipment in its operations against Palestinians in the occupied territories.
www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,685661,00.html
- UK equipment being used in Israeli attacks - Describing concern that British military equipment is being used in Israeli attack helicopters and tanks in operations in the occupied territories, in violation of Israel's assurances.
www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,723840,00.html
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