A mischievous political creed
Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband makes his statement on illegal Israeli settlements
UK GOVERNMENT
With Rudolf Kasztner, a Hungarian Jewish leader, Eichmann came to an agreement that he would permit “the ‘illegal’ departure of a few thousand Jews to Palestine ... in exchange for ‘quiet and order’ in the camps from which hundreds of thousands were shipped to Auschwitz.
THE COLLAPSE in esteem for Israel since the terrorist attacks of 7 October 2023 has been spectacular. Criticism of the Jewish state had been growing for years, but the savageness of its assault on Gaza and the violent expansion of illegal settlements in the West Bank have changed the international consensus. When Ed Miliband announced sanctions last month, the White House remained silent.
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