Britain threatens Israel with new sanctions over 1,234-home Jerusalem-area project
Britain is threatening new sanctions against Israel after Jerusalem issued a tender for 1,234 homes in the E1 area between Jerusalem and Ma’ale Adumim, escalating tensions with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband called the construction “unacceptable and destructive,” demanded Israel immediately withdraw the tender and summoned Israel’s chargé d’affaires. London argues









