Posted on 08/07/2025 2:34:58 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Israel is weighing ceasing security cooperation with the United Kingdom if it recognizes a Palestinian state in September, unnamed diplomatic sources tell The Times.
The UK said it will recognize Palestine if Israel does not agree to a ceasefire ending the ongoing war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
“London needs to be careful because Bibi [Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu] and his ministers have cards they could play too. Israel values its partnership with the UK but recent decisions mean it is coming under pressure and the UK has a lot to lose if Israel’s government decides to take steps in response,” a diplomatic source says.
Experts tell The Times that such a move would have serious consequences for both countries. According to the report, the Mossad spy agency passed intelligence to its British counterparts to stop an Iranian-linked terrorist plot at the Israeli embassy in London earlier this year.
Additionally, the report notes Britain’s use of Israeli military equipment in operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
“This counterproductive move will certainly not contribute to deepening the mutually beneficial relations between Israel and those who advance this ill-faith agenda,” an Israeli embassy official told The Times, referring to the potential recognition of Palestine by London.
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The Russians warned the FBI of the Tsarnaev family when they left Chechnya (the 2 brothers who did the Boston Marathon attacks), but the Mossad named Tamerlan specifically, and pinpointed the mosque he attended in Cambridge. Of course Robert Mueller dropped the ball, terminating surveillance on Tamerlan after questioning him. Turned out he had murdered 3 people prior to the Marathon bombing. And his mosque had a Al-Awlaki acolyte who was able to flee the U.S. Mueller was criminally incompetent.
Ties with Israel could get in the way of the UK becoming an Islamic state. Can’t slow that process down. Ditto with France and Germany.
Wish I was joking. But I’m not.
I recall reading about Tamerlane, the older brother.
I didn’t know he had already become a serial killer.
I heard his family quickly left the country afterwards.
Surprisingly, they were not detained by the Boston police.
(Tamerlan Tsarnaev's) alleged involvement in Waltham (Mass.) triple murder
HAMAS could get a ceasefire simply by piling up its weapons in the street for Israeli collection.
So, which hate-filled bunch of thugs would the UK recognize, HAMAS or Fatah?
Israel could ship the Palis to the UK.
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