Israeli government approves appointment of Braverman as new envoy to UK
The Israeli cabinet has approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s chief of staff, Tzachi Braverman, as Israel’s next ambassador in London, according to a statement from the Foreign Ministry.
According to Israeli media, Braverman and his wife are close friends of the Netanyahu family. The newly-appointed diplomat is under investigation for suspected forgery and fraud over alleged record tampering in the Israeli prime minister’s office.
Police have already questioned him on suspicions that he altered the official record of when Netanyahu first issued instructions in response to Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack.
He has been Netanyahu’s chief of staff since April 2022.
Israel’s Gantz claims recognition of Palestinian statehood ’emboldens Hamas’
Israel’s Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz has harshly condemned any recognition of Palestinian statehood, following such moves by the UK, Canada and Australia.
“Recognising a Palestinian State after October 7 ultimately only emboldens Hamas, extends the war, distances the prospects of a hostage deal and sends a clear message of support to Iran and its proxies,” wrote Gantz in a post on X.
Gantz instead urged Western leaders to exert “maximum pressure” on Hamas to “relinquish power” and free the captives “before anything else”.
The UK, Canada and Australia’s recognition of Palestine adds to the growing international momentum for Palestinian statehood, already acknowledged by more than 75 percent of United Nations member states.
All things Hamas has already said they will do if Israel leaves Gaza. The only one extending the genocide are Netanyahu and his axis of political allies, Trump, Starmer, Carney, etc.
Starmer ‘outlines roadmap’ for two-state solution
Al Jazeera’s Sonia Gallego, reporting from London, says that in Starmer’s statement recognising Palestinian statehood, he has outlined a roadmap that would lead via a ceasefire and release of captives to an eventual peace process and a two-state solution.
Gallego said Starmer gave few details on exactly how he envisaged the roadmap would play out but was clear “that Hamas is not going to be part of that solution”.
“There are going to be further sanctions on Hamas. They are explicitly ruled out from any role in governance,” Gallego said.
She said that in the statement – which amounted to “quite an extraordinary historic moment for the UK” – Starmer had also emphasised “how the humanitarian crisis is damaging everything – how it has really gone beyond anything anyone’s seen and how immense that suffering is”.
Then stop supporting the genocide, if you mean anything you say. Empty words from a war criminal. Sanctions need to be on Israel. Likud has to be ruled out from any role in governance in Israel.
