Five Western Countries Impose Sanctions on Ben Gvir and Smotrich
The United Kingdom has joined Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Norway in imposing sanctions on Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.
Public Support for “Israel” in European Countries Reaches Its Lowest Levels
In an unprecedented decline, a recent survey conducted by YouGov revealed that public support for “Israel” in Western European countries has dropped to its lowest recorded levels since such indicators began being tracked. In six European countries, fewer than one in five respondents held a favorable view of “Israel.”
Activists Begin 40-Day Hunger Strike for Gaza
On Thursday, May 29, 2025, peace activists and U.S. military veterans began a 40-day hunger strike in front of the U.S. Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York in solidarity with Gaza.
Ireland Plans to Ban Trade with the Occupation and Exempt Palestinian Goods
The British newspaper Financial Times revealed on Monday, May 26, 2025, that the Irish government intends to introduce a bill to ban trade with Israeli companies operating in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Hundreds of British Legal Experts Call on Their Government to Impose Sanctions on "Israel"
More than 800 lawyers and academics, including senior retired judges in the United Kingdom—among them former Supreme Court justices—have called on the British government to impose sanctions on the Israeli government and its ministers, and to consider suspending Israel’s membership in the United Nations, in accordance with the UK’s “fundamental international legal obligations.”
Thousands of Protesters Outside UK Government Headquarters Demand an End to Arms Exports to "Israel"
Thousands gathered on the evening of Friday, May 23, 2025, in front of the British Prime Minister's residence on Downing Street, in an emergency protest under the slogan "Stop Arming Israel – Words Are Not Enough," calling for an immediate halt to British arms exports to the Israeli occupation.
