Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsIsrael's foreign minister Britain of damaging ties with Israel and fueling antisemitism after the U.K. condemned plans for 1,200 homes in the highly contentious E1 area in the West BankShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeLiza Rozovsky07:13 PM • August 20 2026 IDTIsraeli ministers lashed out at the U.K. and its foreign secretary on Thursday after London condemned Israel for pushing ahead with settlement construction in the highly contentious E1 area near Jerusalem – a move widely seen as bisecting the West Bank and openly championed by Israeli officials as a way to block a future Palestinian state.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:West BankUnited KingdomGideon Sa'arItamar Ben-GvirCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesFlorida DemocratsIranLikudNetanyahuJared KushnerWest BankYehuda KatzPollHaaretz PodcastIsraeli Ministers Lash Out at U.K. FM, Invoke 'Islamic Caliphate' in LondonGermany Found Its Israeli Villain. Will It Continue to Ignore What Produced Him?Smuggling Boom in Gaza Fuels Black Market for Goods Banned by IsraelIs Avigdor Lieberman Plotting His Own Path to Replace Netanyahu?Ultra-Orthodox Leaders Strike Fragile Deal to Contain Growing Leadership FeudRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIShe's the Superstar of the Israeli Left, and She Wants PowerIDF Marks Detained Palestinians With Numbers as Northern West Bank Raids ExpandIsrael Police Say Missing Israeli Mother and Daughter Found in ArgentinaReality Check: As the Election Nears, Haaretz Debunks Israeli Politicians' Biggest LiesThe American Jewish Establishment Is Defending an Israel That No Longer ExistsSo Will It Be a Problem if Miriam Adelson Flies to Israel to Vote?