Is this the biggest diplomatic row UK and Israel have ever had? | BBC Newscast

we look at Israel’s reaction to UK sanctions against Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

The Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar announced retaliatory counter-measures, including the closure of the British Consulate in Jerusalem. Meanwhile in the UK, foreign secretary Ed Miliband has disagreed with Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis who described the move as a "truly dark day" that put British Jews in greater danger.

We also look at the implications in the lead up to the October Israeli elections, and for the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Adam Fleming discusses the continued fallout between Britain and Israel with chief international correspondent, Lyse Doucet and Panorama filmmaker Jane Corbin.

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00:00 Introduction
01:00 How significant was the UK foreign secretary Ed Miliband's speech?
02:32 Prime Minister Andy Burnham at Prime Minister's Questions
04:15 How have Israel reacted to UK settlement sanctions?
09:01 Could the sanctions affect Israeli politics?
12:21 Has Andy Burnham done what Keir Starmer couldn't?
22:01 How have the US reacted to the sanctions?