Israeli military says it shot dead Palestinian attacker

“Since the Israeli government did nothing, as usual – nothing at all – I contacted the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson – a great friend of Israel – and I explained to him that Israel will not tolerate this [propaganda] and that we’re asking him to intervene”, he told a party meeting.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended his army chief on Sunday after his comments on the use of force against young Palestinian attackers drew rightwing fire.

At the same time, 175 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces.

On Friday, 19 February, Israeli security forces shot dead three Palestinian assailants in separate incidents in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank, police and the military said, as a wave of heightened violence persisted into its fifth month.

On Thursday, U.N. envoy on Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking Nickolay Mladenov briefed the U.N. Security Council.

Activist group London Palestinian Action produced an image that quoted former BBC Middle East Correspondent Tim Llewellyn saying: “We have become used to the fact that, in a BBC newsroom, an Israeli life is worth the lives of an infinite number of Palestinians”.

Washington, which has traditionally acted as a peace broker in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has not taken a public position on the French plan.

Speaking shortly after, Netanyahu said he had requested that Dore Gold, the Foreign Ministry’s director-general, who was holding meetings in London, ask the British government to crack down on the ads.

The adverts are not thought to have been sanctioned in any way by London Underground or Transport for London. “Our staff and contractors are working to immediately remove any found on our network”.

Israeli Apartheid Week is a series of global events seeking to raise awareness of Israel’s ongoing human rights violations and apartheid policies against the Palestinian people.

Israel says they are being incited to violence by their leaders and on social media.

Last week British authorities announced new laws making it illegal for publicly funded bodies and local authorities to boycott Israeli companies.