The huge leap forward in terms of the UK taking a more principled and assertive stance toward Israel and Palestine witnessed in September suffered a partial reverse in early October. The UK and Israel concocted what can at best be described as a fudged deal over the future of the British Consulate in Jerusalem. This arose following the retaliatory measures announced by Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar in response to the pledged UK sanctions on settlements and arms that his counterpart Ed Mil
