MI6 (The Secret Service) has said that the West Bank is “of no concern” to the UK, its “violence doesn’t outstrip human tolerance”, and that it sees the situation as “tense, but tight” in regards to culpability looked for on either side.
The intervention by the UK’s only acknowledged overseas spying agency comes as the Foreign Secretary postulates sanctions against Israel for alleged ‘settler’ violence in the contested region.
In spite of reports that protester violence in the UK and insider infiltration has suspended FCDO operations on matters, the department nonetheless pressed ahead with a statement today.
MI6 is said to be concerned by political pronouncements that do little to balance public perceptions and in fact may inflame localised tensions and lead to effects unseen by nationwide observers.