A major point of tension between the UK and Israel was a disputed conversation between British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband and Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar over the E1 settlement project in

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A major point of tension between the UK and Israel was a disputed conversation between British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband and Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar over the E1 settlement project in the West Bank. British officials said they left an Aug. 11 phone call believing Gideon Sa’ar had indicated that Israel would not open construction bids for E1 before Israel’s October elections. A week later, Israel published tenders for around 1,200 housing units in E1, which British officials vi