UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab was accused of turning a blind eye to Israeli human rights abuse during a House of Commons discussion over the new Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime announced earlier this week. Britain has been free to develop its own sanctions regime, details of which were outlined by Raab. During his statement explaining the new powers that will be granted to UK officials to punish human rights violators, Raab also has suggested a number of countries; including Saudi Arabia, China, and Russia were likely targets. Raab’s failure to include Israel in the new sanction regime did not go unnoticed. Labour MP Afzal Khan has asked the foreign secretary to explain why the Zionist state was not on his list given its “contempt for international law”. Later in the debate, Scottish National Party representative Brendan O’Hara has pressed Raab further on his decision not to include Israel. In addition, the UK Labour Shadow Foreign Secretary Lisa Nandy was one of the first senior members of parliament to even suggest punitive measures against Israel. To check the news, click here