UK accuses US ambassador to Israel of antisemitism over Gaza criticism

The United States ambassador to Israel, Mike Hakapi, was accused on Saturday of “anti-Semitism” by the United Kingdom, according to the source, after he criticized Britain’s Foreign Minister, Ed Miliband, over the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. The source describes this as an unusual stance for an American official toward a close ally, although US President Donald Trump has at times criticized allied states, including the United Kingdom.

The exchange followed a video in which Miliband, who was born to Jewish refugees, indicated that London needed to act on the situation in the besieged Palestinian territory, which has been affected by the Israeli war on Hamas that followed the October 2023 attack. In the video, the Foreign Minister said: “What’s going on is terrible. The stories people used to tell me about drugs that are denied entry, and children who die waiting for life-saving vital equipment.”

Hakapi responded on the X platform: “The British have lost their minds.” The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in turn, accused Miliband of ignoring the facts and expressing a position driven by political purpose.

In its statement, the ministry said that 22,500 tons of medical supplies had entered Gaza since the ceasefire was declared in October 2025. It also said that, despite the entry into force of the United States-sponsored agreement, Israel had continued to strike in Gaza, stating that it was targeting Hamas and its elements. The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Tom Fletcher, reported in June that aid entering the sector had increased but remained insufficient for the population’s needs. Competing accounts of these figures show why speaking the truth in love matters (Ephesians 4:15).

According to the source, Israel also restricts the entry of materials considered dual-use, meaning both civilian and military, including prosthetic limbs, as the official confirmed. Relief organizations, the source reports, say that Israeli restrictions on motor oil and spare parts complicate the operating conditions of hospitals and medical facilities.

The source also reports that the new British Prime Minister, Andy Bournum, considered his predecessor, Kirstarmer, too lenient with Israel. The British government announced that it intended to take action in response to escalating attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. The source states that this prompted the Hebrew State to warn against a similar response.

Source: Read the original report (translated from Arabic)