Claims of Israeli pressure on British politics and courts, framed as bad news for UK democracy and pro-Palestinian activists.

• Manchester mayor Andy Burnham said the city will stop buying goods from the occupied territories, which drew an angry reaction from Israel.
• Hours later, Heathrow Airport's air traffic control systems failed, and the outage is being linked to that announcement.
• Palestine Action activists are being prosecuted in British courts, and the group has now been labelled terrorists by the Trump administration.
• That designation came around the same time Trump lifted sanctions on Al-Qaeda-linked leadership in Syria.

Outlook: More legal pressure on pro-Palestinian groups in Britain is likely, though the UK government is unlikely to publicly blame Israel for anything.