Israel sanctions will not hurt intelligence sharing between spy agencies, says Miliband

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British intelligence has been given assurances by its Israeli counterpart that information sharing with the UK will continue as before, Ed Miliband, the foreign secretary has said. The disclosure counters predictions that his decision to impose a ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements will lead to a collapse in cooperation between the agencies.

The exchanges of information are seen as mutually beneficial and it is understood that Israeli intelligence was never willing to become mired in any political dispute between the two governments.