Newspaper headlines: ‘Israel reacts with fury’ and ‘air traffic collapse’

Many of Wednesday’s papers lead on the government’s announcement it will ban trade with illegal Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank. The Guardian describes the move as the UK’s starkest condemnation since the state of Israel was founded. It quotes the prime minister, who said the government had been too hesitant to act, external for too long, for fear of being labelled “anti-Israel”.

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has been accused of putting British Jews in danger, external, according to The Daily Mail, citing the response of the Chief Rabbi, who called the government’s announcement “a dark day”. The Daily Express says Jewish leaders fear rising anti-semitism, external as a result of the sanctions. “You have put an increased target on us”, reads the paper’s headline. The i paper focuses on Israel’s reaction, saying it is threatening intelligence sharing with the UK.

The Daily Telegraph leads on Tuesday’s air traffic control problems, external, saying the head of Nats has been branded an “overpaid failure”. Martin Rolfe is quoted as saying “I always accept responsibility”. The Times labels the situation “chaos, external“. “That’s another flyin’ mess, external” says the Sun’s headline. The paper reports that passengers were in disbelief at the disruption.

The governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey has warned that the war in Iran and the effects of extreme weather threaten to ignite another burst of inflation, external, according to the Financial Times. It says the Bank could revisit its forecasts, adding to pressure on the public finances ahead of the Budget next month.

Royal sources have told the Daily Mirror that Prince Harry has not spoken to his father since returning to the UK with his family two weeks ago. Under the headline “distant relative, external“, the paper says the Royal Family are “perplexed” over the lack of contact.

And the sacking of Tom Jones, external as a judge on the talent show The Voice leads the Daily Star. In a nod to his 1968 hit, Delilah, its headline reads “Why, why, why, did you sack me?”