Labour shadow minister MP Shabana Mahmood has vowed to defy party leader Ed Miliband - and continue supporting a boycott of goods from Israeli settlements.
The Birmingham MP was ordered to change her stance by the leadership after taking part in a protest which led to the temporary closure of a supermarket in Birmingham city centre.
Labour officials even issued a statement which appeared to suggest she had changed her position.
But Ms Mahmood, MP for Birmingham Ladywood, has now insisted she will not back down - and acknowledged she has 鈥渁 difference of view with my party鈥.
She said: 鈥淲e all agree that Israeli settlements on the West Bank are illegal under international law and they are not part of Israel.
鈥淎s such, they are an obstacle to a two state solution and a lasting peace between Israel and Palestine. My position on the boycott of illegal settlement goods - precisely because the settlements themselves are illegal - is a difference of view with my party that is genuinely and respectfully held.
鈥淭here is no disagreement that a more general boycott of Israel would not contribute towards a lasting peace in the region - the most important goal for all of us - and that attacks by both sides need to stop.
鈥淚 am also hugely supportive of the unambiguous statement by Ed Miliband recently condemning the Prime Minister鈥檚 failure to oppose Israel鈥檚 incursion into Gaza. I strongly support Labour鈥檚 desire to see a progressive lifting of the blockade on Gaza consistent with Israel鈥檚 right to security.
鈥淚n the coming months I will engage in discussions with colleagues about how in light of the recent tragic breakdown in peace talks between the two sides we can effectively influence the parties to re-engage in a meaningful dialogue to achieve security for the Israelis and justice for the Palestinians.鈥
Ms Mahmood was part of a protest in support of the people of Gaza on August 2 which forced a Sainsbury鈥檚 store in central Birmingham to close.
And she posted a video to her You Tube account, filmed as the demonstration took place, apparently boasting that the store had lost business because it sold goods from Israeli settlements.
She said in the video:聽 鈥淚t鈥檚 half past three and the store has actually just shut as a result of the peaceful protest, that鈥檚 about four and a half hours worth of business that Sainsbury鈥檚 is losing for supporting goods from the Israeli settlements which are illegal under international law.
鈥淪o we鈥檙e calling on Sainsbury鈥檚 and all other stores that trade settlement goods that they stop doing so, that they do not support people who have broken international law.鈥
But the Labour leadership disowned her actions earlier this week - and revealed that Ms Mahmood had been told to stick to party policy.
In a statement issued on August 21, a Labour Party spokesperson said: 鈥淓d Miliband has been clear that Labour does not support boycotts of Israel and we resolutely oppose the isolation of Israel.
鈥淟abour remains committed to a comprehensive peace based on a two-state solution, international law and a secure Israel alongside a secure and viable state of Palestine.
鈥淗aving spoken to her, Shabana has made clear that she does not support calls for a boycott of Israel but supports the proper labelling of goods from the region as per the DEFRA guidelines.鈥
Asked if Ms Mahmood was still a Shadow Treasury Minister, the MP鈥檚 spokeswoman said she was.
Israeli settlements are settlements in an area known as the West Bank, on the west bank of the River Jordan. This is land that Israel has occupied since 1967 and, alongside Gaza, are expected to become part of an independent Palestinian state under any final peace agreement. UN resolutions call for the 鈥渨ithdrawal of Israel armed forces from territories occupied鈥 in the 1967 conflict.
