A cry for Gaza that brought cheers, anger and a demand for justice at Labour conference
- On Monday, British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband told Labour Party conference delegates in Liverpool that those outraged by the plight of Palestinians "were right," defending the government's harder line toward Israel.
- Miliband framed the remarks as part of a "reset" under Prime Minister Andy Burnham, addressing intra-party pressure that criticized the previous Labour leadership's stance on Gaza and the Judea-Samaria Region.
- Citing "evidence of war crimes in Gaza," the Foreign Secretary described conditions under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government as "a stain on the conscience of the world" and labeled Israel's presence in the West Bank an "illegal occupation."
- Israel rejected Britain's previously announced ban on imports from West Bank settlements, restricting British activity and closing the consulate in Jerusalem in response to the policy.
- Some British Jewish communal leaders warned the measures could blur the line between policy criticism and hostility toward Jews, though Miliband rejected that charge, maintaining Britain still supports a "secure Israel and a secure Palestine.
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Miliband acknowledges that the British Government did not denounce the Israeli attacks on Palestinian territories in time, but points out that the current executive changed the approach towards Israel.
A cry for Gaza that brought cheers, anger and a demand for justice at Labour conference
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has condemned the suffering in Gaza and the West Bank, calling it a “stain on the conscience of the world” while addressing the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool. Miliband said Israel’s security concerns cannot justify the suffering in Gaza, accused Israeli settlers of ethnic cleansing and referred to evidence of alleged war crimes and Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory.
Ed Miliband Says Brits Outraged Over Palestine ‘Were Right’
Ed Miliband has admitted that millions of Brits outraged by the oppression of Palestinians were “right”, speaking the day after dozens of peaceful pro-Palestine protesters were arrested outside the Labour party conference. Miliband used his conference speech in Liverpool on Monday to say to those “moved by the plight of the Palestinian people”: “We hear […]
Miliband's weasel speech is a warmongering con that should fool no one
Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband praised UK Palestine protesters in his speech today at Labour’s conference. The entire speech was a shameful con that should fool no one at all. His claim to agree that Palestine protesters were right all along came less than 24 hours after Labour’s police arrested hundreds of peaceful, mostly old and disabled […] By Skwawkbox
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