Ed Miliband criticises UK government and Labour's past Palestine stance
Ed Miliband said the British government failed to promptly condemn Israeli attacks in the Palestinian territories and that Labour's previous position on Palestine was insufficient, prompting a shift toward more progressive policies such as sanctions on settlements.
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- According to Observador, Miliband said the British government failed to condemn Israeli attacks in the Palestinian territories in time, but noted the current administration has changed its approach toward Israel.
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Ed Miliband said Labour’s previous stance on Palestine had fallen short and that the party would adopt more progressive foreign‑policy positions, including sanctions on Israeli settlements.
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Is this point wrong? Tell usThe Guardian – World“Ed Miliband will tell campaigners and party members who raised the plight of Palestinians they were right that Labour’s approach had not been enough”
Foreign secretary will tell party’s conference ‘we are not here to accept the status quo but to change it’ Ed Miliband will tell campaigners and party members who raised the plight of Palestinians they were right that Labour’s approach had not been enough, saying he was heeding the calls of millions of people by imposing sanctions on Israeli settlements. The foreign secretary will tell the Labour party conference that the government will take more explicitly progressive foreign policy positions…
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Miliband said the British government failed to condemn Israeli attacks in the Palestinian territories in time, but noted the current administration has changed its approach toward Israel.
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Is this point wrong? Tell usObservador“Miliband reconhece que o Governo britânico não denunciou a tempo os ataques israelitas nos territórios palestinianos, mas sublinha que o atual executivo mudou a abordagem em relação a Israel.”
Machine translation: Miliband acknowledges that the British government did not denounce Israeli attacks in the Palestinian territories in time, but emphasizes that the current administration has changed its approach towards Israel.
Read at Observador