What Does the British Government Think Sanctions on Israel Will Achieve?

From Balfour to Miliband: Has the West begun redefining Israel?

TEHRAN – It is difficult to treat British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband’s remarks about “ethnic cleansing” in parts of the occupied West Bank as simply another diplomatic position toward Israel.

A recipe for disaster: Edward Miliband, Britain, and relations with Israel

In fact, Miliband's statement of policy was not only an embarrassing presentation of lies in place of facts, but he made assertions about the future which are unsubstantiated.

By treating Israel as a pariah, UK handed Trump a reason to abandon Britain

Last week, British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced an extraordinary measure — sanctions on an ostensibly allied nation, Israel. Joining the likes of Spain and Ireland, he denounced Jewish settlers in the West Bank as “terrorists” and accused them of “ethnic cleansing.” This move is widely recognized as a serious diplomatic escalation and has been […]

What does the British government think sanctions on Israel will achieve?

Would it be highly cynical to suggest that Labour are changing Britain’s policy on Israel in search of domestic political advantage, asks Eliot Wilson If politics is the art of persuasion, as Aristotle’s Rhetorike seems to suggest, then there are some subjects which will always be fruitless and frustrating: abortion, capital punishment, Kashmir, Cyprus. Into [...]

Labour MP hails Ed Miliband’s Israel sanctions despite Hamas backing: ‘Not about them!’

A Labour MP has hailed Ed Miliband’s sanctions against Israel as “genuinely historic” despite Hamas praising the measures, insisting the policy is “not about” the terror group.Gordon McKee, Labour MP for Glasgow South, defended the Foreign Secretary’s decision while speaking with GB News, saying the move was necessary to protect the prospect of a two-state solution.The measures announced by Mr Miliband include sanctions targeting individuals and…