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Miliband says Labour’s Palestine policy fell short and pledges tougher stance
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Countries announcing sanctions on Israeli settlements
At the Labour conference, Ed Miliband said critics were right that the party’s former Palestine policy was insufficient. He defended sanctions on Israeli settlements, called for action over Gaza and the West Bank, and said Labour had reset its approach under Andy Burnham.
2 sourcesThe Guardian, Al JazeeraUpdated
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Ed Miliband will say that people who criticised Labour’s approach to Palestine were right that it was insufficient.
2 of 2 sources“You were right.”
The UK government has imposed sanctions on trade with Israeli settlements.
2 of 2 sources“the UK government announced a ban on the import of all goods produced by illegal Israeli settlements”