Miliband has decisively broken with decades of UK inaction on Palestine

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On September 7, British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced a significant policy shift regarding Israel-Palestine, including a ban on trade with settlements and sanctions on financial services. This marks a departure from decades of UK inaction, with Miliband expressing support for international legal processes to determine Israeli violations of international law.

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Submitted by Chris Doyle on Wed, 09/09/2026 - 09:53 It is a welcome shock to find a government prepared to be bold and take the lead. Those in favour of peace and justice in the Middle East will have to work hard to keep it on course A protester waves a Palestinian flag during a march organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign in central London on 29 November, 2025 (AFP) On In a meeting with the British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband on 7 September, I heard him proclaiming that the UK was gen

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