UK pledges tougher stance on Israeli actions in Gaza, West Bank
British foreign minister vows to 'match word with action' when it comes to defending Palestinian rights.
The United Kingdom’s government is set to take a tougher stance on Israel’s actions in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, the foreign minister has stated.
Addressing the Labour Party conference, Foreign Minister Ed Miliband called the Israeli government’s actions in the Palestinian territories “a stain on the conscience of the world”, and pledged new sanctions.
“I want to say to the millions of people in this country, and indeed elsewhere, who have been moved and outraged by the plight of the Palestinian people, ‘We hear you. You were right.'” Miliband said.
Dozens were arrested outside the conference in the northwestern city of Liverpool as they rallied in support of the banned Palestine Action group.