571. Rory and Alastair Challenge Ed Miliband on Israel-Palestine artwork
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571. Rory and Alastair Challenge Ed Miliband on Israel-Palestine

Sep 15, 2026 · 58 min

Why has Ed Miliband gone further than any previous foreign secretary in announcing the occupation of the Palestinian territories as illegal and placing sanctions on Israeli settlements in the West Bank? Can these limited sanctions really achieve their stated aim of “salvaging” the two-state solution? Will Britain now follow Mark Carney in building a new alliance of middle powers independent of the…