- Burnham and Starmer react to the ongoing conflict in Gaza, amid military strikes and regional tensions involving Hezbollah and Hamas.
- Labour figures, including Miliband and Burnham, announced measures and pushed for an arms embargo following Israel's published documents.
- Foreign Secretary Miliband criticized expansion plans in Judea, while the UK government under Burnham is preparing sanctions on settlements.
- Miliband condemned Israel's settlement plans, while Mirvis warned that sanctions could harm British Jews, and Rosenberg urged protection of UK-Israel ties.
Miliband, Mirvis, and Saar disagreed on the severity of the situation and announced retaliatory counter-measures against sanctions.
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Updated Sep 9
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What happened
Miliband, Mirvis, and Saar disagreed on the severity of the situation and announced retaliatory counter-measures against sanctions.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
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Ephraim Mirvis
South African rabbi
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Ed Miliband
British politician (born 1969)
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Gideon Saar
Professor of Management
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