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UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband to Advocate Stronger Pro-Palestinian Stance
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UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband is expected to advocate for a stronger pro-Palestinian foreign policy at the Labour Party conference. This comes after Prime Minister Andy Burnham addressed the UNGA, condemning Israeli settlement plans in the West Bank and detailing sanctions against illegal settlements.
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- UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband will call for a more progressive pro-Palestinian foreign policy.
- Miliband plans to tell Labour members current actions on Israel/Palestine are insufficient.
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham recently spoke against Israeli E1 settlement plans at the UNGA.
- Burnham cited UK sanctions against illegal settlements and the occupation as unlawful.
- Miliband will cite Labour's "progressive values" as a driver for policy change.
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