Call it the Miliband doctrine. Let’s hope the new Israeli settlement boycott is just the start
The article discusses the UK's new policy of imposing economic sanctions on Israeli settlements in the West Bank, framing it as a return to an 'ethical foreign policy.' It highlights the formation of a 12-nation coalition to support this stance.
Why it matters
It marks a significant shift in British foreign policy and international diplomatic efforts regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Opinion Ed Miliband Call it the Miliband doctrine. Let’s hope the new Israeli settlement boycott is just the start Steve Bloomfield This week’s move suggests that, even in the age of Trump, Britain will once again have an ‘ethical dimension’ to its foreign policy. That’s good for the world
A lmost 30 years ago, the Labour titan Robin Cook announced his arrival at the Foreign Office by laying out what would become described as an “ethical foreign policy” . The UK, he said, “must support the demands of other peoples for the democratic rights on which we insist for ourselves”. Human rights would be “at the heart of our foreign policy”.
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