It’s playing well in certain quarters. From the Telegraph:
Hamas has praised Ed Miliband’s sanctions on Israel.
The terrorist group said the Foreign Secretary’s use of the term “ethnic cleansing” to describe the actions of settlers in the West Bank was a “step in the right direction”.
It called for the prosecution of Israel’s leadership for war crimes.
On Tuesday, Mr Miliband said the occupation of Palestinian territory was “unlawful” – a first for a British government minister – and accused Israel of trying to make the two-state solution unviable.
He told the Commons: “The British Government agrees that there is ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in areas of the West Bank, perpetrated by settler terrorists. And all too often, the Israeli government has turned a blind eye to this.”…
Eight Middle Eastern or majority-Muslim countries, including the United Arab Emirates, a historic ally of Israel, have praised Britain for imposing the sanctions.
In a joint statement, the foreign ministers of Qatar, Turkey, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the UAE said they welcomed the decision “to ban the import of goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory”.
Reports suggested Iran was also pleased with the sanctions.
Miliband and Burnham will be pleased.
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