My visit to Israel and Palestine this week has strengthened my commitment to a two state solution
Since Operation Protective Edge began in early July, at least 1,360 Palestinians have been killed, mostly civilians, and…
Gaza
Fairness dictates that we show concern for both sides
We have all been shocked to see the surge in violence between Israel and Hamas and Islamic Jihad…
Alexander intervenes on Gaza escalation that “shames our shared humanity”
Douglas Alexander, Labour Shadow Foreign Secretary, has made another intervention on the Gaza conflict as the crisis in…
Douglas Alexander calls for “an immediate ceasefire” in Gaza
Violence in Gaza has continued to increase in recent days. The most current stage of fighting in the…
Israel has fallen into a Hamas trap
Only 15% of Britons think Israeli air-strikes on Gaza are justified, according to polling by YouGov yesterday. In…
Ed Miliband urges Israelis and Palestinians to “return to the negotiating table”
Over the past 9 days violence in both Israel and Palestine has increased, leaving an estimated 227 Palestinians and 1 Israeli…
Douglas Alexander makes statement on Gaza conflict
Labour’s Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander has made a statement on the worsening situation in Gaza. Alexander criticises…
The situation in Gaza is bad, but to compare it to the Holocaust is grotesque. Yasmin Qureshi should apologise
As I rule I try to write about the Middle East only when necessary so as to avoid…
Labour and Gaza: Hamas is not Palestine
In recent days, bombs have been dropping on Gaza while rockets have continued to rain on southern Israel, as…
Ed Miliband on Gaza: “a full scale ground invasion would be a disaster”
Ed Miliband has released the following statement on events in the Middle East: “The deaths in Gaza and…
