Britain must do more to align Israel policy with international law

There have been few moments in modern UK political history when the government has clearly stood up for international law with regard to Palestine . On Tuesday, Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband appeared close to doing that - but how close did he really get? With Prime Minister Andy Burnham sitting behind him, Miliband publicly recognised - just seven weeks into their new roles - the unlawfulness of Israel ’s occupation, as reaffirmed by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in July 2024. It was a marked shift after more than two years of their predecessors’ stalling.