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Miliband admits Labour's Palestine policy was inadequate
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Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband will tell Labour's party conference that campaigners were right to criticize the party's previous stance on Palestine, acknowledging the approach "had not been enough," The Guardian reported. Miliband plans to tell delegates "we are not here to accept the status quo but to change it," signaling a shift in Labour's positioning on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The remarks come as the party addresses longstanding criticism from members and activists over its historical handling of Palestinian rights issues. Miliband's statement suggests Labour intends to take a more assertive approach to the question going forward.
