Britain’s Jewish foreign secretary knows the Jewish story

Ed Miliband, Britain's Jewish foreign secretary, invoked his family's refuge in Israel before announcing a policy that economically isolates Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, the land where Jewish history began. The article frames this as a contradiction: a Jewish leader using his own Jewish story to justify measures that harm Jewish communities in the historic Jewish homeland. The brief does not detail the specific policy measures, Miliband's exact remarks, or any official British government justification for the move.

Ed Miliband, Britain's Jewish foreign secretary, invoked his family's personal refuge in Israel before announcing a policy that economically isolates Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria. The article frames this as a contradiction: a Jewish leader using his own Jewish story to justify measures that harm Jewish communities in the historic Jewish homeland. The brief does not detail the specific policy measures, Miliband's exact remarks, or any official British government justification for the move.