Miliband Rejects Chief Rabbi Warning

UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband has rejected Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis's warning that government sanctions on Israeli settlements could put British Jews at greater risk. Miliband said Mirvis was wrong to suggest the measures would make British Jews less safe.

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Miliband rejects chief rabbi's claim British Jews in greater danger after sanctions move

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Foreign secretary says Sir Ephraim Mirvis wrong to suggest measures against Israeli settlements will make British Jews less safe UK politics live – latest updates Ed Miliband has rejected warnings from the UK’s chief rabbi that the government’s sanctions against illegal Israeli settlements will make British Jews less safe, as he emphasised ministers can confront the actions of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government while a…

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Miliband rejects chief rabbi's claim British Jews in greater danger after sanctions move

The foreign secretary disagrees with the UK's chief rabbi who warns sanctions on Israeli settlements could put British Jews at greater risk.

Guardian 5h ago

Miliband rejects chief rabbi’s claim that West Bank sanctions put UK Jews at risk

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