UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has been accused of "Jew hate" by Mike Huckabee, the US envoy to Israel, after posting a video on social media criticizing the blockage of medical supplies into Gaza. Huckabee claims that the UK government is engaging in "horrific" behavior and "knows no facts." The Israeli foreign ministry also criticized Miliband's comments, stating that there are no restrictions on medicines entering Gaza and 22,500 tons of medical supplies have entered since a ceasefire began. This comes as Labour's Andy Burnham is reportedly preparing to announce sanctions on Israel, including a ban on trade with West Bank settlements.
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Ed Miliband, the British Foreign Secretary, has sparked a controversy by saying that medicines are being blocked from entering Gaza, leading to accusations of "Jew hate" from US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee. The row erupted after Miliband posted a video on social media, describing what he had been told about the situation in Gaza as "horrific". Huckabee claimed that the UK Government has "lost it" and is motivated by "no facts". However, Miliband, who is Jewish, denied any anti-Semitic intent. The controversy comes as UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham is reportedly preparing to announce sanctions on Israel over its settlements in the West Bank, a move that could have significant implications for national security. According to some reports, the UK's intelligence partnership with Israel has been instrumental in preventing terror attacks against British citizens. The Israeli foreign ministry has denied any restrictions on medicines entering Gaza, but Palestinian groups and human rights organizations have documented instances of aid being blocked or delayed.
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Ed Miliband has been accused of 'Jew hate' by one of Donald Trump's key ambassadors today after he claimed medicines had been blocked from entering Gaza.
Mike Huckabee, the US envoy to Israel, said the UK Government had 'lost it' and 'knows no facts' following the Foreign Secretary's comments.
It came after Mr Miliband – who is Jewish – posted a video on social media condemning the 'horrific' situation in Gaza and vowing to 'act decisively'.
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who → see → Gaza
Andy Burnham is reportedly preparing to announce sanctions on Israel as soon as this week, with a tougher approach a key demand of many on the Labour Left.
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Trade with settlements in the West Bank – a separate area of disputed territory – could be banned despite warnings from the US against taking such action.
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In his video on Instagram yesterday, Mr Miliband said he had just come out of a meeting with people who had been in Gaza and it was 'horrific what is unfolding'.
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Ed Miliband is facing fresh tensions with the US today after one of Donald Trump's key ambassadors accused him of 'losing it' over Gaza
Mike Huckabee, the American envoy to Israel, said the UK Government was engaging in 'Jew hate'
Mr Huckabee was responding to a video posted by the Foreign Secretary on social media
He added: 'The stories that people were telling me of medicines being blocked, children dying while waiting for vital life-saving treatment.
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'When you hear that account of what is happening you know that we as a UK government, as the PM has said, have got to act and act more decisively than we have.
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However, responding to the video Mr Huckabee said: 'The Brits have lost it.
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The Jew hate of their government knows no boundaries and knows no facts.'
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Israel's foreign ministry also criticised Mr Miliband, saying: 'If the Foreign Secretary were interested in facts rather than stories, he would know that there are no restrictions whatsoever on the entry of medicines into the Gaza Strip, and that no medicines are being blocked; that 22,500 tons of medical supplies have entered Gaza since the ceasefire began; and that Gazans exit the Strip for medical treatment, including 200 who did so in just the last two weeks.'
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Mr Burnham has teed up his first face-to-face meeting with Mr Trump, potentially as soon as this month.
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Burnham → tee → month
The PM is expected to travel to New York for the UN general assembly, although it is not clear whether he would see the President there or make a stop in Washington.
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It comes as new Shadow Foreign Secretary Tom Tugendhat has warned that the sanctions on West Bank settlements could undermine Britain's national security.
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Rubble in Gaza, which was devastated in clashes between Israeli forces and Hamas
Andy Burnham has teed up his first face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump, potentially as soon as this month
He said: 'It's worth remembering that Israel is one of our most important intelligence partners, and has been for many, many years.
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'I can tell you, as security minister, a lot of incidents did not happen because of co-operation with intelligence sources in Israel, who helped us to protect British people from terror attacks.
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'Now, the first job of the British Government is the protection of the British people, and one of the things I am absolutely clear on, is that leading Britain's foreign policy is about protecting our people first.'
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