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Evangelical Zionist Huckabee attacks Jewish Ed Miliband, accuses UK government of ‘Jew hate’
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U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee delivers a press statement during his visit to the town of Turmus Ayya, northeast of Ramallah in West Bank, Palestine, on September 5, 2026. [Issam Rimawi – Anadolu Agency]
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, an evangelical Christian and one of Washington’s most outspoken supporters of Zionism and Israel’s settlement project, has accused the British government of “Jew hate” in an extraordinary attack prompted by comments from Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, who is himself Jewish.
Huckabee launched the attack after Miliband published a video describing a meeting with people who had been in Gaza and were working on the ground there. The foreign secretary said what he had heard about the humanitarian and medical situation was “horrific”, including accounts of medicines being blocked from entering the enclave and children dying while waiting for life-saving treatment.
Miliband said the accounts reinforced the need for Britain to take stronger action. He said the government had to “act more decisively” than it had until now.
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband:

I just came out of this meeting talking about Gaza to people who've been there and are there on the ground.

And frankly, it was horrific what is unfolding. You know, the stories that people were telling me of medicines being blocked, children… pic.twitter.com/UCq8ChMHD0
— Clash Report (@clashreport) September 5, 2026

Responding to the video, Huckabee wrote on X: “The Brits have lost it. The Jew hate of their government knows no boundaries and knows no facts.”
The Brits have lost it. The Jew hate of their government knows no boundaries and knows no facts. https://t.co/W6iZ1ZrHrR
— Ambassador Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) September 5, 2026

Israel’s foreign ministry had earlier attacked Miliband’s account, insisting there were “no restrictions whatsoever” on medicines entering Gaza and citing the quantity of medical supplies admitted since the October 2025 ceasefire.
The British Foreign Secretary @Ed_Miliband posts a video recounting “stories” he was told about Gaza.

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… https://t.co/JuPUpyhPLM
— Israel Foreign Ministry (@IsraelMFA) September 5, 2026

However, recent assessments by international humanitarian agencies contradicted the Israeli claim. On 2 September, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said critical laboratory and diagnostic supplies “remain restricted” and that it had not been permitted to bring prosthetic and rehabilitation equipment into Gaza for more than two years.
“WHO has not been allowed to send prosthetic and rehabilitation equipment into Gaza for more than two years.”
OCHA, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, has similarly reported restrictions and delays affecting the entry of health commodities, alongside critical shortages of medicines and medical supplies.
READ: UK vows further measures amid ‘unacceptable’ expansion of illegal West Bank settlements
The diplomatic confrontation comes as the new government of Prime Minister Andy Burnham prepares what Miliband has called a “comprehensive” response to Israel’s accelerating settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank.
Measures under consideration reportedly include a ban on trade in goods produced in illegal Israeli settlements, alongside targeted sanctions against individuals and entities involved in settlement expansion.
Miliband has said Britain does not want UK companies “financing, constructing, or advertising” new Israeli settlements. The proposed measures follow Israel’s decision to advance the E1 settlement project occupied East of Jerusalem. London says E1 would cut through the occupied West Bank, separate it further from East Jerusalem and jeopardise the territorial viability of a Palestinian state.
The government has already said it intends to target sanctions at those involved in illegal settlement expansion. Earlier measures introduced by Britain and international partners targeted networks accused of financing and enabling settler violence, while British businesses were advised against economic and financial activity in illegal settlements.
The proposed settlement trade ban, which legal analysts say is the least Britain must do to meet its obligations under the 2024 International Court of Justice ruling, has sparked harsh criticism from Britains pro-Israeli lobby.
Stauch advocates of Israel within UK Jewish communities have urged Burnham to reconsider the measure, arguing that it could have unintended consequences for British Jews. Other Jewish voices, including Yachad, have supported sanctions relating to Israel’s occupation and settlements.
Huckabee’s accusation of anti-Semitism comes against the background of his own longstanding commitment to Christian Zionism and Israeli territorial claims. He is the first evangelical Christian to serve as US ambassador to Israel and has repeatedly referred to the occupied West Bank by the biblical term “Judea and Samaria”. He has previously rejected the description of the territory as occupied and has preferred to call Israeli settlements “communities”.
Huckabee has also questioned whether a Palestinian state should be established in the occupied West Bank at all, suggesting in 2025 that land could instead be found in a Muslim-majority country. In February this year, his use of biblical claims to discuss an Israeli right to territory stretching from the Euphrates to the Nile provoked condemnation from a group of Arab and Muslim-majority states, although Washington stressed that his remarks did not represent a change in official US policy.
The Foreign Office did not respond directly to Huckabee’s accusation, but pointed to nearly £318 million ($430 million)in government spending over three years to protect Jewish communities and combat what it called anti-Semitism.
READ: US Amb. Huckabee doubles down on ‘terror’ label for Israeli occupier violence
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7 September 2026
UK government rejects calls to recognise Gaza genocide despite UN findings
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People stage a pro-Palestinian demonstration and call on Labour Party leader Andy Burnham, who is preparing to take office as prime minister, to impose comprehensive sanctions on Israel, in London, United Kingdom on July 18, 2026. [Raşid Necati Aslım – Anadolu Agency
Britain’s new government has rejected calls from 80 MPs and peers to recognise Israel’s genocide in Gaza, impose a full arms embargo and introduce comprehensive sanctions against the occupation state.
The decision has intensified criticism of Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, whose first statements in office raised expectations of a break with the policies of former Prime Minister Keir Starmer but have so far produced little substantive change.
In a cross-party letter led by Labour MP Kim Johnson, members of the House of Commons and House of Lords urged Burnham to recognise the findings of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry, which concluded that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
I'm one of 80 MPs & Peers calling on the PM to:

– Recognise the UN’s findings on genocide & implement the ICJ ruling in full
– Impose sanctions including a full arms embargo
– Ban trade that supports Israel’s illegal settlements

End Britain’s complicity in genocide, now. pic.twitter.com/TjtJ0yj2Qq
— Kim Johnson (@KimJohnsonMP) July 23, 2026

The parliamentarians called on the government to “fundamentally change its position” by supporting Palestinian rights and taking steps to prevent further Israeli violations of international law.
They also urged ministers to implement the International Court of Justice’s ruling on Israel’s illegal occupation, impose comprehensive sanctions, introduce a complete arms embargo and prohibit trade in goods and services linked to illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
However, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office declined to endorse any of the demands.
The rejection follows criticism of Miliband’s first statement as foreign secretary, in which he referred explicitly to “Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine” but described Israel’s assault on Gaza only as “conflict in the Middle East”.
British governments and senior ministers have repeatedly made legal and political judgements about Russia’s conduct without waiting for a final international court ruling. The UK described Russia’s invasion as illegal from its outset and accused Russian forces of committing war crimes.
In September 2025, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry concluded that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. It found that Israeli authorities were responsible for four of the five genocidal acts identified in the 1948 Genocide Convention and urged all states to fulfil their legal obligations to prevent and punish the crime.
In June 2026, the Commission reported that Israeli authorities and forces continued to commit genocide and other atrocity crimes, including through the deliberate targeting of Palestinian children.
The UN findings are part of a much broader body of expert assessments.
READ: UK accused of branding Gaza children security threat while blocking family re-unification
Amnesty International concluded in December 2024 that Israel had committed and was continuing to commit genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Israeli human rights organisation B’Tselem reached the same conclusion in its July 2025 report, Our Genocide. The International Association of Genocide Scholars later declared that Israel’s policies and actions met the legal definition of genocide under the Genocide Convention.
Despite these findings, the British government has maintained that only a court can make a genocide determination.
During a House of Lords debate following the UN Commission’s September 2025 report, ministers insisted that the government would not describe Israel’s actions as genocide until a competent national or international court had ruled on the issue.
Burnham had sought to distance himself from Starmer’s record before entering Downing Street. He acknowledged that Labour “got it wrong” in its initial response to Gaza and admitted that Britain had been too slow to call for a ceasefire.
However, he stopped short of recognising genocide, arguing that the matter should be left to international courts. Green Party deputy leader Mothin Ali accused Burnham of hiding behind the courts when discussing Israel while showing no similar hesitation in condemning Russia.
Ali warned that the duty under the Genocide Convention is to prevent genocide rather than wait until the destruction has been completed and formally adjudicated. Recognising the evidence, he argued, would also raise questions about Britain’s arms exports, surveillance cooperation and wider support for Israel.
READ: Israeli rights watchdogs say Israel committing genocide in Gaza
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Keir Starmer explains that UK is actively supporting Israel’s genocidal expansion and repeats his previous quotation that he supports Zionism “without qualification”. Keir Starmer said “I said it loud and clear – and meant it – that I support Zionism without qualification.” here: https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/keir-starmer-interview-i-will-work-to-eradicate-antisemitism-from-day-one/
Genocide denier and Current UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is quoted that he supports Zionism without qualification. He also confirms that UK air force support has been essential in Israel’s mass-murdering genocide. Includes URLs https://www.declassifieduk.org/keir-starmers-100-spy-flights-over-gaza-in-support-of-israel/ and https://youtu.be/O74hZCKKdpA
Vote Labour for Genocide.
28 July 2026

Tag: Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband

Evangelical Zionist Huckabee attacks Jewish Ed Miliband, accuses UK government of ‘Jew hate’

UK government rejects calls to recognise Gaza genocide despite UN findings