We weighed the costs and the benefits of acting. We thought that we couldn’t just simply stand by because we feared Israeli reaction.
Ed Miliband: “We weighed the costs and the benefits of acting. We thought that we couldn’t just simply stand by because we feared…”
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Explaining the UK's decision to impose trade restrictions on Israel.
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