Ed Miliband: “Ethnic cleansing is taking place in the West Bank”

The official view of the British Government is that the occupation is unlawful, because of Israel’s entrenchment of its control, its intention to extend permanent sovereignty, and its expansionist agenda via illegal settlements.

The occupation of the West Bank was unlawful, which he admitted was an overdue statement of reality.

A new approach was necessary because plans for the E1 development in the West Bank would render a two-state solution unviable by cutting through the heart of Palestine.

The E1 project would cut across land sought for a future Palestinian state and put a two-state solution at risk.