David Miliband: “There are well founded reports of effective war crimes that are being committed in the shelling of civilian areas.”

This is not about judging the intentions. It's about judging the realities and the actions. And I'm afraid that the humanitarian situation in Gaza now represents an absolutely grave threat to the lives of 2 million people. That's not a…

I haven't lost my youthful optimism.

any diplomatic or political approach needs to address both sides of the coin if it is to have a chance of success.

There can be no effective foreign policy without effective humanitarian policy.