Why Labour’s attacks on Israel are really about winning back the Muslim vote
Ed Miliband’s claim that the E1 settlement project destroys the two-state solution is laughable – and his grandstanding will neither advance peace nor recover sectarian support already lost at the ballot box
Assessment
Labour's criticism of Israeli settlement policy is being read here as a calculated play for Muslim voters, not a genuine diplomatic intervention. The piece argues that Ed Miliband's E1 objection is theatrically hollow, since the two-state solution was already in critical condition. What matters is whether this strategy actually shifts Muslim turnout. Early signs suggest it won't, because the voters Labour needs have already peeled away. The real test will be the next election's Muslim-majority wards.