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Rough ride expected by friends of Israel

September 18, 2014 10:18
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Marcus Dysch,

Marcus Dysch

1 min read

The party conference season gets under way in Manchester this weekend with Labour supporters the first to gather.

While there is anticipation in Jewish and pro-Israel political circles that the fringe scene will be dominated by the repercussions of the Gaza conflict, the inevitable fall-out from the Scottish independence referendum will take the spotlight away from overseas affairs.

Nonetheless, Ed Miliband is likely to have one of the roughest rides; he will speak at a Labour Friends of Israel reception on Tuesday night, seven weeks after leading criticism of Israel's military operation in Gaza.

The party leader will appear alongside Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander, who is likely to receive a similarly lukewarm reception.