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British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband told the Labour Party conference in Liverpool that pro-Palestinian activists had been right to push for a tougher UK stance on Israel, signaling a shift in government rhetoric. Separately, Green Party leader Zack Polanski urged the UK government to defy Israel's order to close the British Consulate in East Jerusalem ahead of an October 8 deadline, calling East Jerusalem illegally occupied territory. The statements reflect growing political pressure within the UK, including from within the governing coalition's allies, to adopt a more critical posture toward Israeli policy in the occupied territories.