The man who could be U.K.'s first Jewish PM says he is a Zionist

piss off to Israel, if he is so devoted to it.

A british zionist-PM would undermine the british independent middle-east policy. This PM would be too attached to Israel.

Though he was born Jewish, no Jew could take the oath of office. His father had him convert to Christianity when he was 13 years old.

Zionism was created by Herzl and had the goal to establish a State for Jewish people. The State of Israel IS established. Israel's right to exist is not Zionism, it is called sovereignty. What Israel does today and Zionism of today have as a goal to expand, occupy, violate International Law and human rights, and kill. I choose to call this Neo-Zionism which is really not much different than the expansionist, human-rights violating, oppressive Radical Islam. Ed Miliband, you are hereby schooled on Zionism. Pick your words wisely!

He's of Jewish heritage but doesn't practice the faith. However he's not a Zionist and his mother is a signatory of JFJFP (Jews for Justice for Palestinians)

"Benjamin" D"israeeli" was certainly a Christian in religion (couldn't have become PM otherwise), but in his heart he was a Jew and very proud if it. He wrote a number of novels with Jewish historical heroes.

Not that anything would be even a bit else if he Goyim.

First, religion does not own Jewishness. Second, when polititian suddenly comes out with something like this you can rest assured its less to do with belief and more to do with votes. The bulk of available evidence suggests he is not a Zionist - dont be fooled.

Only if beau George accepts his right to exist.

I believe in the right for it to exist, but only on the land given to it in 1948 The expansionist ideas of Zionism are that the same thing at all!

What about Benjamin Disraeli??a

its borders have "a right to exist?" How can a country that is belligerently/illegally/brutally occupying other people's lands and has illegally annexed these lands have "a right to exist?" Israel will never have "a right to exist" until the Palestinians grant it and that won't occur until the Palestinians have been granted justice in accordance with international law.

was the UK's first Jewish Prime Minister... Haaretz, and its typical shitty reporting.

even Capt.Kirk said too much of anything is not good! Zionism needs to look in the mirror.

Does he support the right of the IRA to unify Ireland?

Having to show his Jewish "credentials" to the Board of Deputies and the London Jewish News could easily make one wonder if he was running for PM of Israel rather than PM of Great Britain.

But now "A Zionist" is a considered a candidate for English Premiership. Why is that? Did Ahmadenijad refuse to resign from his position in Iran?

Exactly what the U.K. needs, to become a clone of Israel. I feel sorry for the people of the U.K. should they elect a leader like Ed Miliband. God help them.

Ed Milliband becoming PM.

The same Europe that killed jews.

Disraeli was Jewish.

Actually Benjamin Disraeli was the UK's first Jewish PM.

This morning, I wrote a comment saying Ed Miliband is an opportunist who will say whatever he thinks his current audience wants to hear. Having told the Jewish Chronicle that he's a Zionist, he's now letting it be known that his comments were misinterpreted, and when he said "Zionist", he didn't actually mean that he's a Zionist, but was merely reaffirming his strong support for the state of Israel. Judge for yourself, Israel, just what the word of this man is worth.

Benjamin Disraeli - "He was a devout Anglican since his baptism at age 12, though also Britain's only prime minister of Jewish birth".

... what about Benjamin Disraeli????

like the US congress. Bad for your nation.

Don't get too exited. Miliband has a reputation as an opportunist, saying whatever he thinks the audience wants to hear. In this case, he was speaking to the Jewish Chronicle. Next week, he'll probably address a Muslim audience and say something completely different. On a technical point, Benjamin Disraeli, prime minister between 1874 and 1880, was a convert to Christianity but was born Jewish.

that he's not biased towards Israel. Mark my words.

When will people talk about Palestine's right to exist? They don't have a nuclear arsenal to protect them.

If elected, will he be British-first or something else?

Um, Britain's first Jewish Prime Minister was Benjamin Disraeli in 1874. Just because he stopped practicing Judaism, doesn't make him a non-Jew. He was taunted and harassed his political career for being a Jew, even though he had converted to Anglicanism.

Seeking approval ?

You made a mistake. The first jewish Prime Minister of UK was Benjamin Disraeli

"The United Kingdom's first Jewish prime minister..." whatever happened to Benjamin Disraeli?

I hate those who question Israel's right to exist, but criticizing Israel that is something that even I do. A love for Israel is like love for a child, one needs to guide and encourage, and sometimes discourage and put a foot down.

How do others in Britain feel about this? Zionism fits every person in Britain? How about dispossessed Palestinians? Are they rejoicing he is a Zionist. If this guy becomes a prime minister, it would be a disaster for th4e Arab world. He would be too biased to pursue peace and he would destroy what is left of UK's relations with Iran. UK needs someone with less baggage.

Congrats Israel,your occupation of Palestine get a new lease of life.

his ethnicity , bloodline is jewish, can't you all see it in his composite? most jewish elites reside in england, usa, isreal and of course some are still in france

Our opressed brothers in the UK are so desperate for recognition they will grasp ayaanything.

and the zionists will get away with everything as usual.

He totally opposes boycotts of Israel? Was he upset when he saw the call for a Jewish boycott of German goods LONG BEFORE the Holocaust started?

Americans can enslave themselves to the Jewish lobby and get away with it, sort of, but this is a luxury which Europeans do not enjoy.

But what's a zionist?

Miliband says "that while he does "not always agree" with [Israel's] government, he is "intolerant of those who question Israel's right to exist." His position is nonsensical. The state of Israel exists, regardless of what anyone may say or wish. It's a member state of the United Nations. Making a fuss about people who supposedly challenge Israel's "right to exist" is just a game of smoke and mirrors, and a distraction from the real work at hand -- getting Israel to acknowledge the inalienable right of Palestinians to have a state. The Palestinian 'state' Israel's political elite talk about would be no state at all. So, let's drop this dishonest nonsense of demanding that people acknowledge Israel's "right to exist," and focus on the real deniers.

Hopefully that will give a jolt to other European countries to be assertive and confront moslem anti-semitism...