The danger for him and Biden is if Israel continues to escalate and target civilians their outright backing could start to look like they’re backing the wrong horse and necessitate a climb down. It’s also a danger for others like Starmer but not being the man in charge he has more wriggle room.Creepy Sunak is on his way to Israel
Haven't the people in the region, on both sides of the conflict, suffered enough?Creepy Sunak is on his way to Israel
I watched Sunak's address to Parliament yesterday afternoon, and a fair-sized number of the questions that followed focused on the protection of the civilian population in Gaza. Those questions came from both sides of the House.
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I watched Sunak's address to Parliament yesterday afternoon, and a fair-sized number of the questions that followed focused on the protection of the civilian population in Gaza. Those questions came from both sides of the House.
From memory most of his replies merely referenced back to his statement and Israel's right to protect herself, and Israel does have a right to support herself of course.
But if this horrific loss of life in the hospital does turn out to be from Israeli fire - and with Israel seemingly currently denying responsibility - we should wait for confirmation from a credible source - then it's going to be very difficult to just keep parroting out the same line to those questions.
As for Starmer - he's not having the best of times either. Labour seems to be tearing itself apart over his similar stance.
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This moment probably provides the most vocal Israel backers an off-ramp to something more measured. Whether they choose to take it or not is another matter.I watched Sunak's address to Parliament yesterday afternoon, and a fair-sized number of the questions that followed focused on the protection of the civilian population in Gaza. Those questions came from both sides of the House.
From memory most of his replies merely referenced back to his statement and Israel's right to protect herself, and Israel does have a right to support herself of course.
But if this horrific loss of life in the hospital does turn out to be from Israeli fire - and with Israel seemingly currently denying responsibility - we should wait for confirmation from a credible source - then it's going to be very difficult to just keep parroting out the same line to those questions.
As for Starmer - he's not having the best of times either. Labour seems to be tearing itself apart over his similar stance.
Keir Starmer battling to contain growing councillor unrest over Labour's Israel-Gaza stance
Labour council leaders are growing concerned over the party leadership's comments over Gaza
Labour councillors quit in protest over Keir Starmer’s Israel stance
First Arab Muslim woman on Manchester council accuses Starmer of ‘effectively endorsing war crime’
Labour councillors quit party in protest at Keir Starmer’s Israel stance
Amna Abdullatif, the first Arab Muslim woman elected to Manchester city council, among those to resign
Labour holds crisis talks amid grassroots rebellion over pro-Israel stance
Party bosses braced for flurry of resignations in Leicester that would see them surrender control of city for first time in 16 years
Absolutely not, no.Maybe this post would have been better in a Kier Starmer or British politics themed thread rather than a Hamas/Israel one
Starmer has to be seen as the Anti-Corbyn so he has to lean towards being pro Israel or Labour will be accused of being anti semitic again....as for the horrendous incident at the hospital in Gaza...suddenly lots of traction for the suggestion that it was a Hamas rocket that misfired rather than an Israeli strike...if that was a Hamas rocket it is incredible it would have caused that amount of damage and injuries.
On a matter of less importance, but telling nonetheless, Russia also gets a ban from UEFA competitions and from the Eurovision song contest.
I think if they're posting a fake video, we probably do know what the truth is on this one, especially when combined with intelligence that Hamas/Islamic Jihad don't possess weapons with such destructive capability.
I really do hope it’s Hamas if it is Israel this is very bad
Much of it seems to be coming from known Israeli propaganda channels, even apart from the time stamp issue the video shows electric lights on in the vicinity, which given Gaza has no power is an impossibility.
An IDF digital spokesman claimed the IDF was responsible then deleted it.