Politicians of all parties throughout the West seem like rabbits in the headlights when Israel is mentioned. It seems that they are fearful of accusations of anti-Semitism or holocaust denial if they dare to criticise the Israeli State. Yet what is happening in Gaza surely goes beyond what can be brushed under the carpet for the sake of historical guilt. Israel behaves with impunity not even afforded to Hitler's Germany, despite increasingly acting as racist human rights deniers. When will politicians or the UN show some leadership and humanity if they are afraid even to use the language for what is happening which properly describes it?
Actions are needed. Here are just some from which they could choose a beginning:
- Apply arms embargo on Israel, ie stop selling our arms to them
- Propose UN sanctions
- ProposeUN safety zone along Gaza's borders
- Hold an International conference to problem-solve the creation of a sea-port for Gaza
- Unilaterally delist Israeli and illegal West Bank goods from import
Note the use of "propose", - even this goes too far for the vote- and finance-conscious Government we suffer from in UK currently. Therefore it must be up to Labour to show the leadership so lacking elsewhere. Come on Ed - lets help the poor people of Gaza instead of wring hands and tutting.
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