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minus-square@goat@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish-9•1 year agodunno what they’re expecting Britain to do.
minus-squaremoftasalinkfedilink10•1 year agoAs a permanent member of the UN Security Council the UK can call for a ceasefire and the release of all hostages.
minus-squareOrdoabchaolinkfedilink7•1 year agoWe could, but we won’t. Have you seen who’s currently in charge of our country? Even if Starmer gets into power, no ceasefire will be called for. Our country has a vested interest and lots of money invested in Israel, same as the US.
minus-squareTWeaKlinkfedilinkEnglish3•1 year agoThere is pressure from within the Labour party to have Starmer call for a ceasefire. However he is very much Tory Lite.
minus-squareOrdoabchaolinkfedilink6•1 year agoHe’s a budget Blair. I’m surprised he hasn’t purged all of the left leaning Labour members yet, I thought he had completed that a while back.
minus-squareTWeaKlinkfedilinkEnglish0•1 year agoI dunno, he’s more posh than Blair, but he’s definitely less capable.
minus-square@goat@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish-6•1 year agoAnd how does the UN/Israel punish Hamas for the hundreds of civilians that were massacred on the day?
minus-square@jet@hackertalks.comlinkfedilinkEnglish4•1 year agoCollective punishment against civilians isn’t punishing hamas, its helping them with their recruitment efforts.
minus-square@jet@hackertalks.comlinkfedilinkEnglish4•1 year agoIt answers your implication that only collective punishment is viable.
minus-square@goat@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish0•1 year agoThat wasn’t my implication. My question didn’t have any implication to it.
minus-squareInfiltrated_ad8271linkfedilink0•1 year agoStopping any support for isrel and pushing for others to do so as well would help. Or at least send humanitarian aid to gaza.
minus-square@goat@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish3•1 year agoUnfortunately most humanitarian aid ends up in Hamas’ hands
dunno what they’re expecting Britain to do.
As a permanent member of the UN Security Council the UK can call for a ceasefire and the release of all hostages.
We could, but we won’t. Have you seen who’s currently in charge of our country? Even if Starmer gets into power, no ceasefire will be called for.
Our country has a vested interest and lots of money invested in Israel, same as the US.
There is pressure from within the Labour party to have Starmer call for a ceasefire. However he is very much Tory Lite.
He’s a budget Blair. I’m surprised he hasn’t purged all of the left leaning Labour members yet, I thought he had completed that a while back.
I dunno, he’s more posh than Blair, but he’s definitely less capable.
And how does the UN/Israel punish Hamas for the hundreds of civilians that were massacred on the day?
Collective punishment against civilians isn’t punishing hamas, its helping them with their recruitment efforts.
That doesn’t answer the question
It answers your implication that only collective punishment is viable.
That wasn’t my implication. My question didn’t have any implication to it.
Stopping any support for isrel and pushing for others to do so as well would help. Or at least send humanitarian aid to gaza.
Unfortunately most humanitarian aid ends up in Hamas’ hands