Gaza: Humanitarian Situation 8 February 2024
“There’s an acronym that’s unique to the Gaza Strip, it’s WCNSF—wounded child no surviving family—and it’s not used infrequently”.
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Update 30 Jan 2024
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling on South Africa’s case for genocide A brief summary A link to the ICJ ruling in more detail is here https://www.icj-cij.org/sites/default/files/case-related/192/192-20240126-sum-01-00-en.pdf The interim judgement from the ICJ on Friday looked like…
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Update 7 Jan 2024
The intensity of Israel’s bombing of Gaza is unprecedented this century. One child is killed every ten mins, and more than 20,000 Palestinians are known to have been killed, with several more thousands missing presumed…
Carmichael calls on UK Government to ‘stand up’ for international law 20 Dec 2023
MP Alistair Carmichael called for the UK to urge Israel to become a state party to the International Criminal Court
Update 1 Dec 2023
The Liberal Democrats called for an immediate, permanent cease-fire, and although the recent hostage/prisoner releases are being celebrated by families on both sides, the temporary pause will fade from memory as the bombing re-starts.
Update 23 Nov 2023
The Saturday marches in London and elsewhere have an impact on politicians, even if many are in denial about the huge amount of public support for a permanent cease-fire and the urgent need for peace…
Update 16 Nov 2023
Little has been said by Israel about what will happen after the fighting ends, and it seems it has no coherent plan. Its leaders appear to be unaware that its punitive actions in Gaza will…
Israel-Gaza conflict: Liberal Democrats call for immediate bilateral ceasefire
Official Lib Dem press release Leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey and Lib Dem Foreign Affairs spokesperson Layla Moran MP have today called for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza conflict. The purpose of such a ceasefire, which…
An immediate bilateral ceasefire in Israel and Gaza
More than a month since Hamas’ atrocities, it is increasingly clear that a military solution to eliminate Hamas is not possible. Nor is it tenable for Israel to reoccupy Gaza. Only a sustained political and…
Update 25 Oct 2023
Neither the Prime Minister nor any of the party leaders has demanded an end to the bloodshed with any real conviction, and although individual speeches in both the Commons and the House of Lords have recognised…
Lib Dems call for radical new approach to Israel/Palestine conflict
It also proposes legislation to ensure that goods and services from illegal settlements in Palestinian territory do not enter the United Kingdom until a negotiated peace settlement is agreed.
United Nations Accuses Israel of ‘Grave Violations’ against Palestinian Children
– This week, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres presented a report to the 75th General Assembly on the “Promotion and protection of the rights of children.
Over 600 scholars and artists call for the dismantling of the apartheid regime in historic Palestine
Over 600 scholars, artists and intellectuals have signed a declaration calling for the dismantling of the apartheid regime in historic Palestine, and the establishment of a democratic constitutional arrangement with equal rights for all. By…
Palestinian American Christians appeal to Biden: Reconsider US policy on Hamas
Assigning the label “terrorist organization,” they say, hides a more complicated truth. By Jeff WrightJuly 9, 2021 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas meets with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in the West Bank city of…