Update 2 Nov 2023
When UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said the attacks didn’t happen in a vacuum, he was reminding Israel’s leaders that its past treatment of the Palestinians needs to be taken into account.
Category Archives: Updates
Update 26 April 2024
Absurdities like wooden crutches and tent poles had to be unloaded (because they might be “repurposed” as weapons) and even a consignment of nappies refused entry.
Update 12 April 2024
There is mounting evidence that the British people want arms sales to Israel to be stopped (62% in the most recent poll), but as with the hundreds of thousands marching at rallies up and down…
Update 29th Feb 2024
You will know that the Prime Minister and some Conservative MPs have characterised vocal opposition to the government's weak response to the Gaza crisis as "undemocratic", so it's more important than ever that we Liberal…
UK should impose sanctions on two far-right Israeli ministers, says Ed Davey 29 Feb 2024
The UK should impose sanctions on two far-right Israeli ministers who have pushed for more settlements on Palestinian land, Ed Davey has argued, saying this is vital to stop the fighting in Gaza spreading to the West…
Update 16th Feb 2024
The Way Forward It’s now clear – and widely accepted by outside observers including the UK, the US and neighbouring Arab states – that the only way lasting peace can emerge from the conflict in…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…