John McDonnell MP: Another World Is Possible

Monday, December 29, 2008

Attack on Gaza; The UK Government Must Act Decisively to Halt Bombings.

I put out the following press release on the attack on Gaza today. I will be joining the demonstrations outside the Israeli embassy. We must do all we can to halt this massacre.

Labour MP, John McDonnell, calls on UK Government to break off diplomatic links with Israel if attacks on Gaza are not halted.
John McDonnell MP said today 'The UK Government must threaten to break off diplomatic ties with Israel if bombings and attacks on Gaza do not stop. The government cannot stand by and do next to nothing as this mass slaughter goes ahead. Gordon Brown should take the lead in threatening to isolate Israel in the civilised world if these disproportionate lethal attacks continue.'

posted by John at 3:15 PM | permalink |

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Anonymous Ian Sternberg said...

While John is without question totally sincere in His sympathy for the sufferings of the people of Gaza - He is as usual completely wrong in directing the blame for this at the door of The Israeli Government & People .

Terrorist groups have for years used Gaza as a base to fire thousands of increasingly sophisticated & lethal rockets
( using the civilian population of Gaza to hide these weapons within )at the civilian population of Southern Israel . If John had ever visited Sderot and met the Families of Israelis killed by Quassam Rockets & seen the physical & physcological damage that the Rockets do , as I have done , then mayby He wouldn't be so quick to call the Israeli defensive action -"disproportionate " .

Why is it that there is always a deafening silence from the Left about Israel's sufferings ? Why is it that You never hear any condemnation of the Anti-semitism of HAMAS or it's attacks on Palestinian Trade Unionists ?

John would use his time & influence better if He at least tried to show some balance in his public statements regarding the Israeli/Palestinian conflict -
one-sided attacks on Israel & calls for boycotts & isolations do not serve the interests of peace - they just drive the two peoples further apart & make the situation even worse !

8:18 PM 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi John,
I'm with you it is a murderous attack which has to be condemned without qualification.
To often there is an attempt to quantify and justify these attacks. These Israeli attacks are not a 'defensive' act they are a pre-planned attempt to smash the Palestinian people and its elected government.
John McDermott

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The Palestinian struggle is a legitimate struggle against genocidal colonial violence.Israel should obey international law.

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

I am absolutely disgusted by the attitude and arogance of Israelis - they don't give toss about International Law. They wants to creat an inhuman and lawless world. I really appreciate who show sympathy with Palestinian people including members of parliament specially John but its laughable when our own government doesn't say a word and provide full support to Israelis including money,arms and diplomatic, we are prtner in heinous crimes. If its anyother country kill one person yes all UN resolutions will be passed and implemented over night - please stop this hypocracy - all world know this.

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

The problem is that both Arabs and Israeli's have "right" on their side, and both see themselves as "victims".
Jews believe they have a legitimate and historical right to be where they are. Palestinians believe the jews do not. Consequently, Palestinians are determined to keep chipping away away at Israel with bombs and missiles, and Israel are equally determined to resist this with greater and greater force.
But the fact is Israel exists, so unless what John is calling for is it's destruction-the only solution is for both parties to stop killing each other, and find a way of living harmoniously. Because otherwise both are on a hiding to nothing (just more suffering). Condemnation of either side will not get us anywhere.

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