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UK's Labour Party to vote on declaring 'Israel' guilty of genocide in Gaza (en.royanews.tv)

submitted 4 weeks ago by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/uk_politics@feddit.uk

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Labour Party delegates will decide on Monday whether to adopt an emergency motion declaring that 'Israel' is committing genocide in Gaza and calling for a full arms embargo. The vote will take place during the party’s annual conference in Liverpool.

Middle East Minister Hamish Falconer opposed the motion on Sunday, warning that it could undermine aspects of the Middle East peace process. The motion, titled “Peace in the Middle East 2”, will be considered alongside another proposal broadly supporting existing Labour policy on 'Israel'.

If passed, the motion would signal Labour’s official acceptance of a UN Commission of Inquiry report that found 'Israel' guilty of committing genocide in Gaza. It would also back comprehensive sanctions on 'Israel' and a full arms embargo. Delegates from constituencies and affiliated organisations will vote on multiple motions over the next few days.

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[–] hector@lemmy.today 3 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

He has done nothing of substance. Your misundetstanding here is based on thinking that anything he did was for more than show.

[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world -1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

"nothing of substance" says the commenter

banned weapons exports to Israel
condemned Israel for war crimes
ramped up aid to Palestine
sanctioned a bunch of Israeli MPs
committed to arresting Netanyahu if he ever comes to the UK
refused to join the US/Israel coalition in Iran
recognised Palestine

says reality.

It really is worrying. Both on the far right and the far left, vibes matter, not truth. I used to dismiss it, but the horseshoe theory is real.

[–] crapwittyname@feddit.uk 3 points 3 weeks ago

A lot of your list is factually incorrect. This, along with other recent factually challenged comments made by this account makes it necessary for you to source every single claim on that list to make it more credible than my next sentence.

I call bullshit on all of it.