As over 2,000 Progressively -minded Jewish group in Nice Britain, we’re horrified by what the Israeli authorities is presently doing to the civilian inhabitants of Gaza. We had been due to this fact relieved that International Minister David Lammy spoke so clearly and that Israel condemned a brand new blockade of Gaza as a “violation of worldwide legislation”.
Nonetheless, we’re horrified by the following rationalization of 10 Downing Road, which denies the conviction of the International Minister (editor, March 18). The spokesman for the Prime Minister was quoted that the federal government of Israel can’t accuse of violating worldwide legislation as a result of “the federal government shouldn’t be a world court docket and is due to this fact in court docket to make judgments”.
However the place of No. 10 is sadly not constant. In July final 12 months, the Worldwide Courtroom of Justice determined that Israel had given a number of violations of worldwide legislation in relation to crew and racial regulation. And but these choices have made virtually no distinction to the measures of the British authorities in relation to the actions of Israel within the Gaza or in West Financial institution. The persistent relative silence and inactivity of the British authorities is a tragedy.
Lammy had rightly mentioned what he mentioned within the Commons – and we remorse the default of the Prime Minister to assist him.
Richard Kuper
Jews for justice for Palestinians