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Starmer condemned for defending Israeli government’s ‘right’ to cut off water and food to people in Gaza

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… KEIR STARMER was condemned today for claiming Israel has “the right” to cut off water and food supplies to two million people in Gaza — almost half of whom are children.

The Labour leader, who used to be a human rights lawyer, was criticised widely on social media and by campaign groups for his comment on Israel’s actions, which violate the Geneva conventions on human rights.

Israel’s government has blocked the entry of food, water, fuel and medicine into the sealed-off Gaza Strip.

The besieged coastal enclave’s only power plant has run out of fuel as civilians struggle to find shelter from Israeli bombardment, which has demolished entire neighbourhoods.

At least 2,200 people have died in Israel and Palestine since the current violence broke out on Sunday.

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Palestine Solidarity Campaign director Ben Jamal called on the public to “fly the flag of Palestine” at a protest in London this weekend.

The march will call for an end to the current violence and for Israel to be heldl to account for its “decades-long imposition of an illegal military occupation and system of apartheid.”

Mr Jamal described Sir Keir’s comments as “a matter of deep concern,” saying: “He is clearly ignorant of international law or indifferent to its application.

“Given his background as a lawyer, it is unlikely that the former is the case.

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“Such comments give a message that violation of human rights doesn’t matter if the victims are Palestinians.”

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Morning Star: Israel at war: the West’s uncritical support has fuelled this explosion

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HAMAS has shocked the world with both the scale and success of its attack on Israeli territory over the weekend — and British politicians have been quick to offer Israel their full support.

Hundreds of Israelis have been killed or kidnapped and, while hundreds of Palestinians have already been killed in vengeful air raids on Gaza, the Israeli military was still struggling to reassert control within its borders last night.

Benjamin Netanyahu does not downplay the disaster, warning the country is on the brink of “a long war.” If that is the case, as demonstrators marching on the Labour conference in Liverpool today warned, it will entail many thousands of deaths.

But for millions of Palestinians that “long war” didn’t begin on Saturday. Keir Starmer portrays Hamas’s action as an unjustifiable act of terror, and talks of it undermining “any chance for future peace in the region.”

His rhetoric is familiar: political leaders across western Europe and the United States respond in this way every time Israel’s occupation of Palestinian land and blockade of Gaza flare into open conflict. But this default alignment with Israel is partly responsible for the scenes now unfolding.

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Saudi has become partner of Zionists in the occupation of Palestine

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At the Saudi-Indian Investment Forum held following the G20 meeting in India, Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammad Bin Salman, said that the creation of the Economic Corridor had been announced by New Delhi, which will connect India, Middle East and Europe together, would achieve the common interests of “our countries by enhancing economic connectivity”.

Knowing that this Corridor includes Israel, Bin Salman reiterated that it would contribute to the development of infrastructure, including railways, port connections, improved flow of goods and services and enhanced trade exchange between the involved parties.

Regardless of all controversy related to the Saudi conditions to sign a deal to normalise ties with Israel, this proves that the Kingdom is going ahead very fast with the matter. The remarks made by Bin Salman about the Economic Corridor removed all ambiguities about the real relationship between Saudi Arabia and Israel. He clearly spoke about common interests and trade exchange among the countries involved in the project.

Emirati political analyst, Salem AlKetbi, made it clearer as he said that this “ambitious project is a common ground for cooperation and integration”, pointing out that “economics serves as the gateway to politics” and said “it can effectively chart a new geopolitical map for alliances, as the interests of these parties are more intertwined than ever before which, in turn, reflects on their regional and international policies and orientations.”

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UN council holds general debate on human rights situation in Palestine

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GENEVA

The UN Human Rights Council held a general debate on the human rights situation in Palestine on Wednesday.

Palestine, speaking as an entity concerned, said it is “regretful that some politicized the work of the Council due to the wishes of the occupying power,” the Council said in a statement.

Noting that there are more than six million refugees from Palestine and thousands of people had been killed by Zionist gangs, it said the Israeli occupation’s practices which started in 1967 are becoming “more ferocious and barbaric.”

“This year commemorated 56 years of Israel as the occupying power. Civilians, journalists and health workers were being targeted, with 248 people killed this year and many administrative detention orders issued,” the country said, urging the international community to shoulder “its historic and legal responsibility” to put an end to the occupation.

During the debate, some speakers expressed serious concern over violations of international human rights law in the occupied Palestinian territory, including deprivation of the right to self-determination, extrajudicial killings, restrictions on freedom of movement and assembly, and illegal settlements.

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Palestine campaigners censored from using ‘apartheid’ in Labour conference

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PALESTINE rights campaigners have urged Labour to “confront the reality” of Israel’s crime of apartheid rather than to avoid naming it following the party’s decision to censor the terminology.

Labour administrators refused to allow Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PCS) to use the word apartheid in the group’s annual party conference stall or fringe meeting description in the event brochures, the group said today.

PCS said that when it asked why, Labour replied it would not publish content that “we believe to be detrimental to the party.”

PCS director Ben Jamal said that injustice “cannot be tackled unless you are prepared to name it.”

He said: “A Labour government should be fully committed to the upholding of international law and the principle that respect for human rights should be central to all relations with foreign states, including trade relations.

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