From Mike Marqusee, an indication:
"Wednesday’s Commons debate on Gaza was a remarkable illustration of just how weak Israel’s position has become in this country, as in others. Hague’s statement was probably more forceful than David Milliband’s would have been were he still Foreign Secretary. But it was strongly criticised as not going far enough by at least twenty MPs from nearly every party in the House. Defence of Israel was left to the DUP; even Louise Ellman and Denis Macshane, committed defenders of Israel, could not bring themselves to challenge the consensus that the assault on the Gaza flotilla was an outrage (they confined themselves to attacks on Hamas). The legion of MPs who’ve enjoyed expenses paid visits to Israel were silent."
Mike Marqusee is the author of " If I Am Not For My Self. Journey of An Anti-Zionist Jew"
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"The legion of MPs who’ve enjoyed expenses paid visits to Israel were silent."
ReplyDeleteI'm looking for a list of names.
Our government has just announced it's handing over £19 million for UN projects in Gaza. This was decided some time ago, but the timing of the announcement is supposed to send out a signal. How subtle are our signals; the Israelis massacre, we announce.