When integrity is missing, we can miss out saying genocide
JVL Introduction
Two lawyers, the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary seem not to understand the law and continue to refuse to use the word “genocide” regarding hat is being perpetrated against the people of Gaza.. UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese reminds us that as stated in the International Court of Justice, there is a risk of a genocide, which risk alone obliges governments to stop doing anything that could be considered complicity with a (potential/feasible) genocide. Hence arms sales, the surveillance and the continuation of trades relations are already against International law.
Of course, as outlined in this article, there are several occasions when Starmer has used the term and it is rather hard to see why he is not using it for what is happening in Gaza – and beyond; hard that is unless we understand that there is no integrity, a lack of shame and clear hypocrisy from the political leaders of the UK (and far too many other countries).
LL
This article was originally published by The Canary on Thu 14 Nov 2024. Read the original here.
Here are all the other times Keir Starmer has used the word genocide – just not over Gaza
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Our shoddy establishment politicians posing as Labour are vile hypocrites.
THE REPRESENTATIVE
He had no more presence than a biscuit
dunked into a cup of tea or coffee and yet
he became the leader of the Labour Party
He seemed startled, surprised
whenever people spoke to him. Asked
questions. He had no favourite book
or film. No music. He had no favourite
anything. But
he knew it wasn’t genocide
Superb little poem or whatever from Steven. Thank you. Ever so apt, I think.