- Oct 12, 2022
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Exactly.
I think where we differ is that I don't think it should or necessarily would be seen as picking a fight with America for the UK to abide by International Law.
Other Nations have done so such as Spain. Explaining that they will not hold a hypocritical international position over wars and Human Rights in Ukraine and Palestine.
If there would be some economic concerns for the UK in stopping or reducing its arms sales or other sanctions then that would be more than acceptable to me over the UKs continued support of war offences by Israel.
Our arms sales to Israel are negligible.
US 65.6%
Germany 29.7%
Italy 4.7%
Is how Israel arms itself. Your stance on this is rather like blaming Macron for the Russia/Ukraine conflict, or the Dalai Lama for tensions in Kashmir, it’s logically incoherent and frankly baffling.
For the first time in over a decade we have adults in government. Our country has many pressing needs, not least putting out the bin fires set by our Conservative chums.
You and those of your ilk effectively seem to want to stand on the decks of H.M.S. Britain with icebergs looming, claiming that our top and immediate priority should be discovering the fate of the crew of the Mary Celeste. Most on the ship would prefer we dodge the icebergs.
If the US changes course, we will change course with them, but I’d be hugely surprised if we stepped out of sync with America on this, and this should absolutely not be the focus of the British government. Israel has an elected government, and Palestine has done nothing to usurp Hamas’s leadership, so I have to assume Hamas rules with the consent of its people. Should it not, then its geographically close neighbours should be assisting them. Western involvement in regime change rarely ends well.
In the same way that I wouldn’t wade into the middle of a boundary dispute between two individuals I don’t know, our government’s focus should be domestic first, international second.
Spain is not beholden to the US for its financial and military security in the same way that the UK is. The EU is a powerful trading bloc that we have isolated ourselves from. America, for us, is the only game in town. We are committed to our role as Scrappy Doo to America’s Scooby as a result of our political choices.
I’m not going to engage on this subject any more, I feel we understand each other’s position and where we disagree.