Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu launched a full-on attack on Keir Starmer overnight. He accused Starmer of having “effectively said (he) want(s) Hamas to remain in power” and said he had sided with “mass murderers, rapists, baby killers and kidnappers”. The comments came after a brutal antisemitic terrorist attack on two Israeli Embassy staff in Washington DC…
Bibi said:
“I could never understand how this simple truth evades the leaders of France, Britain, Canada and others. I say to President Macron, Prime Minister Carney and Prime Minister Starmer, when mass murderers, rapists, baby killers and kidnappers thank you, you’re on the wrong side of justice. You’re on the wrong side of humanity, and you’re on the wrong side of history”.
Starmer is currently being fried by both pro-Israel and pro-Palestine groups inside his own party, having failed to please either camp. Rumours on the diplomatic circuit abound that the Labour government is moving towards recognising Palestine more rapidly than thought, as behind the scenes talks begin on the matter today between foreign office officials and other governments. Recognising Palestinian statehood would be a huge move from Starmer with big repercussions inside the Labour Party…
Speaking on Times Radio, former Home Secretary David Blunkett spoke about overdiagnosis of mental problems:
“Let’s distinguish those who are really severely mentally ill, diagnosed with things that require prolonged medical and diagnostic treatment. My wife and I talk about this a lot, because she’s a retired GP, about the fact that you can be sad without being ill. You can be momentarily depressed because your boyfriend or girlfriend’s just thrown you and you’re not mentally ill. You can even have mild issues, which can be dealt with with the right kind of support, but it doesn’t make you mentally ill. So we’ve got a real task, I think, to get the psychology, if you like, of this over. But there are things where you definitely need medical intervention, and there are other things where you need good friends, you need good connectivity, and you need a job.”