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 the Labour chaos over the last few weeks, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy told The Guardian:
“You call it a sh*tshow, I say it’s unforgivable…It does look to people outside that we’re more interested in ourselves and less interested in preventing chaos. […] We’ve not done enough, and this has got to be the moment of reckoning where we say not just what are we here for, but who are we here for?”