Labour Disgraces Itself Over Gaza

Summary

The script discusses the UK Labour Party's response to alleged war crimes committed by Israel against Palestinians in Gaza. It focuses on the suspension of Labour MP Kate Osamor for adding Gaza to the list of genocides remembered on Holocaust Memorial Day. The narrator argues Labour has failed to uphold international law, with its leader and other MPs defending or not condemning Israel's actions in Gaza. The narrator says this allows the Conservatives to avoid scrutiny for supporting Israel. They argue Labour is purging left-wing critics of Israel's actions while protecting the careers of those who support it.

Takeaways

• 😡 Labor party has failed to criticize Israel's actions in Gaza, allowing the conservatives to avoid political pressure over supporting Israel's military campaign there.
• 😤 Labor has suspended left-wing MP Kate Osamor for suggesting that Israel's actions in Gaza could constitute genocide, something now acknowledged as a valid claim by the International Court of Justice.
• 🤬 Senior Labor figures including Keir Starmer have openly supported Israel's "right to self-defense" and backed policies like cutting off power and water to Gaza that violate international law.
• 😠 Labor figures refused to clearly condemn Israel's forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza as unlawful, despite it being a clear war crime.
• 😑 Labor's shadow attorney general dodged questions about whether cutting off essential utilities to Gaza violates international law.
• 😩 Labor helped defund the main UN aid agency supporting Gazans, worsening an already dire humanitarian crisis there.
• 🙁 Deputy leader Angela Rayner personally told a Palestinian she supports Palestine, but did nothing when he was thrown out of a Labor meeting.
• 🤯 Starmer promised human rights would be central to foreign policy but Labor ended up supporting an Israeli military campaign now under investigation for possible genocide.
• 😔 Conservative and Labor parties both failed to uphold international law or human rights in their responses to Gaza crisis.
• 😣 Situation highlights the poor state of UK's political leadership and need for greater public advocacy on this issue.

Q & A

What is Kate Oor's alleged crime that led to her suspension from the Labour party?

Kate Oor included the current situation in Gaza in the list of genocides to remember on Holocaust Memorial Day in her newsletter to local Labour members. This opinion is now considered legitimate after Gaza's genocide case against Israel was accepted by the International Court of Justice.

How has the Labour leadership contradicted their own statements about upholding international law during the Gaza conflict?

The Labour leader and shadow cabinet members initially said Israel had the right to self-defense and refused to condemn clear violations of international law like cutting off power and water to civilians. This contradicts later statements about upholding international law.

What does the defunding of UNRWA mean for humanitarian assistance in Gaza?

With UNRWA defunded due to unproven Israeli allegations against a tiny fraction of its staff, Gaza has lost its main humanitarian agency. The UN Special Rapporteur says this makes the imminent famine now inevitable, contradicting Labour's meaningless platitudes about ensuring aid access.

What has the Labour party's response been to the aggression shown towards Palestinian activists?

Labour leaders like Angela Rayner have stood by silently as Palestinian activists describing loss of life in Gaza were aggressively removed from party meetings, despite previously claiming to support Palestine.

How does Keir Starmer's foreign policy record as Labour leader compare to his leadership pledges?

Despite promising to put human rights at the heart of foreign policy, Starmer's Labour ended up backing potential war crimes in Gaza, refusing to condemn clear violations of international law by Israel.

What options are left for British voters opposed to conflict in Israel-Palestine?

With both major parties vocal in their support for Israel despite allegations of human rights violations and genocide, there is little meaningful policy difference left for British voters seeking a peaceful resolution in Israel-Palestine.

Why has Labour suspended left-wing MPs over Israel-Palestine opinions?

Labour is using the Gaza conflict as an excuse to drive out left-wing factional opponents within the party who oppose the mass slaughter of Palestinians.

How could Labour resolve its internal divisions over Israel-Palestine?

By restoring a consistent pro-human rights position that upholds international law and applies standards evenly across its membership rather than persecuting one faction.

What lasting impact could the IJC genocide ruling have?

If Israel is found guilty of genocide by the ICC, the Labour party's vocal support for its actions in Gaza would be seen as complicity in an act of genocide, with severe political consequences.

How has Labour sacrificed ethical consistency for political convenience?

Labour loudly trumpets that democracies must uphold international law, but has refused to condemn Israeli violations of international law for political convenience and attacked its own members who voice support for human rights in Israel-Palestine.

Outlines

00:00

😡 Labor's shameful complicity in Israel's war crimes against Palestinians in Gaza

Paragraph 1 criticizes the UK Labour party for failing to oppose Israel's attacks on Gaza, which allows the conservatives to continue supporting Israel's actions. It mentions the suspension of left-wing Labour MP Kate Osamor for linking the Gaza attacks to genocides remembered on Holocaust Memorial Day, while right-wing Labour MPs who committed offenses remain in the party.

05:00

🌀 Labour leader and top officials endorse Israel's war crimes in Gaza

Paragraph 2 provides examples of Labour leader Keir Starmer and other top Labour officials like David Lammy and Emily Thornberry defending or refusing to condemn Israel's war crimes in Gaza, like cutting off water and electricity to civilians. This contradicts Lammy's claim that Labour has consistently upheld international law regarding the conflict.

10:04

😤 Labour shadow ministers refuse to say Israel's actions in Gaza breach international law

Paragraph 3 shows Labour shadow cabinet members like Lisa Nandy repeatedly dodging the question of whether Israel breached international law by cutting off water and power to Gaza civilians. It also mentions Israel distracting from its potential genocide ruling by accusing UNRWA Gaza staff of terrorism.

Keywords

💡Labour Party

The Labour Party, a major political party in the United Kingdom, is mentioned as having faced criticism for its handling of issues related to Gaza and Israel. The video script discusses the suspension of leftwing MP K Oore and the perceived inconsistency in the treatment of MPs within the party, highlighting a broader critique of the party's stance on international human rights and its internal disciplinary actions. The Labour Party's role in this context is crucial as it is described as the government in waiting, with its actions and policies scrutinized for adherence to international law and human rights standards.

💡Gaza

Gaza refers to the Gaza Strip, a territory on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, bordering Israel and Egypt. In the video script, Gaza is described as a site of significant conflict and suffering, with references to the Israeli military actions and the impact on the Palestinian population. The discussion includes accusations of genocide and the international legal implications of actions taken by Israel against Gaza, highlighting the humanitarian crisis and the international community's response.

💡Holocaust Memorial Day

Holocaust Memorial Day is commemorated to remember the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, alongside millions of others persecuted by the Nazi regime and in more recent genocides. The video script references a controversy surrounding the inclusion of Gaza in a statement about genocides to be remembered on this day, sparking debate over the comparison of historical genocides with the current situation in Gaza and the implications for political and social discourse.

💡International Court of Justice (ICJ)

The International Court of Justice, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, is mentioned in the context of accepting a case against Israel for alleged genocide. This development is used in the video script to argue that criticisms of Israel's actions in Gaza have a basis in international law, challenging the dismissal of such criticisms as beyond acceptable opinion and emphasizing the legitimacy of discussing Israel's actions in the context of genocide.

💡Genocide

Genocide is defined as acts committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group. The video script discusses the application of this term to the situation in Gaza, in light of the ICJ's acceptance of a case against Israel. This inclusion signifies a critical perspective on the actions taken by Israel and raises questions about the definition and recognition of genocide in contemporary conflicts.

💡International Law

International law encompasses the legal responsibilities of states in their conduct with each other, and their treatment of individuals within state boundaries. The video script criticizes various members of the Labour Party for allegedly supporting actions by Israel that violate international law, including war crimes and collective punishment, emphasizing the importance of adhering to international legal standards in conflict situations.

💡War Crimes

War crimes refer to serious breaches of international humanitarian law committed during armed conflict. The script discusses accusations of war crimes committed by Israel, including cutting off water and power to civilians, and the Labour Party leadership's alleged failure to condemn such actions. This discussion highlights the ethical and legal challenges in addressing the conduct of states and armed groups in conflict zones.

💡UNRWA

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is mentioned as being defunded by certain countries following allegations against some of its members. This action is criticized in the video script as exacerbating the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, illustrating the complex interplay between international politics, humanitarian aid, and the rights of refugees.

💡Humanitarian Crisis

A humanitarian crisis refers to a situation in which there is a widespread threat to health, safety, or well-being of a community or large group of people, often due to conflict, natural disaster, or other emergencies. The script highlights the dire situation in Gaza as a humanitarian crisis, exacerbated by international actions and policies, and calls for urgent humanitarian assistance and respect for human rights.

💡Collective Punishment

Collective punishment involves the punishment of a group of people as a result of the behavior of one or more other individuals or groups. The video script references Israel's blockade and restrictions on Gaza as forms of collective punishment, prohibited under international law. This concept is used to critique the ethical and legal justifications for policies that affect wide swathes of the civilian population in conflict areas.

Highlights

Kate O'Moore suspended from Labour for mentioning Israel's actions in Gaza could constitute genocide, which ICJ now agrees is a legitimate opinion.

Labour leader Keir Starmer defended Israel's right to cut off water and energy to civilians in Gaza, a war crime violating the Geneva Convention.

David Lammy falsely claimed Labour has upheld international law regarding Israel/Palestine when he and others refused to condemn Israel's war crimes.

Emily Thornberry refused to say if Israel cutting off basic supplies to Gaza civilians breached international law.

Lisa Nandy refused to say if Israel breached international law by cutting off power and water to Gaza.

US and UK suspended funding for UNRWA, Gaza's main aid agency, despite ICJ ruling Israel must enable humanitarian aid to address conditions faced by Palestinians.

Suspending UNRWA funding will lead to inevitable famine in Gaza according to UN, but Labour did not strongly condemn it.

Angela Rayner previously said she supports Palestine but did nothing when a Palestinian was aggressively removed from a Labour meeting she attended.

Keir Starmer promised human rights at the heart of foreign policy but Labour ended up backing potential Israeli war crimes in Gaza.

Iraq war supporters now dominate Labour and would repeat it, and also support Israel's actions in Gaza.

Labour no longer committed to reversing damage by Tories and cheers on potential genocide of Palestinians.

Reason to speak out loudly as little to choose from Tories enabling potential genocide and pro-genocide Labour.

International Court of Justice ruled Israel's actions could constitute genocide, contradicting Labour's defense.

Labour figures repeatedly refused to condemn clear Israeli war crimes in Gaza documented by human rights groups.

Labour's refusal to strongly condemn Israeli actions enables Tories to arm Israel without political pressure.

Transcripts

labor have completely disgraced

themselves over Gaza their behavior has

been completely unforgivable and that

matters for two reasons one it's allowed

the conservatives to get away with

murder literally the government can keep

arming and backing Israel as it butchers

the people of Gaza knowing that they

won't come under domestic political

pressure for doing so secondly labor is

the inevitable government in Waiting

given the total implosion of the

conservative party so what's the latest

outrage on the part of labor they've

suspended the leftwing MP K oore one of

the only black female labor MPS now bear

in mind they've already de facto booted

D abber who was the first ever black

female MP elected while other labor MPS

who are white and not leftwing have been

treated completely differently like Neil

Coyle who racially harassed a journalist

and reportedly had a complaint of sexual

harassment against him he had the whip

restored and sits again as a labor mp on

the other hand judging by what's

happened to leftwing MPS they won't

restore the whip to Kate oore and thus

ban her from standing as an MP and it's

not just her come on to that now what is

Kate oor's crime in her Weekly

Newsletter to local labor members sent

last Friday she wrote and I quote that

Holocaust Memorial Day is an

International Day to Remember the 6

million Jews murdered during the

Holocaust the millions of other people

murdered under Nazi persecution of other

groups and more recent genocides in

Cambodia Rwanda Bosnia and now Gaza now

first things first Holocaust Memorial

Day exists to remember the shower that

is the Nazis genocide of European Jews

and other genocides in the words of the

Holocaust Memorial Day trust itself it

is an International Day on the 27th of

January to remember the 6 million Jews

murdered during the Holocaust alongside

the millions of people murdered under

Nazi persecution of other groups and

during more recent genocides in Cambodia

Rwanda Bosnia and dfor now the reason I

say this is some might be under the

impression that Holocaust Memorial Day

exists solely to remember the Nazi

Genocide of the Jewish people but it

doesn't now last week the international

court of justice the highest court on

Earth accepted South Africa's case

against Israel for the crime of genocide

as being plausible so Israel is now on

trial for an alleged genocide among

other things what that ruling now means

is that it is a legitimate opinion to

believe that Israel's Onslaught against

Gaza is a genocide because the case was

not dismissed now there may be those of

you who do not believe this constitutes

a genocide if that's your view what you

can no longer do is dismiss the claim

that there's a genocide as an outrage as

a disgrace as somehow being beyond the

Realms of acceptable opinion so Kate

oore has been suspended for adding what

the highest court on earth now considers

an alleged ongoing genocide to the list

of genocides to remember on a day which

exists to remember genocides so that's

now an opinion that's an opinion clearly

which is unacceptable in the labor party

we've already seen fellow leftwing Andy

McDonald be suspended for say saying and

I quote we won't rest until we have

Justice until all people Israelis and

Palestinians between the river and the

Sea can live in peaceful Liberty a call

there for peaceful coexistence well

you're out for that support Mass

Slaughter and AP parde no problem at all

what is an acceptable opinion as far as

the labor part is concerned well for

start supporting what is now officially

considered as an alleged genocide and

specifically supporting war crimes which

commi this is part of a general pattern

which I predicted back in October would

be the case that those who would be

driven from their jobs or their

positions threatened or facing

harassment silencing demonization would

be those opposing the mass murder of

Palestinians while those uh supporting

this Slaughter would be treated as

respectable and moderates with no impact

on their career whatsoever now to be

clear k tharma who became leader on a

pack of Lies pretending to be leftwing

committing to a range of policies he

didn't actually believe in like

nationalization higher taxes are the

rich abolishing tuition fees and indeed

labor being a broad church is looking

for an excuse any excuse to purge

leftwing MPS and his crew is using the

Mass Slaughter of the Palestinian people

which the labor leadership has aided and

abetted to further that cynical

factional end now let's just go through

this particularly sorted episode in

labor history shall we on Friday labor

Shadow foreign secretary David Lamy

tweeted labor has been clear throughout

the conflict that international law must

be must be upheld that the independence

of international courts must be

respected and that all sides must be

accountable labor must now comply with

the orders in the icj ruling in full

sorry what what was that David sorry

what you say that labor has been clear

throughout the conflict that

international law must be upheld is that

what you seriously

wrote seriously it's just a bareface lie

isn't it you shouldn't throw the word

lie around willly nilly but unless David

Lamy is completely oblivious to what

international law is unfortunate given

he's a lawyer by training and in which

case he shouldn't be a shadow foreign

secretary then he must know that what he

tweeted is not true let's start with St

the leader of the labor party sadly

shall we who said near the start of the

Israel Onslaught the following I'm very

clear Israel must have that does have

that right to defend herself um and

Hamas Bears responsibility a Siege is

appropriate cutting off power cutting

off water s well I think that Israel

does have that right it is an ongoing

situation he defended Israel's right to

cut off water and energy to civilians a

straightforward War War crime it's in

violation of the Geneva Convention to be

precise article 33 forbidding Collective

punishment that's for a start now indeed

in the icj Judgment the court

specifically referred to the Israeli

defense minister yo Gallant cutting off

water and energy and other basic

supplies as part of a Siege which K stor

they backed on National radio and it was

of course Justified on the grounds that

Palestinians were human animals the icga

cited that is damning evidence so from

the outset the labor leader supported

war crimes violating international law

it gets worse let's listen to David Lamy

himself on the 15th of October when

asked about Israel's forceable

displacement of the Palestinian people

in Gaza which led to virtually all the

Palestinian population being displaced

from their homes you support the order

to move them or not the order to move

them well clearly just yes or no it's

not a yes or no Victoria I'm I'm hoping

one day to be foreign secretary and and

Achieve Diplomat so it's not a yes or no

let me let can I answer the question

please very simply this this is a war

situation war is ugly yes very very

sadly people die we have rules and those

rules mean that you must minimize death

now you know and I know because

Netanyahu has said that there will be an

invasion shortly against that backdrop

of course it's right that civilians must

not be In Harm's Way and an order has

been issued I'm glad that that order has

been extended of course I am but this

but what I the point I want to get

across is that it's hugely important

that we minimize the loss of human life

and anyone see

those it's horrendous for those people

that are facing that at this point in

time so he refused to say whether he

supported forcible displacement or

opposed it that's a war crime a very

clear War crime which David Lamy could

not condemn is that been clear

throughout the conflict that

international law must be

upheld obviously not it gets worse let's

listen to Emily thorry my own MP

Labour's Shadow attorney general who

will there will be the top lawyer in the

next Labor government when she was asked

about cutting off food water and power

to civilians but I mean I don't know

they've already cut off the food I what

you're saying but what I'm saying that's

against international law it's really

simple SEC doesn't seem to think it is

simp what is simple is that whatever

actions are taken by a democracy it has

to be done in in accordance with

international law and we have heard

tonight from the Prim from the from the

president of the United States that he

has been on the phone to Netanyahu and

both of them have agreed that

democracies need to act in ordance with

international law pause there if I may

do you think cutting off food water and

electricity is within international law

I think that Israel has an absolute

right to defend itself against terrorism

question I asked it is an answer to the

question that that you've asked and I

think it's an appropriate one at this

time why won't you answer whether you

think it's in line with international

law or not because I've tried to answer

and I've tried to to to I've tried to

say that we've already heard from your

previous guest about what might be

happening on a day-to-day basis so we're

now on day four and so we hear that

there are there are troops massing on

the border there may well be an

incursion in the immediately before an

incursion then as the permanent

representative have said that it might

be appropriate in those circumstances

for there to be the sort of action that

we've heard about and then the then the

then the invasion afterwards I don't

know because at the moment we're in the

middle of a hot war and and Israel is in

the middle of Defending itself and we

have to stand with Israel just like like

we would expect people to stand with us

if we were the victims of terrorism as

well there we go again refusing to

condemn this avert War crime also back

in October Labour's International

Development secretary or Shadow

International Development secretary Lisa

nandy also refused to say whether Israel

breached international law when it cut

off power and water to Gaza do you think

Israel breached international law by

cutting off water and power supplies

look I think this is an extraordinarily

complex and fast moving situation there

are 200

what's the answer to the question well

look Israel has the right to

self-defense and it has a duty to secure

the release of its hostages but my

question my question Ure interational

law is upheld right and so my question

is do you think Israel has has breached

International humanitarian law by

cutting off water and fuel supplies well

in the last 24 hours we've seen water

medicine and food enter Gaza it is in

very limited Supply at the moment but I

am hopeful that we'll be able to amplify

and scale up those efforts urgently

there is a very small window in which a

an Israeli government that is responding

to fear and pain in Israel and the

Egyptian government as well who have

serious concerns about the opening of

the Raffa Crossing may be persuaded with

the help of the United States and others

to not just allow Aid into Gaza but to

allow safe Passage through through Gaza

to reach people in the north we' got to

focus on I I am going to ask the

question again do you think Israel

breached international law by cutting

off Power and Water Supplies look I'm

not going to sit in your studio and

Grand standand and tell you that I'm

going to make big pronouncements it gets

worse and worse Israel also

coincidentally succeeded in kicking the

LJ placing onra for genocide off the

headlines by suddenly releasing that 12

members of unra the UN agency task were

looking after Palestinian refugees and

the May main humanitarian agency in Gaza

were allegedly involved in the 7th of

October attacks now we don't know what

crimes they're accused of they haven't

been tried or found guilty of anything

there had no justice process in fact and

the evidence comes allegedly from

interrogations by the shinb Israel's

Military Intelligence who used torture

so that's unproven and unspecified

allegations from a state with a track

record of lying through its teeth

against members of an organization which

employs 30,000 staff so that's

0.04% the result countries such as the

United States in Britain have suspended

their funding of unra what does that

mean exactly unra is the main

humanitarian agency in Gaza as I say

Gaza is on the brink of famine it people

are deprived of Necessities like clean

water and shelter its healthcare system

has been destroyed in its provisional

measures the icj has just ruled that

Israel must take immediate and effective

measures to enable the provision of

urgently needed basic services and

humanitarian assistance to address the

adverse conditions of live face by

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip well

that's not possible with unra being

defunded as they've said themselves they

won't be able to continue assisting Gaza

Beyond February unless funding is

restored according to the UN special

raur on the right to food Michael fakre

before this decision famine was imminent

famine is now inevitable so what does

Lisa nandi say as labors Shadow

International Development secretary

after the conservatives pull the plug on

gaza's Main humanitarian agency during

an epic human Ian catastrophe she says

allegations this series demand a serious

response as the UK rightly ensures that

Aid is never used to support terrorism

we are seeking urgent discussions with

ministers to ensure ordinary gazans can

access Aid the humanitarian crisis in

Gaza cannot wait that is a m mouth way

of supporting choking gaza's main

humanitarian agency in a humanitarian

catastrophe which will inevitably kill

large numbers of Palestinians and

wrapping it up with meaningless

humanitarian platitudes because there is

no substitute for UNR in terms of

getting large amounts of humanitarian

Aid urgently into Gaza as per the icj

ruling now it gets worse in a previous

video I spoke to dala a Palestinian man

whose family was killed in Gaza after he

was thrown out of a labor meeting in my

hometown Stockport like he's a bag of

trash and labor Shadow business

secretary Jonathan Reynolds and Labour's

Deputy leader Angela Raina just stood

there it later transpired that Angela

Raina who has refused to vote for Cesar

and refused to speak out against the

massacre of Gaza previously met posed

for a picture with him and told him I

support Palestine Palestine must be free

then does nothing as Palestinians are

Massac and then she watches this

Palestinian she previously met who she

personally committed to to support

Palestine get aggressively thrown out of

her meeting like he was less than

dirt what do you even say what do you

even

say already stood for leader K sta

promised and I quote to put human rights

at the heart of foreign policy

that was pleasure number four by the way

just one lie amongst so many other lies

as he duped labor members into voting

for him on an entirely false perspectus

what actually happened in the end the

labor party and his leadership ended up

both overtly backing war crimes and

refusing to condemn war crimes and

backing an Israeli Onslaught which is

now being investigated as a possible

genocide by the highest court on

Earth doesn't very well for them does it

in terms of running the country bear in

mind that the sort of people surrounding

Karma and those who are dominant in the

labor party are now the sort of people

who think the Iraq War was a good thing

and would do it all over again even

knowing what they do

now what a terrible State our

democracy's in with so little to choose

from either conservative by which has

wrecked the country which is enabling a

potential genocide and a labor party no

longer committed to reversing the damage

inflicted by The Toys on the country and

which also cheers on a potential

genocide Bleak but all the more reason

for the rest of us to speak out and

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