Jeremy Corbyn Questions Rishi Sunak On Refusing To Call For Ceasefire
Jeremy Corbyn, senior leader of the British labour Party, questioned United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak about his stance on the genocide of Palestinians. Mr. Corbyn said human beings in Gaza is being killed in every passing minute and why does the Prime Minister instructed “our representative at the UN not to support ceasefire?”.
In the Parliament, he said the killings that took place on the October 7th were “appalling” and should be “totally condemned” as everyone in the Parliament has done. By reminding about the loss of 5000 Palestinians and the “situation is continuing to get worse”, Mr. Corbyn questioned the Prime Minister of United Kingdom about why he “instructed Britain’s representatives at the UN not to support” the humanitarian pause to allow aid to flow towards the trapped civilians of Gaza. He also added that “the only way forward is the end to the occupation” and the “recognition of the rights of the people of Palestine”.
With every passing minute, another human being in Gaza is killed.
Why did the Prime Minister instruct our representatives at the UN not to support a ceasefire? pic.twitter.com/74jeAk0LWY
— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) October 23, 2023
From day one of the escalation of the Israel Palestine war, Jeremy Corbyn has been vocalising the million-dollar question of “who are paying the price for a crime they did not commit” and has asseverated that “the only way to achieve peace is to end the occupation”.
Today, I”m thinking of all those in Israel and Palestine suffering unimaginable pain, trauma and fear.
The horrific attacks on civilians in Israel were deplorable. This cannot justify the indiscriminate killing of Palestinians, who are paying the price for a crime they did not…
— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) October 10, 2023
Mr. Corbyn constantly raised the question of “how many innocent Palestinian lives should be erased in the name of self-defence?”. He questioned the politicians about the reason behind their inability to “defend international law universally and equally?”.
We should condemn the targeting of all civilian life, no matter who does it.
Why can”t our politicians uphold this basic moral principle, and defend international law universally and equally?
How many innocent Palestinian lives should be erased in the name of self-defence?
— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) October 12, 2023
He criticised the political leaders about the lack of “either courage or the humanity” to point their fingers at the Israeli government and hold them accountable.
War crimes are happening in real time, yet our political leaders lack either the courage or the humanity to hold the Israeli government to account.
They should call for an end to the siege and the release of hostages — that is what compassion for all human life would look like.
— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) October 16, 2023
Raising questions at the hypocrisy of the world leaders he said that “there are more trucks delivering food to supermarkets on a single road” in his constituency than there are aid provided to the “2.2 million people in Gaza”.
There are more trucks delivering food to supermarkets on a single road in my constituency than there are for 2.2 million people in Gaza.
End the siege, now. pic.twitter.com/kG2SsY62q1
— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) October 22, 2023
While this has been the senior leader of Labour Party’s stance, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom has been the voice of Israel in the face of the world, accentuating the rights of Israel to defend itself against “Hamas terrorists”.
I am in Israel, a nation in grief.
I grieve with you and stand with you against the evil that is terrorism.
Today, and always.
סוֹלִידָרִיוּת pic.twitter.com/DTcvkkLqdT
— Rishi Sunak (@RishiSunak) October 19, 2023
The bloody war has claimed the lives of 5,791 Palestinians and 1,400 Israeli so far since October 7. Israel has been showering bombs on the Gaza Strip left right and centre and has wiped out neighbourhoods into ashes with the constant bombing campaign.
