UK’s Oct. 7 blind spot reveals a deeper crisis in its Israel policy - opinion
The debate over Britain’s Israel policy continues, with critics accusing London of overlooking Hamas’s massacre and focusing disproportionately on Israel.
On October 7, 2023, a day that marked the darkest in Jewish history since the Holocaust, Hamas terrorists and other savages from Gaza invaded Israeli territory, slaughtering over 1,100 people, burning entire families alive, raping, torturing, and dismembering women, and kidnapping hostages. The atrocities were captured on camera by the perpetrators for global viewing.
However, the Labour Party seems to have forgotten this horrifying event. For three years, the British media, academia, cultural elite, and much of the political elite have portrayed Israel as the aggressor, rather than the victim, of brutal violence. Israel's defense against the barbaric group Hamas has been labeled apartheid, forced starvation, targeting of children, genocide, and crimes against humanity.
These accusations are fueled by phony statistics provided by the terrorists and amplified by the British elite in media, popular culture, and universities, as well as by social media campaigns spreading anti-Jewish conspiracy theories. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and his circle have been demonizing Israel and normalizing Jew-hatred for years.
In the immediate aftermath of October 7, British authorities remained silent as Hamas supporters filled London streets calling for a "free Palestine" from the river to the sea. Police even allowed a caravan of vehicles to drive through a Jewish neighborhood, amplifying threats to Jewish girls and women. Despite these actions, Prime Minister Andy Burnham now claims the UK is promoting the two-state solution.
However, Burnham's government has not held the Iranian regime accountable for its genocide of over 100,000 Iranians. Burnham's focus on Israel seems to be driven by political calculations and the desire to appease Muslim constituents. The two-state solution, which Burnham champions, is already dead due to Palestinian violence and the hypocrisy of the international community.
Burnham should acknowledge the suffering of the Jewish people and focus on resolving the conflict rather than demonizing Israel.
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