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Overnight, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator warned that genocide is possible in Gaza. I asked an urgent question: Does this Government stand by its duty to prevent under the Genocide Convention, and will it act to uphold humanitarian law? Or just say “we did all we could.”

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Martin Shaw1 year ago

Thank you for this. The growing international consensus is that Israel has been committing genocide for 19 months. Please put even more pressure on Starmer: the UK must break all military, political and economic ties until this ends.

aitch aitch #UnpaidCarer1 year ago

What do you mean 'possible'? We've been watching a genocide unfold since 2023

Animah Kosai1 year ago

Just a reminder Adrian. @TheGreenParty officially recognised 8 months ago what is happening in Gaza IS a genocide. We aren’t talking “possible” or “prevent” genocide anymore.

Aaron Yarm 🎗️1 year ago

Lots of demonization of Israel on your timeline, but nothing really about Hamas. Hamas who are executing gazans, Hamas who are withholding aid distribution, Hamas who asleep murdering those in Gaza that go against them. I guess they are not really a factor in your tiny little head…..

Alan Thornberry1 year ago

The Green Party always on the wrong side of common sense, its only Hamas who have openly said that they want to destroy Israel, and that they will carry out further attacks on Israel until they are eliminated,

Lisa1 year ago

The population has grown that’s literally the opposite of genocide.

Christopher Keeffe1 year ago

Is this the same UN that gave us UNRWA seriously.

Sectarian Vote Chaser (in the Galut)1 year ago

Adrian knows he’s lying. They all do. It might take decades but it will all come out. They know they’re lying daily. Media, politicians, international organisations. They know. They’re not useful idiots. Some have malicious reasons, most do it out of cowardice. We already knew months ago that the deception that caused the entire 4 month Rafah delay propaganda campaign (extending the suffering of the people they pretend to care about) was because the white house and Europe didn’t want the smuggling tunnels from Egypt to be found. There will be so much more to come out. It might take years but anyone with a modicum of curiosity and integrity can see it already. And no there won’t be forgiveness. That moment passed a very long time ago. They make the case for a state and a military better than any Israeli could dream of. The West didn’t just hang Jews out to dry. The West hung itself out to dry thinking they could use Jews to buy some time.

Hexagram1 year ago

Antisemitism is the loser's creed.

You Engage1 year ago

Useful for your constituents 🤔 Do the day job

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