RISHI SUNAK UNDER PRESSURE TO DENOUNCE ISRAELI WAR CRIME
January 26, 2024During yesterday’s House of Commons session, Scottish Nationalist Party leader, Stephen Flynn, confronted Prime Minister Rishi Sunak over an alleged WAR CRIME in Gaza, that had been televised the previous evening in an ITV News report.
The news report by John Irvine, depicted the shooting and killing of an unarmed Palestinian man carrying a white flag by the IDF. Flynn directly questioned whether such an act constituted a war crime.
Sunak responded, emphasizing the consistent stance of the UK government in advocating for the respect of international humanitarian law and the protection of civilians. He highlighted that similar points were conveyed to Prime Minister Netanyahu, and the foreign secretary was actively addressing the matter in the region.
Flynn persisted, urging the Prime Minister to acknowledge the incident as a war crime, drawing a parallel to the urgency and intent shown by the House in response to recent ITV dramas. He called for immediate action, including backing a CEASEFIRE in Gaza.
ENOUGH WORDS! We need a Ceasefire NOW!
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English Script:
Stephen Flynn: Mr. Speaker, last night as Tory MPs were once again fighting amongst themselves, the public were sat at home watching John Irvine of ITV News Report on footage from Gaza of an unarmed Palestinian man walking under a white flag being shot and killed by the IDF. Prime Minister, such an act constitutes a war crime does it not?
Rishi Sunak: Mr. Speaker, we’ve been absolutely consistent that international humanitarian law should be respected, and civilians should be protected. I’ve made that point expressly to Prime Minister Netanyahu and the foreign secretary is in the region this week, making exactly the same point.
Stephen Flynn: Mr. Speaker, I don’t think it’s unreasonable to expect the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to rise to that despatch box and tell the people of these isles and elsewhere that shooting an unarmed man walking under a white flag, a war crime. Now, in recent weeks this house has acted with urgency and intent following an ITV drama, will this House now show the same urgency and intent following this ITV News Report? And finally back a ceasefire in Gaza.
Rishi Sunak: Mr. Speaker, no one wants to see this conflict go on for a moment longer than necessary. And we do want to see an immediate and sustained humanitarian pause to get more aid in and crucially, the hostages out, helping create the conditions for a sustainable cease fire. I set out the conditions for that earlier in the House, the foreign secretary is in the region today and we’ll continue to press all our allies and partners to make sure that we can bring about that outcome.
