Greens demand action from Labour government to protect Gaza flotilla

Green party parliamentarians have written publicly to Keir Starmer and foreign secretary Yvette Cooper demanding urgent action from the British government to protect the Gaza-bound humanitarian flotilla attacked by Israel.

In their letter, Green MPs Siân Berry, Ellie Chowns, Hannah Spencer, Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay, along with peers Natalie Bennett and Jenny Jones, tell Starmer that the flotilla is under “grave threat” and call on them to act immediately:

Inaction and impunity

The call is the right thing to do. However, the pair’s record of selling out to Israel suggests the Greens should not hold their breath. When previous flotillas have been attacked, Starmer has done nothing of any substance. In fact, he has often failed to say anything, let alone anything meaningful, about Israel’s piracy against previous flotillas.

Both he and Cooper have collaborated with the Israel lobby to wage war on the civil and human rights of British people. Cooper’s successor as home secretary — clearly under Starmer’s orders — is still fighting to maintain Cooper’s unlawful ban on anti-genocide protest group Palestine Action.

Starmer, Cooper, and all his other war criminal partners should be in the dock, not in high office. Make way for someone who will actually stand up for UK citizens and international law.

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