Starmer and EU called out on hypocrisy over Israel and US attacking Iran

The US and Israel are committing a cheeky war crime again, this time with another horrific attack on Iran. And as usual, Starmer and European governments are allowing it to happen.

Zarah calls out Starmer’s cowardice, again

Zarah Sultana was among the many British people to point out the hypocrisy of Prime Minister Keir Starmer allowing this to happen.

The Your Party MP tweeted:

An Omani mediator said last night a peace deal between the US and Iran was within reach.

This morning, the US and Israel bombed Iran.

No imminent threat. No legal basis. Another illegal war dressed up as “security” and “democracy”.

The Labour government must stop being Trump’s poodle and condemn this blatant violation of international law before it engulfs the region.

The war drums are banging, our movement must resist.

She is, of course, correct. There is absolutely no legal basis for this war. And as usual, Starmer has rolled over for Trump, telling BBC News:

Iran should return to the negotiating table

To be clear, that’s where they were when the US and Israel attacked them.

The attack, we were told, was preemptive. But that is of course more bullshit. As Sultana says there was no imminent threat from Iran. As Zeteo News reporter Prem Thakker pointed out, the phrase is insulting our intelligence:

The phrase “preemptive strike” is as insulting as when we were sold “humanitarian pauses” in the middle of a live-streamed genocide. The powerful looking you straight in the face and telling you your common sense simply doesn’t matter.

EU also rolls over for Israel and US

While Starmer has stayed silent, other officials defended the US and Israel’s actions. Vice President of the European Commission, Kaja Kallas, blamed Iran:

The latest developments across the Middle East are perilous.

Iran’s regime has killed thousands. Its ballistic missile and nuclear programmes, along with support for terror groups, pose a serious threat to global security. The EU has adopted strong sanctions against Iran and supported diplomatic solutions, including on the nuclear issue.

However, as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese told her, this is rank hypocrisy:

I wish you had applied the same scrutiny to Israel, as it made millions homeless and displaced; thousands killed; thousands detained and tortured. Regional destabilisation from Gaza to Lebanon and the whole region.
Double standards elevated to policy make Europe weaker, not safer

Donald Trump is a war criminal and a pedophile

As always, there’s a Trump tweet for everything, though. In 2011, the President tweeted:

In order to get elected, Barack Obama will start a war with Iran.

Let’s not forget, though, the real reason why Trump is getting more dangerous by the day. The rapist-in-Chief is hoping that by dropping bombs, he’ll distract everyone from the fact that he’s named over 38,000 times in the Epstein files.

This can’t be an either-or, he needs to be arrested for war crimes and for being a massive fucking paedophile.

Featured image via the Guardian