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Israel has “a right to defend itself”. “That doesn’t give them the right to engage in the cold-blooded slaughter of 11,000 Palestinian children” says George

Today in the House of Commons, Andrew George MP called on the UK Government to act against the Israeli government, rather than merely condemning their actions with words. “Netanyahu’s far-right regime’s decision to ban the United Nations’ humanitarian aid service (UNWRA) is just the latest example of its utter distain towards the rest of the […]

The UK Government should no longer ‘stand with’ the far-right Netanyahu regime, says George

In the Commons yesterday, Andrew George – Liberal Democrat MP for the West Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly constituency of St Ives – called for equivalence in how the government defends innocent civilians caught up in violence in the Middle East. In over a year of fighting since the appalling Hamas attack on Israel […]

Israel has “a right to defend itself”. “That doesn’t give them the right to engage in the cold-blooded slaughter of 11,000 Palestinian children” says George

Today in the House of Commons, Andrew George MP called on the UK Government to act against the Israeli government, rather than merely condemning their actions with words.    “Netanyahu’s far-right regime’s decision to ban the United Nations’ humanitarian aid service (UNWRA) is just the latest example of its utter distain towards the rest of the […]

Andrew George says PM should “stand for peace” not “stand with Israel”

The Government must stand up for peace in the Middle East and work towards a two-state solution to the current conflict, says St Ives Liberal Democrat MP Andrew George.     Andrew said: “Our Prime Minister and the US President say they “stand with Israel”. I stand with peace.  “Of course I stand with the Israeli people […]