MPs grill Labour minister over Israel's move to ban Palestine refugee agency

[@b62boom1]

Between Israel and the US, it's hard to know who's actually running the UK. It certainly isn't the UK Government.

[@jahelation8658]

All three make me vomit

[@modernisto]

It’s clear to me it’s monetary interests that puts the majority of American politicians in office. One of those is the Israeli lobby. Another being the military industrial complex. Who’s getting rich from this war? You want to know who’s pulling the strings? Follow the $$$.

[@saeedatcha6019]

It's Israel running US and UK.

[@bishton]

Follow the money.

[@Patricia-k3w4q]

Just like america both countries run by Aipac.

[@suchisthismystery2814]

*"Deep concerns!" "Deep concerns!"* But as always, *NO ACTION!* The woman has no shame! She is behaving exactly like those she used to criticise/attack before she sat in the seat of power! What a despicable hypocrite! Her inaction makes her not just complicit but a participant in war crimes!

[@ghas4151]

It’s the same old tactics when you cannot defend the indefensible. It’s always so concerning.

[@andypeutherer4218]

Yup

[@annychest718]

ho

[@pawshands9706]

Catering to their zionist bosses

[@sallythornton2774]

Who is she! 🙄

[@stephensuddens9146]

It's about time we saw the funding Israel has given to the political parties. And those MP'S who have visited Israel in the last 5 years.

[@jb-y1487]

You don’t you what you’re talking about

[@toriesdontgettazered7464]

​@@jb-y1487lol

[@RobertRubenis]

Stephen, I whole agree with you. Why would any of them have a problem with what you suggest? We know why..

[@annychest718]

YES‼️‼️ Investigate foi

[@annychest718]

​@@jb-y1487 he knows exactly what he's talking about..and so do we troll

[@ritasnaddon1385]

this is a desperately poor Labour Party in relation to Palestine/Israel - in fact they are pathetic

[@popdop0074]

No wonder, who do you think funded Keith's campaign?

[@tomtheeagle1]

They are far worse than pathetic. The party has been taken over by Labour Friends of Israel and their acolytes. All funded out of their London embassy. Overseas interference by a foreign government is not only accepted, it is encouraged!

[@NexusTheFocus]

@@popdop0074 and got rid of Corbyn.

[@katymagnets]

As you can see, a lot of the Labour backbenchers are prepared to speak up for Palestine - it's the front bench who are spineless wimps.

[@abdulkhan925]

Not only that they are deeply complicit in the genocide, so not much difference between the Tory govt.

[@tommynocash2419]

I would love to know how labour ministers speak in private because all they say is total bullshit in public

[@jameshodgkins559]

The UK government supports apartheid plain & simple

[@MarkAHowell]

Labour's Massive pay rises for Teachers, Carers, NHS means nothing to you. Hope stops HATRED.

[@MarkAHowell]

Hope, not HATE, please. What did Labour give you? Do you depend on (1) Private Healthcare or Labour's NHS? (2) Pay to send your Kids to Private or Labour's State Schools till age 18? (3) Labour's improved Police Forces or pay Private Security? (4) Council's street lights or pay private? (5) Council House or greedy no-excuse Private Landlord family evictions? (6) Police or Private Security? (7) Equalities Law inclusion of Autistic kids-adults or Private Exclusion? All You Need is Love, Love, Love. Stop hating. Open your eyes & see what YOU get paying very little money. Or live in Spain, where my in-laws live like millionaires. Why not become an immigrant to Spain yourself? It's worth it.

[@lindsaypollock597]

​@@MarkAHowell And John Wayne Gacy was a brilliant clown. And Harold Shipman was a fabulous doctor. All this focus on the murders is such a downer... hope not hate! All you need is love! Your entire argument is irrelevant to the point. What a facile, flailing deflection. Fuck the Labour party: THAT is hope over hate.

[@tonedaflex]

Just word salad from the Labour spokeswoman. Pathetic

[@jackdawes120]

Floundering at times, I thought.

[@placebo2020]

@@jackdawes120 Not surprising when you don’t have a leg to stand on and your role is to BS & deflect non-stop for a while.

[@MarkAHowell]

from all UK Parties!

[@lesmarsden2058]

The ministers position on Gaza indicates just how far this country has fallen and how irrelevant we are in the world scene. She claims to support humanitarian law, yet refuses to take any action whatsoever to support her purported view. Pathetic and weak.

[@annpeerkat2020]

it's incredible that people like this minister sell their souls for forty pieces of silver so publicly.

[@naijaman6639]

Western govts are full of doomed, failed politicians...embarrassing hypocrites.

[@420booth]

International humanitarian law must be followed ... But we will do fuck all if it isn't.

[@korenmoscovich4681]

IHL is being followed by Israel. Read the law if you disagree.

[@suchisthismystery2814]

*Her inaction makes her not just complicit but a participant in war crimes!*

[@fransacchi550]

Absolutely

[@fransacchi550]

​@rhirhi417and keep putting her hair behind her ear. Just a total diarrhea of bull crap to and nothing for the humanity of mankind!

[@geoffreylachner6779]

Question: How do we restore any hope for humanity in the face of these nonstop lies?

[@annychest718]

Jesus❓

[@TheTomcantdecide]

Get organised become and activist and help people directly. Also a lot of the work will be done for use when the others screw up

[@KennyTheTraveller]

It's wild. I don't think we can go back from this. It has been exposed. I had no Idea of the occupation, Apartheid, ethnic cleansing and double standards of the West. It opened other historical events, and I realized it was bullshit all along! The powers that be don't give a fuck about democracy, freedom, justice and equality. There is some wicked dark shit at the top and this conflict exposed them. If the rules based order is compromised when it's all done- It will be laying the seed for either a revolution or total control of the populous within the period that follows.

[@HM-cq8hc]

The government has given a pass to all countries to starve civilians, to rape them, to shoot aid workers and children, to use civilians as human shields

[@nashaque9356]

Kp boycottin

[@Beanscf9ep]

The Labour position on the g3n0cide is basically a very slightly watered down version of the Tory position. We have utterly failed the Palestinians.

[@nathanaelsmith3553]

Minimal appeasement of critics in public as a cover for enabling behind the scenes

[@trevormannsfield]

Its not even watered down, even the tories never said the quiet part out loud like Starmer did

[@nathanaelsmith3553]

@@trevormannsfield That's not true. The Tories were brazenly in support of the G while Labour are embarrassed about it.

[@trevormannsfield]

@@nathanaelsmith3553 Yeah but I mean that even the Tories never outright said "Israel has the right to commit war crimes". So far only Starmer was brazen enough to go that far

[@eyesopen7946]

Because it does not matter who gets in they do not work for us they work for the likes of the house of Rothchild , Look into the Belfour declaration

[@SA78608]

She literally said so much without saying anything. Never any answers given ! Ridiculous..Shame on you Free palestine 🇵🇸

[@kylemylo3776]

Exactly. She said nothing

[@Lezzyboy87]

They had such a lowbar to jump and theyre still failing. Ffs

[@calumwatson6394]

Absolutely spineless from Dodds, hope they never sleep peacefully again .

[@dianamincher6479]

Rambling away they're all the same utterly inffecive!

[@tomthac83]

She actually looks like a Puppet ! Other ministers voices sound clear and human but hers is harsh noise. " Let me be clear..." then hides any real meaning in hedge of words.

[@classics39]

Look at these empty benches......the stench of the rottenness. R.I.P. UK, you've lost it.....

[@sheilaroddick5853]

Drinking and eating in the bars and restaurants paid for by clowns like the British tax payer while children in Gaza are starving.I rest my case.

[@johnhawden4118]

They wear poppies, hypocrites

[@Badgerbeard]

Exactly - Lest we forget - "Never again" means never again for everyone.

[@katymagnets]

Yasmin Qureshi was wearing a white poppy for peace.

[@MacAlanBrown]

Members of Government hide behind their symbolism and act in the 'interests of profits' only. The power makes them drunk and ends in forgetting their humanity.

[@lukeboulter-x4u]

Israel must be supported. Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran are a threat to not just Israel but all of the west. It’s very short sighted to abandon one of our closest allies during such a difficult time.

[@annychest718]

​@@katymagnets that's good

[@eyesopen7946]

Simple as , they should be heavily sanctioned , The UK government is looking so bad on the world stage especially with how Russia has been treated in comparison

[@classics39]

The UK is a sad excuse of a US poodle..... it's in a very bad place.

[@himurahaibara1459]

UK follows USA. Every designated enemy of USA will be sanctioned because USA says so.

[@eyesopen7946]

@@classics39 I am English and I fully agree with you

[@HTownCharlieBrown]

We're looking at a room full of accomplices, cosplaying concerned humans.

[@Rebelconformist82]

Spot on!!

[@michaelstevens9394]

Israeli interference in our international policy is systemic, its appalling that none of our governments stand against such interference.

[@del7724]

Why would they? It's very profitable!

[@sallythornton2774]

Shame on the UK govt in the hands of AIPAC! 😡

[@sutapasbhattacharya9471]

AIPAC is the US version of LFI etc.

[@JN-om6rw]

And what about the Balfour Declaration - we started all of this - we are responsible

[@fuckbankers]

His Majesty's Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country.

[@PEPG2024]

It's amazing listening to all these words. Don't they realise Israel doesn’t care and will continue annihilating Palestine? Action, not words. The Labour lack of action speaks volumes. Detestable.

[@HTownCharlieBrown]

This is what's known as, political theater. More talk. No action

[@andrewwatts2443]

so much "we know", "we understand" "this must happen" but still no action of any kind.

[@FuadMohamed-k7o]

Imagine what Israel did to the Palestinians when we couldn't see their crimes on our phones. Now it is implementing the final solution..

[@andrewmason7207]

labour have took action , sold more weapons to them

[@LizCurran]

😢

[@Drannn54]

Yes and

[@peteryates2573]

What a pathetic minister. She clearly doesn't believe a word of what she says

[@martynlewis4985]

Empty words... and utter bullshit.

[@josephfredbill]

Well said Jeremy and particularly John

[@johnou.k.3780]

Deary me

[@josephfredbill]

@ not at all - if this is the real John you said the right thing - if its you, you have a way of saying things that is right but somehow tactful and doesnt quite get you expelled by Starver :-)

[@MargaretDeakin-d6m]

Why was Dodds disrespectful in not acknowledging Jeremy Corbyns question?Surely manners should be practised at all times and toward every MP?

[@ianoliver3130]

It's probably because she is a very disrespectful person and is afraid of getting told off by her boss . Lacks any principles or ethics.

[@timdrayton4956]

Stop aiding and abetting the genocide.

[@majorwhite51]

They're all on the zinos payroll

[@annychest718]

Yeh.. that's why they're cashing in at every possible opportunity..while bricks are doing the same.. I read the end game.. The systems lose

[@celestesmith6060]

How she obfuscates with such gusto...it's almost that she's a puppet and someone is jerking her strings...someone called Netanyahu.

[@tictock3442]

Yip, a zionist puppet.

[@az..0N3]

The work of UNRA has already been affected, and nothing has been done about it.

[@julianshepherd2038]

Im glad I voted Green

[@johnou.k.3780]

Pointless vote

[@martinmcdonald4207]

Its not easy been green.

[@Stuboy]

America's lapdog 🇬🇧

[@KainaanSlater81]

And it’s Israel who have both on metaphorical leashes Absolutely crazy that it’s Israel who needs the US and UK for relative safety and security in the region yet they’ll happily ignore and pleas or demands made by both those countries and receive no significant restrictions.

[@Wasssssup-3]

😂😂😂 na starmer isn't even liked in America 😂😂😂😂

[@julianshepherd2038]

America likes it to loke like they are angry at what Israel does but everyone knows that the IDF would not do this witout US support and money and weapons. ​@@KainaanSlater81

[@julianshepherd2038]

​@@Wasssssup-3what has that to do with anything. There are rarely friends in international relations, just mutual interests.

[@Wasssssup-3]

Donald Trump jnr ,said if Trump gets I they arent at a good start ! That's why I said he Isn't liked ,and the meddling with the sending of his liebour activists

[@bishton]

The British army could supply aid instead of targets.

[@frankpaterson9786]

John McDonnell and Stephen Flynn absolutely nailed it.

[@marymakem8260]

Yes

[@sheilaroddick5853]

Real Socialists.

[@RegionalVariation]

It goes beyond pathetic, gutless, immoral servitude.

[@demo8mate]

Sanctions? Don't be silly, Here Israel, have some more arms.

[@scotfoot]

They have been “concerned” for a year, but not enough to act against the criminal regime of Israel.

[@user-id5pd8ry8j]

She clearly doesn't believe what she saying. In fact, at times she looks embarrassed, because she knows her peers know she is being dishonest.

[@rachelduncan1501]

All words and no action.

[@Yvo19]

A pathetic response. Shame on them, we won't forget.

[@nobbynomates6081]

Fucking hell! Enough! I can't believe this shit!!

[@jivasrocks]

All these clowns are clueless on how to do deal with Israel ..

[@fineweather4569]

They’re not clueless, they are in agreement - uk is a zio state

[@chuhan1975]

I've resigned from the Labour party. Being associated with a party that looks on while a holocaust is taking place is shameful. Starmer and Lammy are a disgrace.

[@freePalestine0102]

Who else is sick of all these nonsense

[@LaHayeSaint]

Starmer should be forced to revoke his knighthood for his crimes against humanity!

[@ronniedewar7421]

It’s hard to watch a Scot’s women trying to defend the indefensible, the Labour friends of Israel are doing a grand job, a Labour government in Scotland would be a total tragedy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@ianoliver3130]

SNP should immediately sanction this despicable excuse for a woman and ban her from ever crossing Hadrian's wall again. No apologists for genocide are welcome in Scotland.

[@spartandud3]

This government has been clear that it has politely asked Isreal not to commit warcrimes and it will continue to politely ask!

[@roses123ize]

I have grave concerns over the future, when our establishment fawns to a fascist regime with this waffle, shame on you all, labour is dead !

[@classics39]

You've every reason to be very worried....

[@MaeveDaly02]

Did she honestly say "this decision was taken by the Knesset, but not the Israeli government"???

[@j.x.x.r3645]

You know the legislative and the executive branches are not the same thing, right? The Knesset is Israel's parliament. It's a bit like our House of Commons. The Prime Minister and his cabinet are members of Knesset (MKs -- a bit like MPs, you understand?), but so are other politicians from other parties. There is an official opposition, like we have, and there are also other opposition parties because it's a diverse country and they have a multi party system. The bill that was passed through the Knesset relating to unrwa was actually introduced by an opposition MK I believe. So yes, although they may agree with this bill and may have supported it, it was passed by Israel's parliament and not their government. Hope this helps :)

[@LizCurran]

Yes she’s deluded

[@Mistic-b5d]

Well said corbin,we need sanctions stop trading and an arms embargo now😢

[@arkcritic6080]

Did she answer any question?

[@MiataBRG]

What an appalling performance by that minister, she simply ignored every question and recited from a playbook of neutral platitudes

[@tonydudley8449]

If only Jeremy Corbin was the leader of our Government.

[@johnou.k.3780]

God help us 😂

[@karlkerr7348]

Where is the morality in stopping aid to Palestinian civilians

[@diggerman00007]

#BDS...LONG LIVE PALESTINE And Lebanon

[@johnou.k.3780]

You’ve forgotten Iran , Iraq and other countries that hate the west

[@korenmoscovich4681]

Stop using your mobile phone and laptop then.

[@diggerman00007]

​@@korenmoscovich4681apologist for the slaughter of children

[@iaprm]

Human rights. Law. Equality. Nowhere to be found. The state UK in, proud of it? How do you sleep at night?

[@beautylover123]

Shameless summary : We made it very ”clear” that we will not take any “action”! But we want you to believe that this is “pressure” !

[@CimuraiSampi]

the worst decision jeremy ever take was do not sacked stammer from labour.

[@JosephNZUK]

Nah, his worst decision was to have an affair with Dianne Abbott. OMD 🤮

[@ukhilali7418]

Starmer’s labour Gov is impotent when comes to Israel?!!..

[@ffrtheted7671]

Why is it that fool's hold power ❤

[@DONOSTIA45]

Shes going to push very strongly on these issues . . .you know!

[@HTownCharlieBrown]

One of them should just stand up, be honest & say "Who are we trying to fool? lsřąęI has spøkėn"

[@nandaska1]

What hold does israel have over the uk government, because their response to the genocide in gaza has been shocking.

[@jimmyhay47]

Flatulent filibustering by the Labour minister. Disgraceful.

[@SS-fg4nf]

Always remember it was the UK who started this whole issue with the Balfour declaration. The UK will never stop supporting Israel.

[@richardkane8229]

the labour party is vile

[@pete212g]

The Tories behaved the same

[@gerryburntwood9617]

It’s morphed into the Likud Party of GB

[@j.x.x.r3645]

You'd prefer antoher 5 years of chaos and decline? I know the tories' Israel policy was very slightly better but there are other issues to consider too.

[@gerryburntwood9617]

@@j.x.x.r3645 Mate our foreign policies are Integrally linked to our domestic policies, money to fund Israel no money for our pensioners, schools, NHS,seems you cannot join dots of our perpetual backing of USA/ Israeli wars and compromising our citizens! Try to think outside your mind controlled box!

[@richardkane8229]

@@j.x.x.r3645 no,id like a socialist government

[@Hamlet2369]

Of all people, that "honorable" (not) of Thornberry is talking when she for one said they had the right to cut off electricians water smh

[@LizCurran]

So do something!!!! “Deep concern” 🙁

[@magansingodia8511]

What about the release of Palestinian 'hostages'?

[@Dynamatrix2000]

Do you mean Palestinian prisoners who are in jail for killing Israelis?

[@GraphicalRanger]

@@Dynamatrix2000 No You Muppet thousands (many children) rounded up and held by a disgusting corrupt occupation regime.

[@MrCallumDennis]

@@Dynamatrix2000 no the 2000+ palestinians being held without a charge

[@truthseeker7612]

​@@Dynamatrix2000Please get in line with knowledge. Where is your education?

[@legionofswine]

The UK is an American client state. Pure and simple.

[@erichw.]

The ex-Empire is at the end. Just „concerns“ that nobody, nobody is taking seriously and doesn’t bother those committing genocide (by starvation and arms). And the rest is…..complicity in genocide, that‘s the ex-empire. Never ever don‘t talk about human rights any more, time is over.

[@leslievincent20]

You know when ever I watch MP's debate Israel I always only listen to the questions and jump the answers. The questions are good and direct and the answers are a load of incoherent dribble.

[@RobertSingleton-dw9yh]

Inaction speaks louder than words

[@antmagor]

There’s a saying in Canada “liberal or Tory same old story.” as an American observer, who is frustrated with my own Government I look at this, and I think labor or Tory, same old story. I wish one of the major players would join with Ireland at long last pull the plug on this. It makes a mockery of Judaism if not human decency in general.

[@loual5285]

One thing Evil alway ignors is that it's evils are against nature & so it will be totally defeated.

[@annenunney9907]

Has she not noticed that Izzy does not recognise the International Law this government will have pull its socks up PRONTO

[@davidp4456]

Labour no different to Tories in protecting Israeli interests.

[@RoyWhearty]

Conservative Labour, the party that believes inherited wealth should be inherited, and upholding British values, like colonial oppression.

[@paulsire]

If only the Labour backbenchers had a backbone and started to vote against the UK government. If only ...

[@LaHayeSaint]

This kangaroo court in the Commons has to be a parody. What a load of tosh. What these MPs should be discussing is how to curb Israel's genocide in Gaza, and how to prevent Israel from starving Palestinians in Gaza to death. Why are they not discussing Starmer's role in complicity to commit genocide by selling weapons to Israel. I can see the above arguments very clearly, and i'm not paid to provide leadership in this area.

[@LizCurran]

We know & you’re helping make these displacements happen

[@mynewcolour]

The welfare of Palestinians runs counter to the aims of an expanding ethnostate. Tell the truth and act against genocide now!

[@christinaheins407]

Labour Minister is appallingly purporting to recognise the inhumanity, yet failing to take effective action to prevent the inhumanity. I'm finished with the Labour Party, having previously supported it for 40 years.

[@pauldickson7217]

Words, words, words while people die, yes let’s wait as we need to confer and talk, talk talk. If Netanyahu carries on with his plan he may be told to stop again, and again, but he knows no action will be taken, so continues. The political outcomes for this will come back on those, of all parties, who will not act to stop this genocide.

[@johnmclachlan593]

Why doesn't somebody DO SOMETHING!!! other than verbal diarheah

[@Jay-bc7kh]

Why do they always say "honourable friend"? They are all a bunch of lying scumbags.

[@davidkavanagh189]

Flapping gums and doing nothing

[@zarinakhatun5574]

Document guys document. Make sure their whole generations faces their actions

[@shumonchoudhury9957]

Britain, Germany and USA must be brought to justice.

[@AliHussain-ou6gu]

YA RABB. HAVE MERCY ON 🇸🇩 AND ALL THE HUMANS OPPRESSED 🤲

[@andypeutherer4218]

These cretins will face their god with fear in the end

[@thomascatlow9281]

Blah blah blah that's all I hear . No action just the same crap each time!

[@michaelrch]

John McDonnell smashed it

[@michaelrch]

6:30 wow. I have no idea what question that was an answer to, but it certainly wasn't the one she was asked. What a weasel...

[@WarrenLouder]

There arent two million people left anymore

[@AminaMohamoud-it7er]

true, the death toll could be 200k + as those under rubble , missing dying for diseases aren’t counted m, do sad 😢

[@Matthew-bu7fg]

this is the equivalent of when a child sticks their fingers in their ears and starts mumbling "la la la la"