The Green Party has voted for the Israeli military to be banned as a terrorist organisation and for Britain to apologise for the Balfour Declaration.
Members voted for the motion at the Green Party’s annual conference in Bournemouth on Sunday, making it party policy.
The motion called for the Israeli military to be proscribed, which would make membership of the Israeli military or even glorifying it a terrorist offence under British counterterror legislation.
As a way to win extra votes you have to hand it Polanski. This is the left wing equivalent of saying, “if we’re ever in power we’ll cut your taxes”. Bravo and well done 👍.
However it’s also totally unworkable and a non starter. You don’t proscribe the army of country you’re supposed to be friendly with consequence free. If for no other reason than the very real politique that the US world fuck you so full of sanctions it would be painful to watch. Actions have consequences when you’re in government in a way they don’t when you’re a minority party. Why do you think Starmer is swallowing orange chod since he’s been in office?
Apologising for the Balfour declaration is pretty good though.
Starmer has been swallowing it because he doesn’t work for Britain that much should be obvious by now.
It’s clear nobody likes Starmer. Understood. But do you think the government not sucking it from the US would be helpful? You’re going to what…? Rejoin the EU? 😂😂😂. Good one.
The UK is fucked without US investment. That’s the bottom line. Starmer has to open wide and like it. In the words of trump, “you don’t have the cards”. Look how similar the government is with stances against China (arguably also committing genocide, and spying in Parliament), and India (who are quite happy to buy Russian oil and gas to fuel the war in Ukraine). They are desperate for their trade too.
Being in government is a lot harder than shit posting online.
Cutting ties with the UK would be far more costly for the US than cutting ties with Israel. I can’t think of any reason why the US would do that unless you’re implying that Israel controls the US. In which case I wonder why you don’t apply the same logic to Israel controlling Starmer.
Thank you for this rational reply. It’s a breath of fresh air on this platform where everyone thinks politicians should act like they’re making friends or breaking up relationships like they’re in high school.
Yes, Trump is a cunt, yes Starmer is a wet paper bag, but ultimately both are temporary but the deals he makes with the US will benefit the UK and outlast both leaders. The leaders are temporary but the nations will be around a lot longer.
No it’s not. This genocide support has completely demolished the image of the West beyond repair. And it gained nothing.
Appreciate the sentiment but can we please stop proscribing things? Surely we should have learned by now that this has an unacceptable effect on freedom of the press and the right to protest.
I do not want to see proscription become a cudgel wielded by successive political parties to ban support for any organisation they oppose.
You mean the modern day SS? Well I wouldn’t want to associate with the Nazis nor the Zionists
Oh FFS, the problem with this government’s authoritarian bullshit is that it’s authoritarian bullshit, not that they’re using it against the wrong target.
