Try this. As the Germans incinerate Jews, a man at Hyde Park corner gets on a soap box and shouts “Death, death to the Nazi regime!” Do the police rush to arrest him – after all, he’s calling for violence against German soldiers. I think you could safely say he’d get a free pass on that one.
Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting are very upset Sir Keir said “There Is no excuse for this kind of appalling hate speech.” Wes agreed that it was appalling.
They probably forgot that 207 innocent Palestinians were killed over the last three days.
Those killings were perpetrated by the IDF, which prompted Bob Vylan, another Glastonbury performer, to lead chants of “Death,Death to the IDF!”
Contrary to most people’s belief, Netanyahu is not a war criminal. He is, however, being investigated by the International Criminal Court (ICC), but the ICC believes it has “reasonable grounds” to believe he committed war crimes.
Did you just gasp in disbelief? Did you wonder what Netanyahu has to do to be declared a war criminal?
Meanwhile, a local comparison might help. Former DUP lead Sir Jeffrey Donaldson is being investigated for sexual crimes. His successor, Gavin Robinson, has been clear that he has not been in contact with Jeffrey. In contrast, Keir Starmer has had telephone conversations with Netanyahu on August 20, 2024, July 7 2024, January 25 2025 and June 13 2025.
No law against doing so, of course. But if you phoned the Yorkshire Ripper four times, would it not suggest you felt rather favourably towards this man who had murdered 13 women?
Of course, Netanyahu may be found not guilty and come out of it all smelling of roses. But it’s still odd that Starmer should be in such regular touch with a man charged with crimes that make the Yorkshire Ripper look like a boy scout.
Very good jude free Palestine
it all depends who the mass murderers are-
the bombed dead children can’t speak- so others will have to speak louder over the bombs for them- or sing louder- imagine singing louder than the bombs-
We are told the IDF are the most efficient military in the middle east. Yet they allowed October 7th to happen. Now we are told they are not allowed to be insulted or “threatened” by a bunch of mostly white middle class Tarquins chanting Death death death to the IDF. Does that mean people are unable to shout “No Surrender to the IRA” during the English national anthem? If people sing “Death death death to the UVF” are they being insensitive or nasty? Of course nobody sings anti Hamas ditties, hard to scan. “Give a pass to the old Hamas” just doesn’t have the same ring to it.”I’m not a pal to Hezbollah” could work.