Russia: Global Coverup of Israeli Killing of Unarmed Palestinians Must Stop – Corbyn
UK Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn on Saturday hit out at Israel over the killing of at least 27 unarmed Palestinian protesters during rallies on the Gaza border and criticized international powers for silencing what he describes as an ‘outrage.’
At a rally outside Downing Street in London, Corbyn criticized “the
silence from international powers” about “illegal and inhumane” actions
by Israel and demanded that UK Prime Minister Theresa May backs the
United Nation’s call for an independent international inquiry
into reports that Israeli soldiers fired “live ammunition into crowds
of unarmed civilians.”
He also suggested that the UK government must review the sale of arms that could be used — particularly by Israel — “in violation of international law.”
He also suggested that the UK government must review the sale of arms that could be used — particularly by Israel — “in violation of international law.”
The remarks came after Israeli troops on Friday opened fire
from across the border between Israel and Gaza, killing at least nine
unarmed Palestinians — including a journalist — and wounding hundreds
more in the second mass protest in eight days, raising the death toll
since last week’s major outbreak that saw 18 Palestinians killed
protesting a border blockade of territories seized by Israel in 1948.
Israel’s response to the protests has drawn international
criticism, with human rights groups saying it involved demonstrators
being shot as they prayed, walked empty-handed toward the border fence,
or simply held up a Palestinian flag.
“The killing and wounding of yet more
unarmed Palestinian protesters yesterday by Israeli forces in Gaza is
an outrage,” Corbyn said, pointing out that over two thirds of those
living in the Gaza Strip are “stateless refugees” reliant
on humanitarian assistance who “have a right to protest against their
appalling conditions and the continuing blockade and occupation
of Palestinian land, and in support of their right to return to their
homes and their right to self-determination.”
According to reports in the Israeli media, Israel Defence
Force (IDF) rules of engagement allow live fire to be used
against anyone approaching the fence.
UN human rights spokeswoman Elizabeth Throssell has implied
that the shootings are a willful killing of civilians — a breach of the
Geneva Conventions.
For the second consecutive week, the US blocked a UN
Security Council (UNSC) resolution calling for an investigation
into recent killings.
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