Palestinian women and their children walk though destruction in the wake of an Israeli air and ground offensive in Jebaliya, northern Gaza Strip after Israeli forces withdrew from the area, on May 31, 2024
THE Independent Alliance of MPs has condemned the government for “100 days of complicity in crimes against humanity” over Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.
Jeremy Corbyn, Shockat Adam, Adnan Hussain, Ayoub Khan and Iqbal Mohamed signed an open letter to Foreign Secretary David Lammy “with disgust over the government’s complicity in one of the greatest crimes in our lifetime.”
The furious letter came after learning that Palestinian refugees sheltering in their tents had been burned alive following an Israeli strike on a hospital courtyard in Gaza.
“Their last moments on this Earth were that of unimaginable pain and suffering,” their letter said.
“Moments earlier, Israeli air strikes hit a school, killing 22 people who were awaiting polio vaccinations.
“The horror in Gaza is often described as a humanitarian crisis … this is not a humanitarian crisis.
“It is a genocide, aided and abetted by governments including our own.
“The destruction over the weekend coincided with the 100-day anniversary of the new Labour government.
“Let us be in no doubt. It has been 100 days of shameful indifference to Palestinian life, 100 days of moral and political cowardice, 100 days of complicity in crimes against humanity.”
The letter asked the government when it will end all arms sales to Israel and join France, Italy, Spain and Jordan in calling for a worldwide ban.
And it asked the government if it opposes genocide and agrees with the International Court of Justice (ICJ), ruling that Israel's continued presence in occupied Palestinian territories is illegal.
The letter comes as more then 40 MPs from seven parties have signed an Early Day Motion (EDM) — tabled by Leeds East MP Richard Burgon — calling on the government to impose sanctions on Israel for its repeated violations of international law in Palestine.
“For over a year now, Israel has carried out war crimes and flagrant violations of international law in Gaza,” Mr Burgon said.
”To get Israel to stop committing these crimes, we need real action from political leaders — not just words.
“That means imposing sanctions on Israel, as the UN general assembly recently called for.”
The Foreign Office was contacted for comment.
