Defying government, Britain’s Labour members vote to accept genocide is taking place in Gaza

Britain’s ruling Labour Party on Monday passed a motion declaring that the UN has concluded Israel is committing genocide in Gaza — a decision that puts the party on a collision course with its leadership, Anadolu reports. At a party conference in Liverpool, delegates passed the “Peace in the Middle East 2” motion, which says the UN Commission of Inquiry found that “Israeli authorities and Israeli security forces have committed the crime of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.” The motion commits a future Labour government to a series of hard-line measures, including using “all means reasonably available” to prevent the commission of genocide in Gaza, suspending arms trade with Israel, and freezing the UK-Israel trade and partnership agreement. The motion […]