A former British MP said Israel had “lost any right to exist” after international media blamed the Jewish state for Tuesday night’s explosion at a hospital in the Gaza Strip, despite Jerusalem’s denials. ” he declared.
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said the explosion at Ahly Baptist Hospital in the Gaza Strip was the result of an unexploded rocket intended to attack Israel by the Iranian-backed terrorist group Palestine Islamic Jihad (PIJ). insisted.
Islamic Jihad attacked hospitals in Gaza, but the IDF did not.
Hear the terrorists themselves understand this. pic.twitter.com/u7WyU8Rxwz
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) October 18, 2023
However, traditional media quickly claimed, without evidence, that the deadly explosion was caused by a missile fired from Israel.
Before the dust settled, there was a wave of condemnation from politicians around the world, with former British MP Chris Williamson even suggesting that the entire state of Israel should be abolished.
“Israel has taken away any right to exist,” Williamson said. I have written on social media.
When asked to explain his post, the former MP said: Added: “You know that Israel is racist… 75 years of Israeli brutality is now manifesting itself in the form of genocide before our eyes. Unless Israel is dismantled. , we will never be able to achieve peace in this region.”
Following Hamas’s terrorist attack on Israel earlier this month, which killed more than 1,400 Israelis and tourists, injured thousands more, and kidnapped around 200, Mr Williamson said the attack was justified. said that it had been changed.
“I do not condemn the Palestinian armed uprising against 75 years of Israeli oppression. I wish it was not necessary, but all nonviolent efforts to obtain justice have been rejected by Israel.” I have written.
Israel was stripped of all rights to exist. https://t.co/dK6mtTW0nP
— Chris Williamson (@DerbyChrisW) October 17, 2023
Mr Williamson was the left-wing Labor MP for Derby North from 2010 to 2015 and from 2017 to 2019. He also served as Shadow Minister for Communities and Local Government from October 2010 to October 2013.
The far-left politician was suspended by the party and ultimately prevented from standing as a Labor parliamentary candidate in 2019. reportedly downplays anti-Semitism within the left-wing party under the leadership of former socialist leader Jeremy Corbyn.
Following the Gaza hospital explosion, Corbyn, who has been banned by the Labor Party from standing in the next general election over anti-Semitism scandals, also blamed Israel for the deadly explosion. write A social media post read: “Israeli airstrikes hit Al-Ahly Hospital in Gaza. Over 500 people were killed, including patients, doctors, and evacuees.
“It is an indescribable horror. We will forever mourn their deaths. Our leaders could have spoken out for peace. They chose instead to cheer for war. Selected.
File/ Demonstrators against Labor Party anti-Semitism in London, England, March 26, 2018. The British Jewish Parliamentary Committee and the Jewish Leadership Council have accused Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn of failing to tackle anti-Semitism within his party. (Jack Taylor/Getty)
“When will they demand an end to this heinous war crime? How many Palestinian lives will it take to demand an end to these indiscriminate killings? Humanity. Please raise your voice for an immediate ceasefire. The survival of the Palestinian people is at stake.”
So far, no evidence has been provided to support Hamas’ claims that Israel was behind the explosion. On the other hand, Israel Published audio The aim is to prove that Hamas terrorists admit that the explosion was the result of an unexploded rocket intended to attack Israel.
