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Israeli MP at Lib Dem conference says 'genocide' accusation makes her 'uncomfortable'

www.middleeasteye.net

Israeli politician Shelly Tal Meron has claimed Israel does not target civilians and that accusations it is committing genocide at the Liberal Democrat party conference make her feel “uncomfortable”.

The third largest party in the British parliament has become increasingly strident in its approach to the genocide in Gaza.

Just days ago party leader Ed Davey accused Israel of committing genocide for the first time. He boycotted the royal banquet for Wednesday night in honour of visiting US President Donald Trump, in protest over his support for Israel's military operations in Gaza.

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The tens of thousands of dead kids at your government hands are making us feel uncomfortable. So you'll excuse us if we dont give a tiny rats ass about how the totally accurate description of what your government is doing makes you feel.
- I know right?! Poor sausage! I bet all the innocents who have lost limbs, loved ones and everything they owned probably also feel a bit "uncomfortable". Isn't it the hard right who love saying 'fuck your feelings'?
Maybe stop genociding then...
- Israel hates this one simple trick
Israel often says things like "we don't target civilians" but I don't see how that's an excuse. They shouldn't be dropping bombs when the risk of civilian deaths is so high.
Let's say you're driving while drunk and you accidentally kill a pedestrian. You can say "well I didn't intend to kill anybody" but that's not an excuse.
- If they don't target civilians, does that mean all the tens of thousands were an accident, each time? Probably shouldn't have a butter knife never mind a host of murderous weapons if they're that poor.
  They clearly do target civilians, time and again, pretty much every day.
  
  Or they just don't care about civilian casualties. Maybe they bomb a building which they think is used by Hamas, and they don't care if that bomb kills civilians as well.
  
  They simply draw imaginary lines in the sand, fail to tell Palestinians about the lines, then declare any crossing the lines to be hostile combatants and not citizens.
- Whenever Israelis say something assume the opposite is true.
  
  I don't have a problem with Israelis in general - it seems that some Israelis are completely opposed to the military action in Gaza. I do blame the current Israeli government for killing so many civilians though.
Why would an Israeli politician even attend a Lib Dem conference? It's a relatively minor political party from a country 2000+ miles away...
- country 2000+ miles away…
  A country thats government supports Israel. (Unfortunately)
  And where the next election is clearly going to bring changes in what parties are mainstream,
  It is very likely some form of coalition government will be likely. Unless things change dramatically.
  ATM polling indicates reform plus Tories would not have the seats to form such. (Although unless the left can unify. That is likely to change)
  So Israel is likely trying to effect the most likely coalition partners that will disagree with them.
  
  A country thats government supports Israel. (Unfortunately)
  We don't though.
  We banned weapons exports, publicly denounced them for war crimes, sanctioned a bunch of members of their parliament, ramped up aid for Palestine, committed to arresting Netanyahu and several other Israeli politicians should they ever set foot here, and have just recognised Palestine.
  Israel in response have said we are an anti-Semitic state with an anti-Semite leader.
  There has been a massive shift in the past year.

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