Proceeding contribution from Clare Short (Independent Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 19 January 2009. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Gaza.
Gaza
First, may I remind the Foreign Secretary that there was a ceasefire before, and the consequence was that Israel tightened and tightened the siege, then it started the bombing in early November that broke the ceasefire? Secondly, there is no peace process, because Israel keeps breaking the Geneva convention, building more settlements and the wall, and the roads are subject to closure. We will not achieve progress without action on Israel, requiring it to comply with international law. We need action in the Security Council to set up a war crimes tribunal—that is how we can get action. So what action will the Foreign Secretary take to ensure that Israel is held to account under the Geneva convention? Otherwise, there will be no progress.
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- 2008-09
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- Armed conflict Borders Humanitarian aid United Nations Israel Palestine Middle East Peace negotiations Gaza Hamas League of Arab States Ceasefires
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