88 m. ago Sadiq Khan accuses Israel of committing 'genocide' in Gaza putting himself at odds with Keir Starmer

The Mayor of London said his conclusion was ‘inescapable’ after the UN found that Benjamin Netenyahu’s administration ‘orchestrated a genocidal campaign for almost two years’

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18 h. ago Now the UN says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, too. How can western governments still refuse to act? | Steve Crawshaw

The UN commission of inquiry’s report makes it almost impossible for Israel – and its allies – to maintain the narrative that criticism of it is part of an antisemitic plotThe conclusion of a UN commission of inquiry that Israel has committed genocide in the war in Gaza, and that its prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and other Israeli leaders are responsible for inciting that genocide, changes little in legal terms. The international court of justice (ICJ) in The Hague has yet to issue its final ruling in the genocide case that South Africa brought against Israel last year.Politically, however, this latest report (officially a “conference room paper”, intended to aid discussion of the themes) may prove to be one of the final nails in the coffin of the shameless but still-continuing narrative from Netanyahu and his allies that any talk of Israeli crimes is part of an antisemitic plot – or, to use Netanyahu’s favourite phrase, “a blood libel”.Steve Crawshaw is the author of Prosecut...

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20 h. ago This Morning fans left FURIOUS by 'stupid and patronising' cleaning demonstration

Talk turned to the division of domestic labour, and Ben admitted loading the dishwasher causes arguments. Luckily, there was a five-minute segment showing viewers how to load their dishwasher.

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23 h. ago Ben & Jerry's founder QUITS claiming owner Unilever has 'silenced' the brand amid Palestine spat

The Vermont-based brand previously sued its parent company over alleged efforts to silence it and described the Gaza conflict as 'genocide'.

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23 h. ago Palestine’s lone runner at the World Athletics Championships has a message for those back home

Mohammed Dwedar competed in the men’s 800m in Tokyo on the day a UN commission of inquiry declared Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

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27 h. ago If Labour admitted there is a genocide in Gaza, it would have to admit its own hand in it | Owen Jones

From publicly shunning British Palestinians, to supplying parts for fighter jets, Labour looks increasingly out of step with international opinionOn Tuesday, a UN commission of inquiry concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Its conclusion is unsurprising, with few states in history having been so brazen about their intentions. To take just two examples: in May, the Israeli finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, said that “Gaza will be entirely destroyed”; a week later, prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu boasted that Israel is “destroying more and more houses [in Gaza, and Palestinians accordingly] have nowhere to return”.At the beginning of this month, Labour’s deputy prime minister and former foreign secretary, David Lammy, wrote a letter to the chair of the international development committee, Sarah Champion, declaring that “the government has carefully considered the risk of genocide”, and has not concluded that Israel is acting with genocidal intent. How can two bodie...

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34 h. ago Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, says the UN as thousands flee new bombardment

A report by the United Nations claims that the country's actions meet the criteria set down for defining the act and that it is 'clear there is an intent to destroy the Palestinians in Gaza'.

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38 h. ago The Guardian view on the UN’s genocide finding: Britain – and the world – can no longer look away | Editorial

A UN commission has found Israel’s war in Gaza ranks among history’s greatest crimes. The UK government must stop hiding behind legal fictions and recognise the realityA United Nations commission of inquiry has now said what Israeli, Palestinian and international human rights organisations, as well as many genocide scholars, have already argued: that Israel’s war in Gaza amounts to genocide. The commission finds that mass killings, attacks on vital infrastructure, starvation, displacement and denial of medical care meet the legal definition of history’s gravest crime. It finds genocidal intent “the only reasonable inference” from both the statements of Israel’s leaders and the conduct of its forces in Gaza.Against this, Israel’s repeated assertions that it is acting in lawful self-defence ring hollow in the face of overwhelming evidence and a deliberate pattern of destruction. The UN’s conclusion imposes moral clarity. It also demands political action, especially from those, includi...

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39 h. ago Mandelson not given security vetting before appointment as UK ambassador to US

Foreign secretary admits Labour peer was cleared as envoy without the involvement of her department

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41 h. ago Gaza genocide report sparks horror warning with 'no end in sight to Israel's violence'

A UN commission of inquiry has found that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza against Palestinians, but an expert has issued a bleak warning in response to the devastating findings

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41 h. ago Taoiseach calls for more international pressure on Israel after genocide report

Independent experts commissioned by the United Nations’ Human Rights Council said Israeli was committing genocide in Gaza.

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42 h. ago Case for Israeli sanctions ‘unanswerable’ after UN report, says Swinney

A three-person group commissioned by the UN concluded Israel was committing genocide in Gaza.

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42 h. ago A UN inquiry says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Is the world even listening?

As a UN body concludes - for the first time - that genocide is taking place in Gaza, doctors in the enclave are sending desperate messages describing amputations without anaesthetic. But is the world listening, asks chief international correspondent Bel Trew

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48 h. ago Israel IS committing genocide against Palestinians, says UN inquiry as IDF bombards Gaza City

The report said there is clear evidence of genocidal intent against Palestinians in the words and actions of Israel’s leaders

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49 h. ago Four atrocities in horror UN report 'confirms Israel committing genocide' in Gaza

A United Nations commission of inquiry has revealed Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza defined under international law

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49 h. ago Human rights experts join rising chorus that accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza

A team of experts commissioned by the U.N.'s Human Rights Council has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

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56 h. ago Starmer goes into meltdown! Another disastrous day for Labour sees a key aide quit and PM admit he DID know about Epstein emails as unrest mounts

Downing Street was in meltdown as Keir Starmer lurched into a fresh crisis. The PM struggled to explain why he kept backing Peter Mandelson in another disastrous day.

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4 d. ago Zohran Mamdani says as mayor he would arrest Benjamin Netanyahu if he traveled to New York

Mayoral candidate said he’d try to honor ICC warrant for Israeli prime minister’s arrest over war crimesIf he wins his fall election, Zohran Mamdani would order New York’s police department to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu in the event that the Israeli prime minister ever traveled there, the city’s leading mayoral candidate said in a recent interview.Mamdani – the Democratic nominee in the 4 November election – alleged to the New York Times on Thursday that Netanyahu was a war criminal who was committing genocide with Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, according to a report published by the outlet on Friday. He said he would honor an international criminal court (ICC) arrest warrant issued in November 2024 for Netanyahu’s arrest over alleged Gaza war crimes by having the Israeli leader taken into custody at the airport if he ever steps foot in New York and Mamdani is the mayor. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Man admits starting fire that destroyed Labour MP Sharon Hodgson’s office

Joshua Oliver, 28, pleaded guilty to arson that gutted premises in Washington, Tyne and WearA 28-year-old man has admitted to starting a fire that destroyed the constituency office of Labour MP Sharon Hodgson.Joshua Oliver, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to arson, with the resulting fire wrecking the Washington and Gateshead South MP’s office in the early hours of Thursday. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago SHAHER SA'ED: 'World is standing by and watching genocide in Gaza

Shaher Sa’ed, General Secretary of Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions, has called on the British public to pressure the Government to end the bloodshed in Gaza

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