Why DO the Tories continue giving arms to Israel?

This is the building that they gave advanced warning for incoming bombs right?

The IRA used to do the same thing.

The thing is that we have to take Israel/Palestine with the context of what's going on - the inciting incident seems to be the planned eviction of Palestinians from a suburb in East Jerusalem and their replacement with Israelis. It has escalated massively from there. However, the things which Hamas currently want are as follows:

  • A cessation to the evictions

  • The ability to worship at a particular mosque

  • The freeing of a bunch of Palestinians from a prison

And that's it. This isn't even about the blockade - it's about someone's house being taken from them.

Can you see how it might be difficult to side with Israel on this particular bit of the conflict?

/r/LibDem Thread Parent