The British Labor Party has suspended an MP for calling Israel's attacks on Gaza a 'genocide'

The British Labor Party has suspended MP Kate Osamor after she said Israel's war against Gaza should be remembered as an example of genocide in the world.

Jan 31, 2024 - 06:05
The British Labor Party has suspended an MP for calling Israel's attacks on Gaza a 'genocide'
The British Labor Party has suspended an MP for calling Israel's attacks on Gaza a 'genocide'

 Osamor sent a message to members of his party on Sunday - the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day - listing Gaza among the latest examples of genocide. Among the genocides that should be remembered in the world mentioned by the British MP are those that took place in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and now Gaza. Labor officials have confirmed that Osamor has been suspended by the opposition leader, Sir Alan Campbell, "pending an investigation." The British Jewish Parliamentary Council has condemned what it said was Kate Osamor's "attempt to link the Holocaust to the current situation in Gaza," describing her remarks as "disgraceful." It will be remembered that South Africa has filed charges in the International Court of Justice accusing Israel of committing genocide against the Palestinian people. The accusations of South Africa have been supported by many countries in the world. The British protesting the genocide committed by Israel against the Palestinians The United Kingdom, the United States and several member states of the European Union have been providing Israel with weapons and military aid since the brutal regime launched a war against the people of Gaza on October 7, 2023. So far, more than 26 thousand Palestinians have been killed and thousands of others injured in the attacks.