IT is extraordinary how difficult the UK Government and the official Labour opposition are finding it to apply the laws of war to what is happening…
opposition are finding it to apply the laws of war to what is happening in Gaza. Especially when the Government and those who would replace them are not only required to respect the laws of war but also to ensure they are respected by others.MP Brendan O’Hara and others this week about the legality of imposing a collective punishment on the civilian people of Gaza.
A poll this week suggests that 76% of the UK population have been horrified by what they have seen unfold in Gaza and want a ceasefire. I am proud that the SNP – and judging from my emails, the Scottish public – are in the right place on this. How could anyone fail to be moved by the sight of innocent children wailing in pain or in torment beside the bodies of their parents and siblings.
Politicians also have a duty to hold their government to account. They should not be afraid to do so for fear of being smeared as antisemites or terrorist sympathisers. It is very simple, really: international law is an objective framework that applies to everyone.Yesterday, I took part in an event in central London designed to remind people about what the rules of war stipulate.
While this is no excuse and should not prevent them from being held to account for their crimes, we expect barbarity and law-breaking from terrorists. Our expectations of the governments of democratic countries are and should be different. Likewise, directing an attack against a zone established to shelter the wounded, the sick and civilians from the effects of the hostilities is prohibited. Yet we have seen hospitals, churches and other sites sheltering displaced and injured civilians hit repeatedly.
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