What happened last Friday in Goldstein is the leading edge of what could escalate, and we in this place must all understand and operate under the principle that every word we utter has a consequence. We cannot allow distress to turn into hate and anger in a way that...
Israel asserts its right to defend itself and is dismantling the Hamas human shields, labyrinth of tunnels and command-and-control centres beneath hospitals. These are crucial steps towards achieving a lasting peace. Those calling for a ceasefire should note that...
I’d also now like to talk about the calls for a ceasefire. A ceasefire needs arrangements from all sides of conflict. There is no point whatsoever in calling for a ceasefire when one side is intent upon wiping out the other. Hamas is calling for the destruction...
We grieve for the 10,000 civilians reported killed in the intervening period. Forty per cent of those who have died in Israel’s bombardment of Gaza are children—over 4,000 innocent young lives lost. This cannot go on. Behind each of these numbers are...
These people are saying, ‘Oh, the land was taken off us.’ I have some forebears who were Celts. The Romans came and took the land off them. Then, when the Romans left, the Angles came and took the land off them. And when the Angles left, or settled down,...
