{"id":179657,"date":"2015-09-08T19:30:47","date_gmt":"2015-09-08T19:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/?p=179657"},"modified":"2015-09-08T19:32:25","modified_gmt":"2015-09-08T19:32:25","slug":"brits-denounce-netanyahus-london-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/editorials\/brits-denounce-netanyahus-london-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Brits Denounce Netanyahu’s London Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Stephen Lendman<\/p>\n

(RINF<\/a>) – As of Tuesday, September 8, over 107,000 angry Brits signed a petition demanding his arrest for high crimes too grave to ignore – mass murdering Gazans last summer, part of Israel\u2019s longstanding genocidal anti-Palestinian campaign.<\/p>\n

Netanyahu and likeminded regime thugs are war criminals by any standard. Universal warrants should be issued for their arrests.<\/div>\n
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Israel should be boycotted, isolated and stripped of its UN membership. It military and government officials should be automatically arrested, detained, prosecuted, convicted and imprisoned by authorities of any countries they visit.<\/div>\n
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Noted British peace activists, union leaders and three MPs want Netanyahu disinvited before his scheduled Wednesday arrival.<\/div>\n
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They want tough sanctions imposed on Israel – long denied accountability most of all. London\u2019s Guardian<\/a> published their open letter, saying:<\/div>\n
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\u201cThis week, David Cameron is due to welcome the Israeli prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, to the UK. As head of government, Netanyahu must bear responsibility for war crimes identified by the UN human rights council in its investigation into Israel\u2019s 2014 assault on Gaza.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cAnd yet, while Cameron continues to impose limits on the number of refugees who can take shelter in the UK, he is willing to welcome Netanyahu to our shores.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cPalestinians fleeing the hell that Israel has created in Gaza are among the thousands of refugees who have drowned in the Mediterranean in the last year.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cOur prime minister should not be welcoming the man who presides over Israel\u2019s occupation and its siege of Gaza. We call on him to instead impose immediate sanctions and an arms embargo on Israel until it complies with international law and ends the blockade and the occupation.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Signed:<\/div>\n
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Len McCluskey General secretary, Unite the Union<\/div>\n
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Mick Cash General secretary, RMT<\/div>\n
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Mick Whelan General secretary, Aslef<\/div>\n
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Manuel Cortes General secretary, TSSA<\/div>\n
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Jo Stevens MP<\/div>\n
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Cat Smith MP<\/div>\n
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Tommy Sheppard MP<\/div>\n
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Baroness Jenny Tonge<\/div>\n
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Geoffrey Bindman QC<\/div>\n
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Hugh Lanning Chair, Palestine Solidarity Campaign<\/div>\n
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Bruce Kent CND<\/div>\n
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Professor Steven Rose<\/div>\n
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Professor Ilan Pappe<\/div>\n
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Professor Karma Nabulsi<\/div>\n
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Alexei Sayle<\/div>\n
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Bella Freud<\/div>\n
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Benjamin Zephaniah<\/div>\n
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Paul Laverty<\/div>\n
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Ken Loach<\/div>\n
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Victoria Brittain<\/div>\n
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Ahdaf Soueif<\/div>\n
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On Wednesday, large demonstrations are expected near Cameron\u2019s Number 10 residence – protesting Netanyahu\u2019s visit, two war criminals supporting each other\u2019s high crimes, complicit with Washington and other rogue partners, waging endless war on humanity, their bloodlust never satiated.<\/div>\n
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On Monday, thousands of Palestinians attended Reham Dawabshe\u2019s funeral – immolated along with her husband, Saad, and 18-month-old son Ali, settlers committing the murders free to kill again, Israel fully responsible for daily state terror against millions of defenseless Palestinians.<\/div>\n
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Overnight Monday, its forces terrorized West Bank and East Jerusalem Palestinians, broke into homes pre-dawn, kidnapped over a dozen youths, clashed \u00a0\u00a0violently with protesters, and attacked worshipers after completing their funeral procession for Reham.<\/div>\n
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They razed Gazan and Bethlehem area agricultural land and raided an al-Khader school – Netanyahu\u2019s parting shot before heading to London to be feted, not arrested, on arrival, free to continue state terror while away and on his return home, with full Western support and encouragement.<\/div>\n
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Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net.<\/div>\n
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His new book as editor and contributor is titled “Flashpoint in Ukraine: US Drive for Hegemony Risks WW III.”<\/div>\n
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http:\/\/www.claritypress.com\/LendmanIII.html<\/div>\n
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Visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com.<\/div>\n
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Listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network.<\/div>\n
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