UK must stand up to “horrific” ethnic cleansing plan for Gaza
All governments must stand up against Donald Trump and his ethnic cleansing proposals for Gaza, says Scottish Green co-leader Lorna Slater.
The Scottish Greens have long-called for a full UK arms embargo against Israel and opposed friendly relations with Donald Trump.
Ms Slater said:
“Donald Trump’s proposals are horrific and would amount to the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.
“The last 15 months have inflicted so much death and destruction which has been armed, supported and fuelled by governments around the world including the UK.
“Those arms sales should never have happened in the first place and must not continue for a day longer.
“It emphasises why we should never cozy-up to or support a man like Donald Trump, who has shown a total contempt for human rights and the lives of Palestinians, and who will only make a catastrophic situation even worse.
“There is a responsibility on all governments to condemn these awful plans, stand up to them and do all we can to halt them and to help in building a long-term and sustainable peace.”