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Galraedia

(5,026 posts) Wed Aug 6, 2014, 03:22 PM Aug 2014

Impose arms embargo on Israel, says Andrew Mitchell

Source: The Guardian

An arms embargo should be imposed on Israel, the former international development secretary Andrew Mitchell has said, as he warned that the level of misery and carnage in Gaza was likely to poison the remaining goodwill in the region for generations.

Mitchell also said on Wednesday that UN schools in Gaza should not have been targeted for attacks since they were places of sanctuary.

Mitchell, the Conservative MP for Sutton Coldfield, is the most senior former government minister to pronounce on the crisis. His words came after the decision of the Foreign Office minister Lady Warsi to leave the coalition for its failure to condemn the actions of Israel in Gaza.

He said, however, that he disapproved of Warsi's decision on Tuesday to resign, arguing that her voice needed to be heard and that it was better to "fight your corner" in government.

Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/aug/06/arms-embargo-andrew-mitchell-gaza-goodwill-middle-east

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Impose arms embargo on Israel, says Andrew Mitchell (Original Post) Galraedia Aug 2014 OP

Too limited homegirl Aug 2014 #1

I agree - too limited, especially today (Hiroshima) mahannah Aug 2014 #2

Maybe stop selling arms altogether? Garthem Aug 2014 #3

impose an EVERYTHING embargo. Crippling sanctions. mwrguy Aug 2014 #4

No, just the same embargo they imposed on Gaza. BillZBubb Aug 2014 #5

Israel has now earned the dubious right to be treated like aparthied South Africa. BillZBubb Aug 2014 #6

Yes nt Bigmack Aug 2014 #7

So are we posting comments from every has been politician out there now? Calista241 Aug 2014 #8

homegirl

(1,432 posts)

1. Too limited

Reply to Galraedia (Original post)

Wed Aug 6, 2014, 03:30 PM

Aug 2014

Every industrial nation should stop producing and exporting armaments. If they don't have weapons they will conduct their religious wars by throwing stones.

mahannah

(893 posts)

2. I agree - too limited, especially today (Hiroshima)

Reply to homegirl (Reply #1)

Wed Aug 6, 2014, 03:54 PM

Aug 2014

Garthem

(128 posts)

3. Maybe stop selling arms altogether?

Reply to Galraedia (Original post)

Wed Aug 6, 2014, 04:13 PM

Aug 2014

Okay, you got me: I'm a Gawdless Soshellust!

mwrguy

(3,245 posts)

4. impose an EVERYTHING embargo. Crippling sanctions.

Reply to Galraedia (Original post)

Wed Aug 6, 2014, 04:25 PM

Aug 2014

Starve them out.

BillZBubb

(10,650 posts)

5. No, just the same embargo they imposed on Gaza.

Reply to mwrguy (Reply #4)

Wed Aug 6, 2014, 06:30 PM

Aug 2014

I don't want to see anyone starve.

BillZBubb

(10,650 posts)

6. Israel has now earned the dubious right to be treated like aparthied South Africa.

Reply to Galraedia (Original post)

Wed Aug 6, 2014, 06:33 PM

Aug 2014

Decent nations should boycott Israel. No trade, no non-essential goods, no foreign aid. Follow the South American lead and recall all ambassadors.

Bigmack

(8,020 posts)

7. Yes nt

Reply to BillZBubb (Reply #6)

Wed Aug 6, 2014, 06:57 PM

Aug 2014

Calista241

(5,586 posts)

8. So are we posting comments from every has been politician out there now?

Reply to Galraedia (Original post)

Thu Aug 7, 2014, 12:36 AM

Aug 2014

I mean, did he say anything new or revolutionary in his comments? Do his comments have even the slightest chance of becoming or influencing policy?

The "most senior former government minister." So basically, he no longer has a job that gives him any influence over policy. And even when he did have a job in government, he wasn't the guy who's opinion mattered.

This is like Bob Barr coming out and spouting some shit that nobody cares about. And even if someone did care what nonsense he was babbling about, nothing at all happened.

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