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The British government-appointed reviewer of protest laws signed a letter by UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) backing continuing arms sales to Israel during its genocide in Gaza.

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood last November announced an independent review of the UK's public order and hate crime legislation, after saying a pro-Gaza demonstration should not have been held days after a deadly antisemitic attack in Manchester.

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/peer-reviewing-protest-laws-signed-uk-lawyers-israel-letter-backing-israel-arms-sales

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Peer reviewing UK protest laws signed letter backing Israel arms sales

Ken Macdonald, who is set to review new police powers targeting pro-Palestine demonstrations, has previously said he believes in the 'indispensability of Israel'

Middle East Eye

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Nick Jan 14

@EndIsraeliApartheid I'm a pro jewish person writing to a pro palestinian individual. My question is, what would happen if Hamas gets the upper hand if pro-palestinians happen to cut off all military support for Israel? What happens then?

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End Israeli Apartheid Jan 14

@Blashkch
I would first like to mention that this is not about Jews, and that it is very problematic that Israel acts as a representative of all Jews. Being pro-Palestine can also simply mean that you are against the Zionist war criminals who have fallen into a bloodlust.

Like the Israeli government, Hamas belongs in The Hague and, as with Israel, should no longer receive support from anyone.

UN blue helmet troops with military authority are what is needed throughout Palestine.

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Nick Jan 14

@EndIsraeliApartheid Are you aware of the security implications and long-term risks for EU/EEA/NATO of lifting the blockade on Gaza and the immediate cessation of Israeli settlement expansion in the Palestinian terrirories? How do you guarantee the security of the Israeli citizens if their defense capabilities will be crippled as a result of pro-palestinian activism?You're saying that military authority is what the blue-helmet troops are lacking. I say that the UN is rapidly losing credibility.

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Nick Jan 14

@EndIsraeliApartheid Not saying that NATO isn't involved, since Erdogan's Turkey has been training Hamas soldiers on turkish soil. Not saying that the US is not an opportunistic and cynical actor. But when it comes to keeping the west safe, I believe that Israel has been doing a very good job, no matter how dirty Israel is. They're not surrounded by civilized neighbors. Not that all Israelis are civilized either.

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Nick

@EndIsraeliApartheid I don't support the Israeli government and many of its actions, but that's not enough for me to try and cripple the only real ally that we have in the middle east. For practical reasons,I choose to side with Israel. Why wouldn't you? Why try and cripple a non-hostile military power who's doing our dirty work in the middle east? Why sacrifice "blue helmet troops" when you can count on Israel?Actually, I believe that the Gaza issue is irrelevant. Our concern should be ruZZia.