Dear Alex
Lord Peter Ricketts, former British ambassador to France, former Chair of the Joint Intelligence Committee and the government's first National Security Adviser, spoke on 'Today' on Friday 16 May about sanctions on Israel's ministers and of tightening the arms embargo, scrapping trade talks with Israel and, instead discussing what happens after the war. Ricketts is suggesting HMG should do something more dramatic like recognising the Palestine state, sanctions and embargoes. Will you work on your government to that end, Alex?
Thank you for speaking up about the horrors for our fellow human beings waiting to be killed by Israel - like sitting ducks. Israel who is a friend, an ally and part of our Western sphere of influence.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/
Listen from 1:52:15
The American led Western nations involvement in Palestine is brilliantly explained by Jeremy Bowen in his 2022 book, 'The Making of the Modern Middle East'. I'm re-reading it. On BBC Sounds, 'Indispensable Relations' is a fascinating listen about how America was caught up in Zionism from the early days of Truman's Presidency.
Lord Peter Ricketts feels its time for sanctions, embargoes and recognition of the state of Palestine to send a strong message to Israel over their violation and longstanding impunity in riding roughshod over the most basic of decent behaviours, like keeping to international law and upholding humanitarian and internationally accepted values.
Israel has gone rogue and must be urgently reined in, as Peter Ricketts describes.
Best wishes
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