Even apologists for Israel, such as Britain, France and Canada, have been forced to change their rhetoric, saying on May 26 that they would consider “concrete actions” against Israel if it did not stop its illegal settlements and lift aid restrictions.
Albanese was asked at a media conference on May 26 how concerned he was with Israel’s plans to occupy Gaza and that children are being starved to death.
His banal reply was that “Israel’s actions are completely unacceptable”.
That’s it? No sanctions. No end to weapons sales. No recall of the ambassador. No end to giving Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is happy to spruik his genocidal plans, political cover for genocide to forcibly control Gaza.
Britain, France and Canada, by contrast, said on May 19 that unless Israel halts its illegal settlements, they “will not hesitate to take further action, including targeted sanctions”.
These governments deserve to be criticised for waiting for more than 60,000 people to be killed and the whole of the Gaza’s population to be displaced, starved and deprived of healthcare, before saying they are only “considering” sanctions.
