The Palestine vote 13th October

http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk...ood-1224348115

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...s-9789290.html

The fact that there are people threatening resignation over such a pointless and symbolic vote speaks volumes imo. Should be named and shamed.

As for the vote, Ali Abunimah does a good job of breaking down how meaningless it really is in the grand scheme of things.

http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/...m-palestinians

But if it goes through, watch the abuse aimed at Miliband and co. If this winds them up, then its no wonder the peace process is a stinking dead corpse.

http://discussion.theguardian.com/co...alink/42112859

"By saying both sides must be respected, she must mean the colonizers, occupiers and then its victims on the other side"

Its so skewed, its untrue.... what is wrong with people?? Ohh thats right they have their own problems to deal with...work..kids...mortgage.. etc... zzzzz

Passed 274 votes to 12.

Conservatives and Liberal Democrats will not be whipped

I see that Clegg and Cameron bravely stayed away.

http://mondoweiss.net/2014/10/britis...iament-message

Originally Posted by saffers

http://mondoweiss.net/2014/10/britis...iament-message

Labour’s Andy Slaughter said, Britain has witnessed a new “barbarism”:

Andy is on the side of the innocents.

Only 12 MPs voted against - even though opponents were told to abstain/stay away, that's still impressive.

One of the highlights was a Tory MP being called out (by one of his own side, in fact) for parroting an Israeli embassy handout verbatim

Wonder when kerry will tire of being humiliated by Bibi and co

http://mondoweiss.net/2014/10/scramb...tinian-israeli

Meanwhile there seems to be a murdered palestinian every week in the west bank, where there are no rockets, no hamas, no "terror tunnels"...