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Ah, that old chestnut. So the UK will only recognise palestine as a state when the IDF says that all the hostages have been recovered.
So that'll be at the tail end of never then.
It's definitely pretty much impossible, since I am betting a few of the hostages have died since the capture without anyone being notified so even if they release everyone, the IDF can still claim they have some even though they likely died many weeks/months ago.
Yeah, it's pretty weak sauce. I don't see that the UK has much leverage, but that being the case, we ought to be just doing the moral thing. As I said in the OP, I do wonder how the chat with Trump - who, gods help us, is one of the few people who does have leverage - fed into the calculation of this statement.
Uk has ton of leaverage
I don't think so. Even Netanyahu's response to this shows he's going to ignore us completely.
Whatever it stop netenyahu or not doesn't matter. It's uk and any un state members obligation to use all their leaverage against a genocide since they signed the geneva and genocide convension
This is a perfectly fine argument that I already agreed with a mere two comments ago when I said:
With bold, this time. You know, in case it helps.
I don't see why you said even Netanyahu's response to this shows he's going to ignore us completely then.
We still disagree about the uk having no leaverage too
What kind? Genuine question, I don't know shit about this
Uk has no eminent security risk so there is no reason to by and sells arms from/to israel. Israel is the 44th trading parner of the uk so they can also impose sanctions on israel
Israel is the 44th trading partners of Israel? Sorry what the fuck are you trying to say here?
Ok makes sense now you've edited it 😀
I mean israel is only uk's 44th trade partner accounting for only about 0.3% of total UK trade. The uk could impose sanctions on israel
Is direct trade that only issue that determines whether or not sanctions could be applied?
Surely there's general politics bulshittery in the mix ?
Well I guess it's about the degree of leverage that you have. Trading is... A big stick.