A British-Israeli girl who was held hostage by Hamas for greater than a yr has stated Sir Keir Starmer is “not standing on the right side of history” after his conditional pledge to recognise Palestine as a state.
In an Instagram submit, Emily Damari stated: “Prime Minister Starmer just isn’t standing on the fitting aspect of historical past. Had he been in energy throughout World Battle II, would he have advocated recognition for Nazi management of occupied nations like Holland, France or Poland?
“This is not diplomacy – it is a moral failure. Shame on you, Prime Minister.”
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Starmer reveals plan to recognise Palestine as state
Ms Damari was taken hostage after being kidnapped from her dwelling on 7 October 2023 by Hamas gunmen who shot her within the hand and leg, in addition to killing her pet canine.
She was held by Hamas for 15 months in Gaza and was launched on 19 January this yr, alongside two fellow feminine hostages, as a part of the opening part of a Gaza ceasefire deal.
After her launch, she informed Sir Keir in a telephone name she was detained in a United Nations facility however denied medical therapy throughout her captivity.
She additionally underwent a sequence of operations for wounds she suffered on the day she was taken captive, when she was shot in her left hand and proper leg at shut vary, inflicting her to lose two fingers and leaving her with accidents to her leg that impair her motion.
The prime minister stated on Tuesday the UK will recognise a Palestinian state by September except Israel takes “substantive steps” to finish the scenario in Gaza, Israel agrees to a ceasefire, commits to a long-term sustainable peace, permits the UN to restart assist provides and doesn’t annexe the West Financial institution.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed the transfer “rewards Hamas’s monstrous terrorism”.
In an announcement from Downing Avenue after an pressing Cupboard assembly on Gaza on Tuesday, Sir Keir stated the UK’s “message to the terrorists of Hamas is unchanged but unequivocal: they must immediately release all of the hostages, sign up to a ceasefire, disarm, and accept that they will play no part in the government of Gaza”.
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