Israel has abducted the sister of the Irish president, a doctor who was onboard a flotilla headed for Gaza to break the siege
    • PetteriPano@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      11 days ago

      The fuck is Starmer, prime minister of the UK supposed to do about it?!

      I read it as he hadn’t issued a statement about the British citizens on the flotilla who were also abducted. That seems like a PM thing to do.

    • Babalugats@feddit.ukEnglish
      141·
      11 days ago

      But second; It’s the relative of the IRISH president! You know the sovereign country that exists outside the UK! The fuck is Starmer, prime minister of the UK supposed to do about it?! Also Ireland can stand on it’s own two feet without the UK interfering with Irish politics.

      The sister of the Irish president (you know, the sovereign country that exists outside the UK!) was only one person on board. They were off the coast of Cyprus, you know, a country that exists in Europe, and has nothing to do with Israel.

      The article that you obviously didn’t read, or the one that was linked after that, but decided to add your tuppence worth anyway, Mentions other people on board of the flotilla. I will quote one of the relevant bits for you. I will even bold some of it.

      The Irish government condemned Israel’s actions as “wrong” and “unacceptable”.

      UK citizens are also among the victims, but UK PM Keir Starmer has still kept silent about Israel’s crimes. Abductees in previous flotillas have been beaten and tortured, and at least one has been raped. The occupation regime regards rape as a weapon of war. Its routine and brutal rape of Palestinian prisoners has begun even to catch the attention of US ‘mainstream’ media, but is still mostly ignored by UK ‘msm’ – though a few have noted Israel’s threat to sue the New York Times for covering it.

      NOBODY in Ireland wants the UK (Especially in this context) to interfere with Irish politics. If you knew anything at all about the history of Ireland and the UK, and the ongoing mess in the North of Ireland, you might have been able to stop yourself sounding so obtuse about this. It also might have helped if you had read the article that people are specifically talking about in this thread.

    • hopesdead@startrek.websiteEnglish
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      11 days ago

      I would like to think I understand enough to believe it would be offensive if the UK stepped in to intervene on behalf of Ireland. Someone correct me if that is wrong.

      • Babalugats@feddit.ukEnglish
        6·
        11 days ago

        The UK wasn’t asked to intervene on behalf of Ireland, and it is very unlikely that they would be. The article specifically mentions that the Irish government have done fuck all too, other than condemn it. They are mostly forced to do that, as the majority of Ireland’s population would be against this.

        The article also mentions that there are British people on the flotilla that were also kidnapped/abducted in International waters, illegally, by Israel, and Starmer hasn’t even condemned it. He has said or done nothing about it.

        The only reason Ireland is linked, is because one of the people taken, has a famous (in Ireland) sister, who happens to be President, (which is not the head of government in Ireland). There are many more nationalities on board the flotilla.