LONDON: The UK government is under pressure to accept that genocide is taking place in Gaza after members of the ruling Labour Party voted to approve an emergency motion at its conference in Liverpool.
It comes two weeks after a UN report said there are sufficient grounds to conclude that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, and in the wake of the UK decision to recognize Palestine.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has consistently said it is up to international courts to decide if genocide is taking place.
A case brought by South Africa against Israel is being heard by the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
In the conference motion, passed by a show of hands, delegates called on the UK government to “ban trade with illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank” and apply “comprehensive sanctions,” including an arms embargo.
