Scottish first minister calls Israel’s actions in Gaza a ‘genocide’

LONDON: Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney has for the first time described Israel’s actions in Gaza as a “genocide,” becoming the second UK national leader to do so after Northern Ireland’s Michelle O’Neill, it was reported on Saturday. Speaking at an Edinburgh Fringe event that was repeatedly interrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters, Swinney told reporters: “It’s quite clear that there is a genocide in Palestine, it can’t be disputed. I have seen reports of terrible atrocities which have the character of being genocide.

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