PM condemns an Israeli attack!

[DogPoundPup]

The Prime Minister Gordon Brown has condemned the Israeli shelling of the United Nations HQ in Gaza as "indefensible".

The UN building was set alight by the bombardment as its secretary general Ban Ki-moon visited the area on a mission to secure a ceasefire.

Mr Brown, speaking on his return from Berlin and Paris, where he had discussed the crisis, said: "Today's attack on the UN headquarters in Gaza is indefensible.

"The UN's mission in Gaza is purely humanitarian, bringing relief to civilians suffering in appalling conditions as a result of the ongoing military action and restrictions on food and medical supplies entering Gaza.

"UN staff are working on behalf of the international community - any attack on them is unacceptable, as Israel has acknowledged.

"The intensification of Israeli military action, and continued Hamas rocket attacks, reinforce the urgency of our call for an immediate ceasefire.

"I will speak this afternoon to the UN's secretary general and to regional leaders, to underline the UK's unwavering support for the UN's efforts to secure a ceasefire."

http://www.hillingdontimes.co.uk/news/asianspotlight/spotlight/4050625.PM_condemns_an_Israeli_attack_/

[LeftishBrit]

1. Why is that so surprising?

He condemns all kinds of things.

I think he is right. And I strongly support a ceasefire.

But I wish he'd been just as right in 2003, when he might have made a real difference if he'd defied Blair over going into Iraq.

Opposition to war begins at home.