Israel ‘going to find itself more and more isolated’: Corbyn
British MP Jeremy Corbyn says Israel’s firing towards diplomats in the occupied West Bank will no doubt raise “huge levels of anger” amongst the governments whose personnel were affected.
“The demand to cease all arms supplies to Israel, which is gaining strength all over the world, will get stronger and stronger,” Corbyn told Al Jazeera in an interview from London.
“What Israel has seen in the past two weeks has been a massive loss of support on the world stage,” he said.
Corbyn added that if an arms embargo is imposed on Israel, Netanyahu “won’t be able to sustain the continued bombardment of Gaza as well as this huge occupation of the West Bank”.
“These are horrible and desperate times, but if Netanyahu thinks it’s OK to shoot at diplomats visiting a refugee camp [in Jenin], then surely something must follow,” he said.
“And I would have thought, at the very least, there’s got to be condemnation from the UN … and a suspension of all arms supplies to Israel.”
No amount of faux outrage can hide the truth: the British government is complicit in genocide. pic.twitter.com/jXPfgXX3De
— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) May 21, 2025
Canada says four personnel among diplomats fired at in Jenin
Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand says the country “expect[s] a full investigation and accountability” for the incident.
“I have asked my officials to summon Israel’s Ambassador to convey Canada’s serious concerns,” Anand said in a post on X.
Canada becomes the latest country to summon an Israeli ambassador over the incident, following EU countries such as France and Spain.
I spoke with Canada’s Head of Mission in Ramallah earlier today. I can confirm 4 of our personnel were part of the delegation in West Bank when the IDF fired shots in their vicinity. Relieved to know our team is safe.
I have asked my officials to summon Israel’s Ambassador to…
— Anita Anand (@AnitaAnandMP) May 21, 2025
