Barry Gardiner condemns Israel's 'calculated & cynical disregard for human life'

Downing Street yesterday evening

Barry Gardiner, Labour MP for Brent North, and a member of Labour Friends of Israel, issued one of his strongest ever statements criticising Israel yesterday.

He tweeted:

There can be no equivocation. The action of the Israeli government has been brutal and utterly unjustified. This is not merely a disproportionate use of force. It is a calculated and cynical disregard for human life. The UN must act.

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