Carne Ross @carneross Twitter profile

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Carne Ross

5 months

"Who gets to name and frame things has the power. The names and frames that dominate a debate show who’s winning it. Using different names & frames is a way of contesting that power." The lessons of an obscurantist @BBCr4today discussion of #Gaza famine. or how the

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@carneross

3 years

It's staggering that the @BBCNews inc @BBCr4today is leading with a tennis player's visa problem when #Kazakhstan is in the throes of a democratic revolution, now being suppressed by Russia.

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3 years

The BBC sports dept seem to have seized control of the BBC news dept. So there are other sources of information about the Russian led intervention in Kazakhstan.

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@carneross

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In 1996, when head of the 'Arab-Israel' desk in the Foreign Office, I wrote a speech for then Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind, a Tory. It stated that the UK's position on Palestine was premised on international law, in particular UN resolutions 242 and 338 (cont).

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5 months

I've been told from a reliable source in the FCDO that the Attorney General has written to the PM about Gaza and war crimes. This letter should be public. If you have it, leak it now. Please RT this.

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@carneross

4 months

Big news from me. I'm standing for Parliament in Islington South for @TheGreenParty . As my friends know, I basically hate today's politics and don't believe in the current system. I'm doing this to get rid of the system of 'elective dictatorship' and replace it with bottom-up

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@islingtongreens

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Our candidate in Islington South & Finsbury is @carneross He’s worked in diplomacy and international affairs for 30+ years He resigned from the Foreign Office over the Iraq War. He’s been calling for a ceasefire in Gaza MRP polling puts us in 2nd in Islington South #VoteGreen

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@carneross

5 months

Foreign Office and other government lawyers should be resigning en masse. Or they are complicit in Cameron’s absurd and outrageous claims that Israel is not committing war crimes. It is beyond argument that Israel has blocked humanitarian aid - a black and white case of war

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@carneross

6 months

Sunak has now put the UK into a war with Iran on Israel’s side. With no discussion, no debate. Utterly reckless and irresponsible.

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@carneross

6 months

To my former colleagues in the Foreign Office - now is a good time to leak the legal advisers’ advice on IHL in #Gaza . As a former whistleblower, believe me that it’s better to be on the side of truth. One day you can tell your grandkids you did the right thing.

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@carneross

2 months

Calling the violence “mindless thuggery” as Starmer just did is dangerously missing the point. Evidently the violence is not mindless but very clearly aimed at asylum-seekers, Muslims and black people. These are deliberate and coordinated racist attacks.

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@carneross

10 months

As a former British diplomat who spent several years at the UN, I feel such shame that the UK will not vote at the Security Council for a ceasefire when civilians are being slaughtered in their thousands. #Gaza

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@carneross

5 months

It was a strange dissociative experience listening to @amolrajan and @WFPChief Cindy McCain discussing famine in #Gaza on @r4Today this morning. They did not mention the word 'Israel' once. It was all passive voice: 'aid routes are blocked', 'crossings closed', etc etc., as if

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1 year

It is a mark of how far govt (and indeed Labour party) policy has abandoned balance and international rules that you wld never hear a govt minister mention this requirement, even tho the situation in the Occupied Territories has only worsened since then, with settler violence etc

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@carneross

2 months

Bravo Mark Smith for doing the right thing, at last. I wish there were more officials with his conscience. The UK has been complicit in war crimes by supplying arms to Israel. It could hardly be clearer.

Hind Hassan

@HindHassanNews

2 months

Full resignation letter from FCDO British diplomat Mark Smith:

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@carneross

5 months

As we could have predicted, the British government has failed the test, claiming the ICC doesn’t have jurisdiction. This is legal sophistry driven by the UK’s shameless support for Israel, whom it continues to arm. This amounts to complicity in the crimes that Israel now stands

Carne Ross

@carneross

5 months

Big test for the British government now. Will they support the ICC indictments, as they are obliged to do under the Rome Statute which the UK helped write and of course agreed. Or will they let Israel off the hook?

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@carneross

1 year

I'm glad that @TheGreenParty , which I represent, bases its position on international law, including the requirement to respect the laws of war today in #Gaza whether Israel or Hamas

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@carneross

7 years

An outrage. They have only sought a peaceful vote. This is abuse of human rights. By Spain.

Catalonia: Spain detains two separatists

A Spanish judge orders the detention of two Catalan pro-independence leaders accused of sedition.

www.bbc.co.uk

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@carneross

3 months

It is grotesque and deeply unjust to imprison non-violent climate protesters for five years. More than many violent offenders. One day they will be vindicated.

Just Stop Oil protesters jailed after M25 blocked

Five activists have received prison sentences of between four and five years over the disruption.

www.bbc.co.uk

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@carneross

1 year

The Rifkind speech btw was at @MedicalAidPal Medical Aid for Palestinians, a great charity saving lives. My guess is that a government minister would not speak there today. Says a lot.

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@carneross

3 years

Here are some sanctions that might actually make Putin pay attention unlike the laughable package so far announced. Thread. #Ukraine

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@carneross

4 months

What is the basis for @TheGreenParty foreign policy? It's pretty clear: - human rights - protection of civilians - international law That's why we have the positions we do, whether on #Ukraine , #Gaza or #HongKong . We're not driven by bias or prejudice, believe in consistent

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@carneross

1 year

. @TheGreenParty calls for immediate ceasefire to end civilian casualties in #Gaza (retweeting full statement text)

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@carneross

1 year

(cont.) which call for an end to the occupation of the Palestinian territories, by which we meant the West Bank (all of it, not pockets), Gaza and E Jerusalem.

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Carne Ross

@carneross

3 months

Campaigning in Islington South with @OwenJones84 Thanks Owen!

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@carneross

4 months

Thanks @OwenJones84

Owen Jones

@owenjonesjourno

4 months

I’m voting for Green candidate @carneross in Islington South. He’s a former diplomat who resigned over the Iraq war. He’s a man of principle, experience and wisdom. He backs the transformative policies Britain needs. And he’s never legitimised war crimes.

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@carneross

4 months

On the day scientists announce time is running out to hit 1.5, an ad in the New York Times

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Carne Ross

@carneross

5 months

If they don’t support the indictments, and of course the US won’t, they will be complicit in blowing up the international rule of law. The world is watching.

Carne Ross

@carneross

5 months

Big test for the British government now. Will they support the ICC indictments, as they are obliged to do under the Rome Statute which the UK helped write and of course agreed. Or will they let Israel off the hook?

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@carneross

2 months

On Netanyahu: 'a war criminal who should be in front of a judge not being applauded by Congress' - statement from @thegreenparty

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@carneross

4 months

I’m very troubled by the use of the term “activists” here by @BBCPaulAdams . Those attacking aid trucks to #Gaza are extremists if not actual terrorists. It’s long past time to get clear about the violent ethnic cleansing perpetrated by shamelessly racist West Bank settlers.

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@carneross

4 months

The EU is to discuss measures to force Israel to comply with the ICJ ruling that require it to cease operations in Rafah. What is the UK doing? Nothing. #Gaza . For @TheGreenParty

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@carneross

5 months

Big test for the British government now. Will they support the ICC indictments, as they are obliged to do under the Rome Statute which the UK helped write and of course agreed. Or will they let Israel off the hook?

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@carneross

5 months

In case you're wondering about my authority to make these judgements, I was head of Middle East policy at the UK Mission to the UN where I negotiated many Security Council and GA resolutions on Israel/Palestine. Before that, I was head of the Arab/Israel section in the Foreign

Carne Ross

@carneross

5 months

Foreign Office and other government lawyers should be resigning en masse. Or they are complicit in Cameron’s absurd and outrageous claims that Israel is not committing war crimes. It is beyond argument that Israel has blocked humanitarian aid - a black and white case of war

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@carneross

3 months

Thanks Owen!

Owen Jones

@owenjonesjourno

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The Greens barely campaigned in my constituency of Islington South. Just look at the Green surge. A jump of over 13 points, and now second placed. The Greens can take this at the next election. This is high point of Starmerism. Congrats @carneross . You’ll win next time!

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@carneross

3 months

I voted in #IslingtonSouth . Leave you to guess which candidate I picked. Vote ⁦ @TheGreenParty ⁩

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@carneross

5 months

This is by an expert panel of former judges and international legal experts who advised on the ICC case. It’s pretty compelling.

Why we support ICC prosecutions for crimes in Israel and Gaza

From Lord Justice Fulford, Judge Theodor Meron CMG, Amal Clooney, Danny Friedman KC, Baroness Helena Kennedy LT KC, Elizabeth Wilmshurst CMG KC

www.ft.com

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Carne Ross

@carneross

4 months

Knocking on doors in Islington this weekend, what I heard: Utter disgust with the government Disillusionment but resignation about Labour Deep scepticism of politics and politicians - ‘they never listen’ Striking that there is already so little faith in the likely next

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@carneross

11 months

There are few sane, judicious and informed views out there about the #Gaza catastrophe. ⁦ @adamshatz ⁩ in ⁦ @LRB ⁩ gives us one. Link to his excellent article below.

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@carneross

7 years

Anarchism gets a 2-minute hearing on @BBCNewsnight this evening, and in this tweet.

BBC Newsnight

@BBCNewsnight

7 years

“I was once a British diplomat… today I’m an anarchist” - @carneross with our latest #viewsnight

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@carneross

1 year

Reportedly over 5000 dead, over 2000 of whom children. When bombs are raining down, it’s not enough just to call for ‘humanitarian access’. We need a #ceasefireInGazaNOW #Gaza .

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@carneross

3 months

This is why many people in Islington South are rejecting Emily Thornberry and turning to ⁦ @TheGreenParty ⁩ We need MPs who consistently apply international law, not ones who equivocate on war crimes.

In a BBC interview, MP Thornberry refuses to answer whether Israel...

In an interview with the BBC, Labour’s Shadow Attorney General Emily Thornberry refuses to answer presenter Victoria Derbyshire when asked repeatedly whether...

www.youtube.com

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@carneross

6 months

Good to see the Lib Dems join @TheGreenParty in demanding an arms embargo on Israel. It's a pity it took the deaths of Europeans for them to get to that decision.

Ava-Santina

@AvaSantina

6 months

Liberal Democrats have called on the government to suspend arms sales to Israel.

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@carneross

3 months

Another more precise way of saying this is that climate change is already causing food shortages. As prices go up - and this suggests they will continually go up - it will be the poorest who suffer first.

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@carneross

2 years

I am glad an Arab and African country has reached the semi-final but every time I hear about it, I think of Morocco’s occupation of #WesternSahara , its refusal to allow self-determination and 150,000 refugees in desert camps. A terrible and neglected injustice.

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@carneross

11 months

Troubled by calls for 'humanitarian pauses' in the bombardment of #Gaza . The large majority of the killing results from bombing, even tho the humanitarian situation is dire. 'Pauses' will only pause the killing, not stop it. Hence, @TheGreenParty is calling for a #CeasefireNOW

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@carneross

4 months

Evidence of complicity in war crimes in #Gaza , in particular deliberate starvation, by thirty British nationals, including five ministers, has been passed to @metpoliceuk for investigation; it's also been passed to the ICC. Bravo @ICJPalestine . @TheGreenParty has been demanding

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@carneross

8 months

By failing to call for a ceasefire and by supplying weapons to Israel the UK government is complicit in the killing of civilians in #Gaza . We call for sanctions on Israeli leaders to force them to stop the killing. Statement from ⁦ @TheGreenParty ⁩ -

Greens call for scaling up actions against Israel, accusing UK government of complicity in killing ...

As Israel appears to be on the brink of an all out assault on Rafah, despite warnings against such action by the UN, Red Crescent and others, Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer is demanding the UK...

greenparty.org.uk

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@carneross

3 months

Thank you Keir Starmer for your encouragement to Bangladeshi voters to choose @TheGreenParty None too subtle but effective!

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@carneross

3 months

From today’s @FT . Behold, your next Prime Minister.

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@carneross

8 months

Statement in full on #Gaza by @TheGreenParty - BEGINS: As Israel appears to be on the brink of an all out assault on Rafah, despite warnings against such action by the UN, Red Crescent and others, 🧵 1/

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@carneross

6 months

Watching Israel drag the US into its own wars is a masterclass in diplomatic manipulation. Israel's attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria was needlessly provocative, but its true purpose is now revealed - to force Washington into unequivocal support and commitment.

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@carneross

3 years

Ban all Russian airlines flying into the UK, one of the world’s busiest hubs. Easy win.

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@carneross

7 years

Britain and France and indeed everyone owe #Catalonia for failing to support them against Franco and fascism.

Financial Times

@FT

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Our most read letter on Friday is on Catalonia:

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11 months

‘Silence is complicity’ - ⁦ @TheGreenParty ⁩ calls on government and opposition to support a ceasefire in #Gaza full statement linked in comment

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@carneross

3 years

I very much supported the intervention in #Afghanistan - as a diplomat, I delivered the UK’s letter to the UN justifying it as self-defence - so I’m sobered by this important article by ⁦ @GeorgeMonbiot ⁩

Who's to blame for the Afghanistan chaos? Remember the war's cheerleaders | George Monbiot

Twenty years ago, the media helped facilitate the disastrous intervention, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

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@carneross

5 months

The ICJ is considering the South African application that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza again tomorrow. These are some of the binding provisional measures that the ICJ told Israel it must implement. I'm not going to get ahead of the court, but I think it's pretty clear

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@carneross

9 months

While Starmer hedges and flip-flops, ⁦ @TheGreenParty ⁩ is super clear: no arms sales to Saudi Arabia

Keir Starmer defends stance on military action and Saudi arms sales

Labour leader denies he has rowed back on pledge to give MPs a say before authorising military intervention

www.theguardian.com

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@carneross

5 months

Cameron said today that the UK would support an operation on Rafah if sufficient provision were made to protect civilians. This is outrageous. The UK is OBLIGED to demand that Security Council resolution 2728 be fulfilled: a permanent ceasefire. Why is the media and opposition

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@carneross

3 years

A rare moment when the routine corruption of the government gets attention

Jim Pickard 🐋

@PickardJE

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Sunak is asked by @GeorgeWParker - why 40 out of 45 towns receiving £1bn through new "town deals" happen to have Conservative MPs - why affluent Richmondshire (his seat) is designated as "priority 1" in the separate Levelling-up Fund while places like Barnsley are priority 2

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5 years

Threatened for years with prosecution under the Official Secrets Act, for telling the truth about the Iraq War, I feel quite cross that Williamson is going to be just let off the hook. If he were a civil servant who leaked as he did, he’d be clapped in irons in a secret trial.

Sean O'Neill

@TimesONeill

5 years

Two journalists were arrested by armed police under the Official Secrets Act in Northern Ireland last year after exposing police collusion in the Loughinisland murders. But Downing Street says Gavin Williamson’s national security breach is a “closed matter”.

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3 months

The Green Party condemns the recent Russian missile attacks in Ukraine. It is particularly heinous to target hospitals for children. This horrific act and warcrime remind us that we must continue to support Ukraine in defending itself and removing the Russian invaders. For

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@carneross

5 months

Labour is running scared of ⁦ @TheGreenParty ⁩. This is why Starmer opposes PR. Big cowardy custard.

Inside Labour's plan to stop the Green surge

Labour draws up dossier naming and shaming Green Party efforts to block environmental projects

inews.co.uk

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@carneross

3 years

It is really shocking and depressing that #Blair got a knighthood. I testified to Chilcot and Butler. I know that he lied about the war and that it was illegal. The establishment ultimately rewards and affirms its own, even the criminal.

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@carneross

6 months

If I were Palestinian, I would feel a little bitter that it takes the killing of white Europeans by Israel for British political parties and commentators to come out for an arms embargo.

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@carneross

3 years

Set up a multinational UK/US/allies unit to pursue Kremlin-connected money and freeze it worldwide. This is hard diplomatic graft but necessary in the absence of comprehensive UN sanctions. We will need to persuade countries one by one.

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@carneross

11 months

Appointing a clapped-out, discredited former politician as Foreign Secretary shouts out that this is a government out of talent, and out of ideas. Not to mention his dodgy lobbying activities. And he's not elected. But who cares, let's give him a lordship! For @TheGreenParty

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@carneross

11 months

Only @TheGreenParty and Scots Nats are calling for a ceasefire. The point? Stop large numbers of civilians dying. Not complicated.

Humza Yousaf

@HumzaYousaf

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I can not understand the PM's position, or Keir Starmer's unwillingness to call on all parties to commit to an immediate ceasefire. How many more children have to die? #CeasefireNOW

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@carneross

11 months

This is deeply disturbing. It is a dangerous lie to call solidarity protests “hate marches”. She is promoting division at the most sensitive of moments. Her instincts are repressive - and she has the power to repress.

Paul Brand

@PaulBrandITV

11 months

Here is the clip. Suella Braverman is branding all the pro-Palestinian marches as “hate marches” which have the aim, in her view, of “wiping Israel off the map”. She includes all the tens of thousands of protestors in that statement.

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@carneross

3 years

Independent and public audit of all foreign donations to British political parties. And while we’re at it why not ban them.

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The UN General Assembly resolution on Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory (GA 12626) was highly significant. Essentially, it operationalises the ICJ decision of earlier this year and gives Israel 12 months to leave. The UK govt claims to respect international law but

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@carneross

5 months

If you think that international humanitarian law is complicated, as Cameron claims, and that it's open to question whether Israel is committing war crimes, just read the Geneva Conventions, in particular the Fourth, article 55 - p169 of the Conventions here -

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3 years

Audit all Russian held accounts and property in the UK seizing/freezing all assets that cannot be legally accounted for. Again this takes work not rhetoric.

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No one talks about this and he is not asked about it (why?), but Cameron is obliged by Security Council resolution 2728, which the UK voted for, to pursue a permanent ceasefire in #Gaza . Instead he has said that Israel is entitled to attack Rafah if it sufficiently protects

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@carneross

5 months

Unfortunate news for Labour voters. According to the FT, their economic policies and the Tories’ are basically the same. There is an alternative.

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@carneross

5 months

Politicians and journalists, like @David_Cameron and @amolrajan reduce deliberately induced starvation in #Gaza to the question of 'how to get aid in' which sounds worthy and neutral. But by obscuring who is responsible - Israel- they are concealing what is in fact a clear-cut

Carne Ross

@carneross

5 months

It was a strange dissociative experience listening to @amolrajan and @WFPChief Cindy McCain discussing famine in #Gaza on @r4Today this morning. They did not mention the word 'Israel' once. It was all passive voice: 'aid routes are blocked', 'crossings closed', etc etc., as if

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1 year

. @TheGreenParty condemns Hamas’s attacks on civilians in Israel. It is unacceptable and always unjustified to target civilians, and is a grave breach of international humanitarian law. These are universal standards that we uphold in all circumstances. (cont.)

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@carneross

3 months

Starmer said he would abolish the Lords, that farcical embarrassment of a chamber. Now this.

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3 years

Prohibit all transactions inc financial with any Russian state-backed entity.

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7 years

Good summary from @MaxBoot on where we've got to on Russia-Trump connections -

Donald Trump Is Guilty

Was Trump aware of, and did he approve, the Kremlin contacts pursued by his underlings?

foreignpolicy.com

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@carneross

8 months

UK military collaboration with Israel: training, hosting aircraft, spy flights over #Gaza . @TheGreenParty demands that this stop: Israel is committing war crimes.

U.K. is training Israeli military in Britain

Amid the genocide in Gaza, the UK’s Ministry of Defence is hosting six Israeli armed forces personnel and providing “defence-led training courses”.

www.declassifieduk.org

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@carneross

7 months

The differences with @TheGreenParty are not tiny. We have long demanded a ceasefire and argued for a political solution. We call for sanctions on Israeli leaders and say the UK is complicit in war crimes by arming Israel. We condemn Hamas and demand the release of hostages.

David Lidington

@DLidington

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Differences between Cons, Lab & SNP over Gaza are tiny. A great pity the respective Whips offices couldn't put their heads together to craft a motion that all could support. Raucous squabbles and faux outrage over Commons procedure make us look like an unserious country

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1 year

@TheGreenParty wholeheartedly supports @miaamormottley 's demand to mobilise - on fairer terms - the trillions needed for the green transition and climate protection - the 'Bridgetown Initiative' -

Barbados PM fights for shake-up of global climate finance

At a climate summit in Paris, Barbados's prime minister wants to raise billions for poor nations.

www.bbc.com

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3 years

List all individuals connected with Kremlin (not three people!), impose immediate travel ban, trace and freeze assets.

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11 months

This is a clear, comprehensive statement on #Gaza and the occupied territories (including settler violence in the WB), grounded in law, by @volker_turk the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Read in full.

UN Human Rights

@UNHumanRights

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#Israel / #OPT : “It is clear that status quo is untenable & we must do all we can to alleviate suffering of civilians. Member States with influence need to work harder than ever to bring the parties to a ceasefire, without further delay” – @volker_turk

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My statement for ⁦ @TheGreenParty ⁩ repeating our call for an immediate arms embargo on Israel

Greens Repeat Call for Ending Arms Sales to Israel - Green Party

In the wake of the attack on the World Central Kitchen convoy, which killed seven aid workers, the Green Party have repeated their call for the UK government to cancel all arms export licences to...

greenparty.org.uk

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@carneross

11 months

Pretty sickmaking to hear Labour loyalists choose career over conscience, wringing their hands about civilian casualties, attacks on hospitals and refugee camps but without supporting a #CeasefireForGaza which is the only way to stop the killing. Silence is complicity. #Gaza

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@carneross

3 years

Trace all connections between Russia companies and banks and Russian military-industrial companies. Freeze their assets when held overseas. Prohibit all transactions.

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@carneross

8 months

28000 deaths. 137 days of bombardment. Now Labour says they support an immediate ‘humanitarian’ ceasefire in #Gaza , which is apparently different from an immediate ceasefire. This isn’t moral leadership or respect for the laws of war. It’s sophistry.

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This is ⁦ @TheGreenParty ⁩ letter to ⁦ @JamesCleverly ⁩ demanding that the government support a #ceasefire in #Gaza . Worth reading for the fullness and balance of our argument.

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The Greens won 3 seats in the Greater London Assembly, third of all parties and ahead of the Lib Dems. Congratulations @CarolineRussell @sianberry @ZackPolanski @TheGreenParty

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When it is so clear that Netanyahu doesn't want a ceasefire and is deeply incentivized not to want one, it's simply not enough for Lammy to 'call for' a ceasefire. Israel - and Hamas - need to feel real consequences. (Our leverage with Israel is of course greater.) For

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A scathing and disturbing account by ⁦ @RoryStewartUK ⁩ of contemporary politics and government which will doubtless be paid no heed either by this government or the next.

I’d like to say Johnson and Brexit made me quit politics. But they were symptoms of the problem,...

I still feel guilty about standing down, but could no longer put up with a chaotic system that made me feel like a fraud, says the former MP and minister Rory Stewart

www.theguardian.com

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4 months

Thank you @themuslimvoteuk for endorsing me.

The Muslim Vote

@themuslimvoteuk

4 months

TMV ENDORSEMENTS: ROUND 4 🚨 📍London Chingford & Woodford Green: @faizashaheen Southgate & Wood Green: Karl Vidol Islington South & Finsbury: @carneross Tottenham: @Ditalalmolloy The Muslim Vote is behind you 🤝

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7 months

“Democracy is indeed under threat from extremists. The problem is, they’re running the government itself” brilliant critique by ⁦ @CarolineLucas ⁩ of Sunak’s utterly hypocritical speech.

I’m still reeling from Rishi Sunak’s shameless, dangerous speech | Caroline Lucas

The prime minister’s address on Friday was a masterclass in gaslighting and made a new art form of rank hypocrisy, says Green MP Caroline Lucas

www.theguardian.com

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@carneross

5 months

You don't need to be an international lawyer to understand this though Cameron seems not to (tho he's obviously pretending). It's crystal clear. What on earth are the lawyers in the FCDO and Attorney General's office doing? Blocking humanitarian aid is a war crime.

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"The Nobel Prize was like a coronation for life, that gave him the right to do whatever he wants.” How the ghastly Abiy of #Ethiopia was emboldened by his peace prize, via @derspiegel -

Ethiopia's Chosen One: A Brutal War Waged By a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

In 2019, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Now, he is waging a vicious war that many observers exhibits shades of genocide. How much of the blame is borne by the...

www.spiegel.de

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@carneross

11 months

Both Labour and Conservatives refuse to call for a ceasefire in #Gaza even though one child is being killed every ten minutes, over 3000 so far. Silence is complicity.

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@carneross

1 year

Africa proposes a global carbon tax. It’s the best way to limit emissions and provide the needed money for the #climate transition. Therefore ⁦ @TheGreenParty ⁩ supports Africa in this demand.

Africa proposes global carbon taxes to fight climate change

Despite suffering some of the worst impacts of climate change, the continent only gets 12% of financing.

www.bbc.co.uk

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@carneross

3 years

These are just a few suggestions. There are plenty more things that can be done. Most require labour (by FCDO and Treasury primarily). Not artful portraits of the Foreign Secretary signing bits of paper.

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8 months

Being “deeply concerned” about the imminent slaughter in Rafah doesn’t really cut it when you refuse to call for an immediate ceasefire, militarily collaborate with Israel and continue to supply it with weapons. No wonder Israel doesn’t get the message. For @TheGreenParty

David Cameron

@David_Cameron

8 months

Deeply concerned about the prospect of a military offensive in Rafah – over half of Gaza’s population are sheltering in the area. The priority must be an immediate pause in the fighting to get aid in and hostages out, then progress towards a sustainable, permanent ceasefire.

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The 25 year sentence for ⁦ @vkaramurza ⁩ is an outrage and a vicious message to other would-be dissidents. He is such a brave man. Solidarity from ⁦ @TheGreenParty ⁩ ⁦to @ekaramurza ⁩ too.

Moscow jails activist for 25 years for opposing Ukraine war

Vladimir Kara-Murza had been charged with high treason and spreading false information to discredit Russian army

www.theguardian.com

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11 months

A nasty, insidious and divisive line, shaming and stigmatising the homeless. She is not ‘compassionate’, far from it. Shame on her, not upon the poor who have no choice.

Suella Braverman MP

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The British people are compassionate. We will always support those who are genuinely homeless. But we cannot allow our streets to be taken over by rows of tents occupied by people, many of them from abroad, living on the streets as a lifestyle choice. 1/4

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