Sir Keir Starmer says it is crucial the House of Commons speaks "with one voice" in condemnation of terror and in its support for Israel. The Labour leader adds "Israel has the right to bring her people home and defend herself", before condemning the "worrying rise" in anti-Semitism and Islamophobia in the UK. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00 Last Saturday, Israel was the victim of terrorism on an unimaginable scale. The senseless murder
00:08 of men, women, children and even babies. The horrors of hostage-taking. Music festivals
00:17 turned to killing fields. Innocent Jews slaughtered within their own kibbutz. An attack with no
00:23 cause other than bloodshed. As in any time of grave crisis, it is crucial that this House
00:31 speaks with one voice in condemnation of terror, in support for Israel in its time of agony
00:39 and for the dignity of all human life. Because, Mr Speaker, Hamas do not wish to see peace
00:46 in the Middle East. They just want to see Israel wiped off the map. But Hamas are not
00:54 the Palestinian people, and the Palestinian people are not Hamas. So Labour stands with
01:00 Israel. Britain stands with Israel. The attack is ongoing. Terrorists are at large. Hostages
01:08 are still being held, some of them British citizens. Israel has the right to bring her
01:14 people home, to defend herself, to keep its people safe. Mr Speaker, there can be no doubt
01:23 the responsibility for this crisis lies with Hamas. They have no interest in Palestinian
01:29 rights. No interest in the security of the people of Gaza. They unleash terror, then
01:35 hide among them women and children used as human shields. Hostages held who should be
01:43 released. They are destroyers of lives, of hope, of peace. And we cannot give them what
01:51 they want. We must keep striving for a two-state solution. Many in this House will have heard
01:57 devastating stories from people who have lost friends and family, people deeply worried
02:03 about the future of those they know in Israel or Palestine, including the First Minister
02:09 of Scotland, who I spoke to at the weekend. We stand with all of them. We stand against
02:15 the worrying rise in Islamophobia. We stand against the anti-Semitic abuse, threats and
02:20 assaults we have seen on British streets. Because, Mr Speaker, we must never underestimate
02:27 the burden of history that Jewish people carry with them. The events of the past week have
02:34 seen horrors beyond our imagination. So let's send a strong message. Westminster is united.
02:41 Britain is united. With Israel. Against terror. For international law and the protection of
02:49 innocent lives. There are difficult days ahead, but our values cannot be compromised. Terror
02:57 cannot win.