From https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/israel-palestine-war-uk-sunak-message-slaughter-carry-on:
“Margaret
Thatcher, Britain’s most feted post-war prime minister, was fiercely
pro-Jewish and a powerful enemy of antisemitism. But she was never
afraid to call out Israeli war crimes, and did so repeatedly.
When
the Israeli army stood by in September 1982 as Christian Phalangists
slaughtered Palestinian refugees and Lebanese citizens in the Shatila
and Sabra refugee camps, she described the massacres as “an act of pure
barbarism”.
And, as historian David Cronin has exposed in an
illuminating article for Declassified, she wrote to then US President
Ronald Reagan of “an urgent need for a balanced policy”, adding that
“unlimited support for Israel can only lead to growing polarisation and
despair in the Arab world”...
The historical record shows
that Thatcher would have arrived in Tel Aviv swinging her handbag. Of
course, she would have extended her deepest sympathy to Israel for the
attack on 7 October. But she would also - as a strong supporter of
Israel - have given Netanyahu a stern lecture on morality, international
law - and global statesmanship.”
The lesson here is that continued warfare and destruction will not end terrorism--it will make it worse. Israel hasn't learned the lessons of the past 75 years if it continues to try to ethnically cleanse the land. Telling Israel it's making a mistake isn't anti-semitic--it's common sense.
