Israel and Palestine Debate
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Shockat Adam
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Ed Miliband
I think they have a slightly different regime, but I am in touch with my Dutch colleague and will definitely ask him if we can do it more quickly.
Shockat Adam (Leicester South) (Ind)
The Egyptian-American author Omar El Akkad said:
“One day, when it is safe, when there is no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it is too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this.”
I thank the Foreign Secretary for his statement, and many of my constituents will thank him. It is late—70,000 Gazans dead, late—but it is not too late to hold those perpetrating war crimes to account. What will he do to hold the war criminals to account?
Ed Miliband
I thank the hon. Gentleman for his kind remarks. I believe in accountability for war crimes. That is what the international courts are for.