Agreed. I rarely comment on the conflict itself because I don't have the knowledge or expertise and more importantly I don't have any solutions, neither does any else from what I can see.

It is a tragedy unfortunately there is a lot of that about in this world of ours.

However as the poster above says the issue with the Speaker does resonate i thought we had seen the last of biased Speakers sadly I think not.

Hoyle should have allowed the SNP to have their way as it is their day. He could have allowed Labour an emergency debate the following day where they could have tabled their motions.

Labour could then have abstained on the SNP motion making the point they would vote on their own one tomorrow.

One more point

Indeed, what he did was weak.

I remember Betty Boothroyd I bet she wouldn't have done this.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

Genuinely Israel just aren't that much of an ally to the UK anymore. It wouldn't be giving any secrets away by me to state that Saudi Arabia, for instance, amongst other Arab states are buying British equipment. In fact bombing the Yemen with it. Israel honestly buys more from India than the UK to put it into perspective. The Israel as allies thing is through the US these days. And, in this case, I suspect we will see Britain break ranks with the US on this one - if we haven't already - whether we like it or not.
I believe some of the protests are just lumping Britain in with the US but it isn't really true if anyone considers the overall history and current situation in the Middle East. Had you said the same thing in the 60s, 70s, 80s even I would have agreed with you but Britain's influence is not exactly that worrying to Israel now. Even then, had we criticised them, they'd just buy from someone else. Leaving us a rather Pyrrhic moral victory but little else.
I suspect, one way or another, we all thought that one day there would be a savage war with Israel stomping someone. The best side usually wins, regardless of morals. It's horrible, disgraceful even, but it's the harsh truth.
I wish it wouldn't spread to any of us but, for instance, the Paris Olympics are this year. I shudder to think of the security costs and what could happen. Are we supposed to think that that's fine? Yes, we deserve to be blown up because Israel is more western than other middle eastern countries? It's beyond ridiculous that this is being played out on our streets and will continue and escalate whilst our politicians glibly pass meaningless motions and station a battalion of soldiers for there own security.

Red and Blue Army!

She would have chinned Starmer and Sue Gray just for good measure. And then if the Tories had started gloating she would have threaten them with the same.

One more point

Often it was about political convenience.
It was a way to gain favour and smooth relations with other entities.
I'd say that politics is still far more significant in our tolerance of Islam.

He supports river to sea and the wiping out of Israel, what do you expect

Responsibility Deficit Disorder is a medical condition. Symptoms include inability to be corrected when wrong, false sense of superiority, desire to share personal info no else cares about, general hubris. It's a medical issue rather than pure arrogance.