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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gmk2yj5e9o
Why? Why must the UK tax payer be billed for this?
Why not the rest of the world?
What connection have we got with Gaza?
Why? Why must the UK tax payer be billed for this?
Why not the rest of the world?
What connection have we got with Gaza?
The article says other countries are doing it too e.g. Jordan.
Aid funds have been allocated for Gaza, but the difficulty of delivering aid in Gaza means that some of it can't be spent there. I suppose bringing people out for treatment is another way of trying to achieve the same ends.
Aid funds have been allocated for Gaza, but the difficulty of delivering aid in Gaza means that some of it can't be spent there. I suppose bringing people out for treatment is another way of trying to achieve the same ends.
We, the UK has some responsibility going back a very long time (100 years+). We may have had good intent, but it was a bit of a mess.
Even recently it appears the UK has supported Natanyahu in his war against Palestinians.
It is only over the last few months that the UK's position has changed as we seem to have realised it is a full scale genocide against the Palestinian people.
For clarity - NOT hamas - Palestinians. Particularaly the Palestinian children who are the subject of this thread. They have no choice, they haven't supported Hamas. What are they expected to think of Israel when all they see is Israel blowing bits off their houses and families.
The main issue I can se here is it can be taken two ways - is removing the Palestinian children along with their families not just helping with what amounts to ethnic cleansing?
We also have to ask yourselves what such Palestinians may think of us once they are living amongst us. Are they grateful or resentful?
We are in very great danger of not seeing the full picture and making things worse.
Even recently it appears the UK has supported Natanyahu in his war against Palestinians.
It is only over the last few months that the UK's position has changed as we seem to have realised it is a full scale genocide against the Palestinian people.
For clarity - NOT hamas - Palestinians. Particularaly the Palestinian children who are the subject of this thread. They have no choice, they haven't supported Hamas. What are they expected to think of Israel when all they see is Israel blowing bits off their houses and families.
The main issue I can se here is it can be taken two ways - is removing the Palestinian children along with their families not just helping with what amounts to ethnic cleansing?
We also have to ask yourselves what such Palestinians may think of us once they are living amongst us. Are they grateful or resentful?
We are in very great danger of not seeing the full picture and making things worse.
No ideas for a name said:
The main issue I can se here is it can be taken two ways - is removing the Palestinian children along with their families not just helping with what amounts to ethnic cleansing?
Jordan, which already hosts far more Palestinians than we ever will, already operates this type of medical support. They would be baffled at the suggestion that they were complicit in ethnic cleansing. valiant said:
We arguing about treating sick kids now?
Classy.
It goes slightly beyond that, just like in previous cases.Classy.
It's easy to just look at that morally attractive bit and forget about all the rest that comes with it. Usually it turns out to be a permanent responsibility for an entire family.
Responsibility should lie somewhere much closer, like in the modern democracy that's actually responsible for that territory.
JoshSm said:
valiant said:
We arguing about treating sick kids now?
Classy.
It goes slightly beyond that, just like in previous cases.Classy.
It's easy to just look at that morally attractive bit and forget about all the rest that comes with it. Usually it turns out to be a permanent responsibility for an entire family.
Responsibility should lie somewhere much closer, like in the modern democracy that's actually responsible for that territory.
A500leroy said:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gmk2yj5e9o
Why? Why must the UK tax payer be billed for this?
Why not the rest of the world?
What connection have we got with Gaza?
Aside from the obvious historical link we have with Gaza , you are probably the type who begrudges most things that your taxes are spent on, assuming you pay any. Personally if some of the 47% of income tax I pay as a resident of a free, peaceful and prosperous country went towards saving the lives of some of these children I’d feel it money well spent. Why? Why must the UK tax payer be billed for this?
Why not the rest of the world?
What connection have we got with Gaza?
It's so much easier to push a few extra cases through the NHS than to tell Israel they're an absolute bunch of ....
The Israelis are starving people within the borders of their own country. They're bombing people in their own country. They're killing and stealing on the West Bank. And yet they expect the rest of the world to step in with humanitarian aid. Wake up and smell the coffee.
Laving that aside, NHS needs a serious shake-up. A very serious shake-up.
The Israelis are starving people within the borders of their own country. They're bombing people in their own country. They're killing and stealing on the West Bank. And yet they expect the rest of the world to step in with humanitarian aid. Wake up and smell the coffee.
Laving that aside, NHS needs a serious shake-up. A very serious shake-up.
A500leroy said:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gmk2yj5e9o
Why? Why must the UK tax payer be billed for this?
Why not the rest of the world?
What connection have we got with Gaza?
What a charmer you are.Why? Why must the UK tax payer be billed for this?
Why not the rest of the world?
What connection have we got with Gaza?
Should the Italian taxpayer be billed for this? What connection has Italy got with Gaza?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce87n455dvxo
There is a thing in life called ‘moral duty’ - check it out one day.
fflump said:
A500leroy said:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gmk2yj5e9o
Why? Why must the UK tax payer be billed for this?
Why not the rest of the world?
What connection have we got with Gaza?
Aside from the obvious historical link we have with Gaza , you are probably the type who begrudges most things that your taxes are spent on, assuming you pay any. Personally if some of the 47% of income tax I pay as a resident of a free, peaceful and prosperous country went towards saving the lives of some of these children I’d feel it money well spent. Why? Why must the UK tax payer be billed for this?
Why not the rest of the world?
What connection have we got with Gaza?
Our NHS is already crashing with looking after UK residents without sending more cases in from outside.
And yes I do pay every bit of tax HM Gov require of me thanks.
A500leroy said:
fflump said:
A500leroy said:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gmk2yj5e9o
Why? Why must the UK tax payer be billed for this?
Why not the rest of the world?
What connection have we got with Gaza?
Aside from the obvious historical link we have with Gaza , you are probably the type who begrudges most things that your taxes are spent on, assuming you pay any. Personally if some of the 47% of income tax I pay as a resident of a free, peaceful and prosperous country went towards saving the lives of some of these children I’d feel it money well spent. Why? Why must the UK tax payer be billed for this?
Why not the rest of the world?
What connection have we got with Gaza?
Our NHS is already crashing with looking after UK residents without sending more cases in from outside.
And yes I do pay every bit of tax HM Gov require of me thanks.
We stop all foreign aid as well, and become totally isolationist? As noted, plenty of other countries, including many in a worse state than us, are taking in similar cases and treating them, as should be the case.
As another poster said, classy.
ChevronB19 said:
A500leroy said:
fflump said:
A500leroy said:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gmk2yj5e9o
Why? Why must the UK tax payer be billed for this?
Why not the rest of the world?
What connection have we got with Gaza?
Aside from the obvious historical link we have with Gaza , you are probably the type who begrudges most things that your taxes are spent on, assuming you pay any. Personally if some of the 47% of income tax I pay as a resident of a free, peaceful and prosperous country went towards saving the lives of some of these children I’d feel it money well spent. Why? Why must the UK tax payer be billed for this?
Why not the rest of the world?
What connection have we got with Gaza?
Our NHS is already crashing with looking after UK residents without sending more cases in from outside.
And yes I do pay every bit of tax HM Gov require of me thanks.
We stop all foreign aid as well, and become totally isolationist? As noted, plenty of other countries, including many in a worse state than us, are taking in similar cases and treating them, as should be the case.
As another poster said, classy.
They need to start and take some responsibility for themselves.
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