Just hours after Lammy’s bold declaration, Downing Street stepped in to clarify, or perhaps obfuscate, stating that Israel was “at clear risk of breaching” international humanitarian law. Yes, that’s right! They’re not saying Israel has breached the law; they’re saying it could potentially trip over its shoelaces and fall into a legal abyss. As one spokesperson cleverly put it, “the government is not a court,” so clearly, we leave it to the professionals – like the judges who are probably too busy trying to decipher their own legal briefs!
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