The Israeli embassy in London has hit back at a group of parliamentarians who blamed Israel for the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
In a letter published in the Guardian on December 27 - marking the fifth anniversary of Operation Cast Lead - more than two dozen MPs and peers called for the British government to "to take immediate action to bring an end to the blockade on Gaza".
The letter blamed Israel solely for conditions in the Hamas-controlled territory. They made no reference to the Palestinian group, and failed to mention the thousands of rockets fired from Gaza at Israeli civilians in the run-up to the 2008-09 IDF operation.
Among the signatories were Labour MP Sir Gerald Kaufman, Lib Dem MPs Julian Huppert and David Ward, controversial peer Baroness Tonge, and chairman of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Hugh Lanning.
More: Jewish Chronicle
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