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This reply from Starmer to a question from Ayoub Khan in November 2024 has been forgotten, or at least I don't see it referred to at all.

Ayoub Khan (Birmingham Perry Barr) (Ind) Q7. Article 2 of the United Nations genocide convention makes it explicit that genocide is not about numbers; it is about intent. The intent of the Israeli Government and the Israel Defence Forces has been explicit in words and actions over the past 400 days, with more than 45,000 innocent men, women and children killed. On 28 October, the Foreign Secretary denied that a genocide was even taking place and suggested that the Israeli army had not yet killed enough Palestinians to constitute a genocide. Last week at Prime Minister’s questions, the Prime Minister stated that he has never referred to the atrocities happening in Gaza as a genocide. Will he share his definition of genocide with the House and state what further action he is prepared to take to save the lives of desperate and starving men, women and children, given that we now hold the presidency of the United Nations Security Council? (901161) The Prime Minister It would be wise to start a question like that by a reference to what happened in October of last year. I am well aware of the definition of genocide, and that is why I have never described this or referred to it as genocide.

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    Leanest Optician @vertigoem.bsky.social

    It has it all. Snide tone. The pathetic reference to Oct 7 which he knows is not relevant to the question, implying the questioner is antisemitic. Pompous reference to his former career as a way of denying use of the term genocide

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