By NNN-APP
London : The Muslim Council of Britain, UK’s largest Muslim body, has expressed its deep concern over Britain’s policy of partisan support for Israel despite its atrocious behaviour in Gaza this week where it has killed over 100 Palestinians including several children as young as six months old.
“The Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, explicitly says that he condemns the use by some Palestinian groups of poor quality home made rockets, yet inexplicably he seems to refrain from condemning the far more serious military firepower deployed by Israel against Gaza’s civilian population,” MCB Secretary-General Dr.Muhammad Abdul Bari said in a statement.
Terming the remarks as blatantly one-sided, he said, this does not do any good to UK’s image in the international community and across the Muslim world.
He said the actions of Israel’s military machine has been condemned by the UN Secretary-General and even drew censure from the US State Department.
Dr.Bari called for tougher response from UK and said the government must insist on the requirement for Israel to abide by all relevant UN resolutions and withdraw from the occupied Palestinian territories, dismantle its illegal Jewish settlements and honour the right of Palestinian refugees to return to their homes.
“ If we are serious about wanting peace, we must act as honest brokers, not partisan bystanders, “ he asserted.