Margaret Hodges, committed supporter of Israel, says there it does not matter that an Ambassadorial candidate had no diplomatic experience
No wonder we are in a mess with attitudes like this
While EU states publicly distance themselves from Trump, they have just announced a new batch of sanctions on Iran and decided not to sanction Israel
They have abandoned all morality in their foreign policy. This is power politics. Nothing else
This is an excellent summation of the extent to which the Israeli lobby has infiltrated every level of the US Govt
The EU refuses to sanction Israel but makes a 90 billion euro loan so Ukrainians & Russians continue to die in a pointless war
Amnesty International accused the EU of “a moral failure” that showed “brazen contempt for civilian lives, particularly in the occupied Palestinian territory and in Lebanon”.
This is as clear as day yet Brussels refuses to criticise its ally Israel
Germany said “We have to talk with Israel about the critical issues. That has to be done in a critical, constructive dialogue with Israel.”
And yet Germany refuses to talk to Russia to bring a non violent solution to the Ukraine War.
Double standards
Kathleen Van Brempt, a Socialist vice-chair of the EU parliament spoke on Israel.
“The failure by both the European Commission & EU member states to act appropriately according to international law, human rights and its own values & beliefs is making Europe complicit in the war crimes and crimes"
The EU's Kaja Kallas said the EU would add to wide-ranging restrictions on Iran by adopting new sanctions on Iranians involved in limiting free navigation through the strait of Hormuz.
At the same time the EU rejects a proposal to suspend association agreement with Israel
Zionism in Brussels?
The days of the EU as moral force for global leadership and values are over
It is clear for all to see
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
EU foreign ministers reject proposal to suspend association agreement with Israel
Of course they do
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
The USA by contrast drops bombs and not just under the Trump Presidency either
After the Cold War US time served diplomats who had honed their statecraft over years of service were replaced by wealthy corporate directors who donated to either US party & were rewarded with Ambassadorships, with disastrous results
Mandelson shows the danger of Political Ambassadorships for UK
the EU’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, to say “a positive decision” on the €90bn loan could be reached in the next 24 hours
A peaceful resolution to this war would cost much less than €90bn. Non violent conflict resolution is the key
But the military industrial complex does not like that
While the media concentrates on the Starmer’s Mandelson disaster, just a reminder that Israel is still ethnically cleansing Palestinians in The West Bank and killing Palestinians in Gaza by drone strikes
Do not forget the Palestinians
I do find it remarkable that Starmer, a former Director of Public Prosecutions, was comfortable with Mandelson’s appointment as US Ambassador without completion of security clearance
Seriously?
Would a teacher be placed in a school before background & criminal record checks?
So how come a senior ambassador‘s position was?
As far as Mandelson is concerned, how on earth can it be best practice for a senior diplomatic post to be announced before security vetting was completed?
How on earth can it be best practice for a senior diplomatic post to be announced before security vetting was completed?
Interesting that Ollie Robins used to work for Hakluyt a lobbying company that has had senior fossil fuel executives on its board & has advised Thames Water on how to avoid privatisation
Murky world riddled with conflicts of interest
BBC continues to inform us that reporting from Iran is subject to government restrictions without mentioning reports from Israel are subject to military censorship
Zionist influence?
a reminder the uk labour govt banned kanye west for his racism
BUT they are allowing this islamophobe into the country though
so when any minister or mp claims they fight racism just remember they are lying
they have a hierarchy of racism and it's blatant for all to see
Americans are done funding the war criminal system that keeps targeting, killing, & traumatizing Palestinians, whether there’s a sham “ceasefire” in place or not.
Together, we can unseat the cowards who created this system & fight for candidates whose campaigns aren’t for sale.
Canada is a fully paid up member of the Political West as is Israel
In this context this decision is unsurprising
Nonsense
The biggest foreign malign interests in the UK are from US corporations such as BlackRock & Palantir and Israel
That Starmer is a Liar is no surprise!
But how many more liars, how many bent politicians or dishonest PMs are we going to accept?
Two years too late
Dr. Gerdes holds undergraduate degrees in government and psychology from Liberty University. He received his MBA, MA in Public Policy, and his Ph.D.in Organizational Leadership from Regent University
Qualifications in international politics, war conflict, military science?
Not so much ……
Brave man
I don’t believe a word Keir Starmer says
A nato member displaying neo colonial attitudes