THE GUARDIAN: To refuse an invitation like this goes against all my instincts, but I want to send as strong a message as I can
Amother holding a baby boy so thin from starvation you can see his skeleton. The lifeless bodies of children killed while queueing for water. Emaciated hostages, still held captive by Hamas almost two years after those appalling terror attacks.
These images and countless more have horrified us all in recent months. The humanitarian crisis in Gaza must stop. The famine must end. The hostages must be returned home.
There is one man, more than anyone else, who has the power to make it happen. One man who could pick up the phone to Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, and tell him to end the aid blockade that is causing suffering and starvation on such an appalling scale. One man who could use his influence on Qatar and other Gulf states to help secure the urgent release of Hamas’s hostages.
Donald Trump could do those things today if he chose to. He has more power than anyone else finally to force a ceasefire and put Israel and Palestine on the path to a lasting peace with a two-state solution.
But so far, he’s decided not to. Instead, he’s given Netanyahu his full support. Last week, when he was making his bogus boasts about ending six wars, Trump said Ukraine is “the only one left” – showing he doesn’t even see what’s happening in Gaza as a war he wants to stop. » | Ed Davey | Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Sir Ed Davey is a man of principle, a man with a good heart. In my opinion, he’s a very underrated politician. He would make a great prime minister. Many people don’t seem to realize it, but Sir Ed Davey is exactly the man this country needs to lead it. How wonderful it would be if the LibDems were in control! They would lead us back to the European Union, where we belong, and back to the centre ground of politics which is where this country is unified and where it belongs. Further, the LibDems would bring some sanity back to politics in this country — a country in which politics is becoming ever more extreme and dangerous. — © Mark Alexander
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