Wes Streeting says Israel need to get their 'own house in order'

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"I'd also say to the Israeli embassy: get your own house in order"Health Secretary Wes Streeting says he wishes the Israeli embassy would "take the violence of their own citizens towards Palestinians more seriously".

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00:00This wasn't just about the people on stage.

00:02The Israeli embassy said last night

00:04that when such messages are delivered

00:07before tens of thousands of festival-goers

00:10and met with applause,

00:11it raises serious concerns about the normalisation

00:14of extremist language and the glorification of violence.

00:20This was as much about the audience

00:21as it was about the performers, wasn't it?

00:24Well, I'd say two things in response to those words

00:27from the Israeli embassy.

00:28Firstly, I do think that if I take the equivalent

00:33of the war in Ukraine,

00:36I'm unequivocal about which side of that war I'm on.

00:39I want Ukraine to win.

00:40Would I be celebrating or chanting

00:43for the death of Russian soldiers?

00:45No, I want to see an end to the war

00:46and I want to see an end to the conflict.

00:50I'd also say to the Israeli embassy,

00:53get your own house in order

00:54in terms of the conduct of your own citizens

00:56and the settlers in the West Bank.

00:59So, you know, I think there's a serious point there

01:02by the Israeli embassy I take seriously.

01:05I wish they'd take the violence of their own citizens

01:07towards Palestinians more seriously.

01:08more seriously.

01:19Yeah.

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