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Isreali President Isaac Herzog is expected in the UK, on a two-day visit, next week.
However, he may not find the visit peaceful.
AA reports that British lawmakers are urging government officials not to meet him.
While speaking to the BBC, a former Labour Party MP, who is now an independent, noted that Herzog accused all Gazans of collective responsibility.
She said, “This is a man that should be at the Hague, not platformed on the BBC.”
She labeled Herzog’s visit to meet the Labour Party ministers as “beyond disgusted,” accusing the party of living up to its reputation as “The Genocide Party.”
“Herzog should be arrested for war crimes the moment he sets foot on UK soil,” she added.
John Mcdonnell, another former Labour politician, saif it would “shame our country.”
On Thursday, Sarah Champion, the chair of International Development Select Committee, said she really hopes reports regarding Herzog’s visit to meet ministers are “inaccurate.”
Emily Thornberry, the chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, told The Guardian that “efforts should be made to engage” with the president.
Meanwhile, an “emergency protest” is expected next Thursday in London to oppose Herzog’s visit.
