As a compassionate gesture we accept I'll children from Gaza but will they return?

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr4qn6gxekxo
If course going and argue with treating injured and I'll children but I don't think Yvette Cooper has considered whether the children sending the children back to a a war zone after treatment would be rather cruel.

I personally think what is India's here is the young Gazans will be given asylum in the UK and possibly their families could join them. Given UK attitudes towards asylum seekers currently this is a bit of a political risk.

How do you balance compassion for injured children with setting precedent for mass asylum seeking from Gaza where there are sadly many injured childden? How do you choose which children to treat for instance and which UK patients to push down the waiting lists to accommodate them?

Is this feature politics to try and hold on to the Muslim vote!

We can't take all the sick children of the world. But Ukraine is defending Europe from Russia so it's in our interests to support them as we are part of Europe...part of NATO and NATO countries are already being invaded by Russian drones.

Real politik. I wish our Government would deploy it more really.

For fuck's sake.

The reason Egypt for starters doesn't want to take refugees from Palestine is this https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/israels-leviathan-signs-35-billion-natural-gas-supply-deal-with-egypt-2025-08-07/

If you look for the money, you can see that there are financial reasons for Israel to want total control of Gaza, in addition to their colonial project. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_gas_in_the_Gaza_Strip

That happened 2 days ago.

They were evacuated 3 years ago .

No one is asking ye to take all the sick children of the world.

Why are we taking Gazans in particular and not Sudanese?

Because that's who the OP started the thread complaining about?

But they are the ones chosen to be brought here with their families. Why them? Why not any other child in any other warzone. Why is Labour so preoccupied with Gaza? Let the far wealthier Middle East support the Middle Eastern countries and let us support European countries.

So you don't agree with the UK and the USA supporting Israel either then.

I'm not massively interested in Gaza over and above any other non european war. I'm more interested in the UK and the effects of the Ukraine war and potential NATO involvement.

This.

Very interesting,

Wasn't what I asked though?

You want to ask me about the foreign policy of the US and the UK to Israel in particular over any other bilateral relationship those countries may have with any other country? Why would I need to have an opinion. I'm.not American for a start.

It isn't Gazan children only, and it never has been. The UK has a long history of supporting the humanitarian medical treatment of children from countries where that treatment cannot be provided. The treatment of a few extremely sick or injured children is not going to break the NHS or increase waiting lists. And you never know, those children might take from the experience of being recipients of kindness and go on to do something earth-shattering that positively improves the lives of millions. You know, like winning a Nobel Peace Prize and championing the rights of girls across the world....

Ok leave the USA out of it.

I was just responding to your assertion that the UK should stay out of Middle Eastern Politics so I presume that extends to you not supporting Israel being helped by the Uk with intelligence etc and just supporting European countries.

I think the UK should do what it usually does regarding a non European ally.

They should stay here. Gaza is not safe for anyone because of the Israeli governments actions