Two key developments show the rank hypocrisy about the Israeli slaughter in Gaza. There is no question of a “war” which requires at least two organised antagonists, whereas in Gaza, there is now only one. Almost the entire population, which began as two million people, has been displaced from their homes on multiple occasions. On their strict definitions, 20 per cent of the population or more must reach that level before a famine is officially declared. Britain, like the US, also provides military intelligence to Israel for its bombing campaigns in both Gaza and southern Lebanon.