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DEPUTY Prime Minister Nick Clegg, unusually, raised his head above the parapet yesterday to condemn the Israeli bombardment of Gaza.
The Lib-Dem leader said the Israeli assault, which has claimed the lives of over 200 Palestinians was a “deliberately disproportionate form of collective punishment.”
Mr Clegg urged the Israeli government to end military strikes on the densely populated Palestinian enclave where officials say the death toll from the 10-day battle has reached 222, with 1,670 injured. One Israeli civilian has also died in the conflict.
Speaking on LBC radio, Mr Clegg said: “I have to say now that the Israeli response appears to be deliberately disproportionate. It is amounting now to a disproportionate form of collective punishment. It is leading to a humanitarian crisis in Gaza which is just unacceptable.
The Israeli government had “made their point,” he added.
Tellingly Prime Minister David Cameron has not condemned Israel’s military action, with his official spokesman claiming that the key to resolving the conflict was for Hamas to cease firing rockets into Israel.
