John Prescott (Baron Prescott, Lord Prescott, is British Labour politician who was the Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 (see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Prescott ).
John Prescott on Apartheid Israel's latest Gaza Massacre inflicted on the Gaza Concentration Camp (2014): “Those who live in Gaza are kept like prisoners behind walls and fences, unable to escape the bombings, and an Israeli economic blockade has forced Palestinians into poverty. Israel’s Iron Dome defence system easily intercepts missiles launched from Gaza. Three Israeli citizens have died from these primitive rockets, with 32 soldiers killed fighting Hamas. Compare that to the toll in Gaza. Of the 1,000-plus to die*, more than 80 per cent were civilians, mostly women and children. But who is to say some of the other 20 per cent weren’t innocent too? Israel brands them terrorists but it is acting as judge, jury and executioner in the concentration camp that is Gaza. And Israel flouts international law by continuing to build illegal Jewish settlements. Why? Because it knows it can get away with it. What happened to the Jewish people at the hands of the Nazis is appalling. But you would think those atrocities would give Israelis a unique sense of perspective and empathy with the victims of a ghetto … We must force Israel to end the blockade on Gaza to ensure free and unfettered access for humanitarian aid and reconstruction materials. There must be a freeze on illegal settlement growth to let talks start. We should support a phased approach to end the occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem within a reasonable timeframe. The EU should play a bigger role in supporting mediation and push for sanctions for non-compliance. The lack of a two-state solution is a running sore that continues to inflame the passions not just of Palestinians and Muslims, but all fair-minded people around the world. We cannot be a silent witness to this carnage one minute longer. The world must force Israel and Hamas to stop this endless cycle of death”(see John Prescott, “John Prescott: Israel’s bombardment of Gaza is a war crime – and it must end”, Daily Mail, 26 July 2014: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/john-prescott-israels-bombardment-gaza-3918413 ).
* As of 3 August 2014, in the latest Apartheid Israeli Gaza Massacre the realities are that the Gazans (half of them children, three quarters women and children) are Occupied Palestinians and conquered subjects of the state of Israel. that has grossly violated the Geneva, Rights of the Child and Genocide Conventions in its disproportionate action resulting, so far, in 1,600 Palestinians killed (80% civilians) , 8,000 wounded, 300,000 rendered homeless and 1.8 million variously traumatized with all this in response to zero (0) Israeli deaths from Gaza rockets in the previous year, 28 such deaths in the previous 14 years or 2 per year as compared to 130 Israeli deaths at the hands of Israelis each year. 2 million Palestinians have died from violence (0.1 million) or violently-imposed deprivation (1.9 million) since 1936 as compared to 3,800 invading Zionists or Israelis killed by "the enemy" since 1920 (see “Palestinian Genocide”: https://sites.google.com/site/palestiniangenocide/) .