Moment of fear: David Lammy was interrupted by pro-Palestine protesters during his speech to the Fabians – and he wasn’t happy about it.

Words from the Morning Star; video as described:

SHADOW foreign secretary David Lammy was forced to flee the stage on Saturday after his speech was interrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters.

The Labour frontbencher was addressing the Fabian Society conference in London when demonstrators mounted the stage shouting: “When will you condemn the genocide? How many more children need to die?”

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After they were escorted away by security, more people in the audience stood up to call out the party’s stance on the continued bombardment of Gaza, shouting: “Blood on your hands!” and “Ceasefire now!”

Once Mr Lammy returned on stage, he told the audience: “We all want to see a sustainable ceasefire in Gaza.

“I want change through power, not through protest.”

The Free Palestine Coalition said some of its activists infiltrated the think tank’s gathering to call out the politician’s position on Gaza.

“As a former lawyer, Lammy should know better than to falsely claim that an occupying power has the right to ‘defend itself’ against a territory it occupies,” the network said in a statement.

“It is difficult to see how Lammy is upholding any commitment to human rights or international law.”

Lammy’s – and Labour’s – stance on the Israeli invasion and genocide of Gaza has turned into a disaster for him and the party he represents.

Public opinion is firmly on the side of Gazan civilians who are being literally blown to pieces in front of our eyes, with TV and the Internet showing images of children who will have to live without limbs after Israeli bombs necessitated amputation.

As the first protester said: “How many more children need to die? How many more children need to have their limbs ripped apart” before Labour and the international community agree to force Israel to stop?

His complacent attitude – “Change comes through power, not protest” – will alienate voters.

This Writer hopes Lammy has a very nasty surprise the day after polling day.

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