Jihad, In Plain English

"[The] language during the current crisis in Gaza is morally indefensible, is not in Britain's national interest and will have a long-term detrimental impact on our reputation internationally and domestically." 
"[The Home Office is in possession of] evidence [British Muslims could be radicalized by the conflict and travel abroad to fight in the region]."
"[The conflict could lead to] consequences for us for years to come], the issue as much of a threat to Britain as the situation prevailing in Syria and Iraq]. It's not a claim that I make. It's the evidence which is there in black and white from the work that the Home Office is doing."
Lady Sayeed Warsi, Minister of State for Faith and Communities

Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, a Conservative member of Parliament, is Britain's first female Muslim member of cabinet. She has now resigned. Photo: Reuters

Sounds like a not-very-veiled threat that should Britain evince a state response of balance to the current situation in Gaza with the Israeli advance into the Strip to subdue and disarm the terrorist group Hamas in the hopes of protecting Israeli citizens from further rocket attacks, Britain's generous immigration policy is geared to come home to haunt it yet again. As though Britain hasn't got enough problems with its large Muslim communities in their assertion of Islamic law and principles they insist should override Britain's social culture and legal justice system.

Baroness Warsi is beyond annoyed with the political party she is part of. Part of that annoyance could be the simmering resentment over having been dropped from the inner circle of Cabinet, and being handed a somewhat lesser position in government representation. Although it cannot be denied that the office she has summarily resigned herself from through her Twitter account, rather than directly facing the government and her Prime Minister to civilly declare her intent, is a fairly important one, given the stresses and disagreements between the two communities; her own and Britain's traditional population.

Yet here she is, supposedly neutral through her position in viewing all religious matters with a sense of equanimity and fair balance, accusing her government of favouring Israel by not condemning its struggle to defend itself against a declared enemy considered a terrorist group in Britain as it is in other civilized countries of the world in an unequivocal manner that would betray its support of a democratic nation defending itself against Islamist jihadists. Then going on to claim that Britain is in danger of its own Muslim population turning against it in violence, as a result.

Once senior minister of state at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and co-chairwoman of the ruling Conservative Party, a reshuffle in 2012 demoted her to a junior minister in the Foreign Office, though still attending cabinet meetings. Last month's major reorganization of government failed to restore her to a higher office, and insiders claim that Lady Warsi's resentment over this perceived slight is what led her primarily to declare herself no longer able to support a government whose position on Gaza she declares to be "morally indefensible".


She does have supporters within the Conservative Party who apparently reflect her concerns. On the other hand, she most certainly has her detractors, one of whom is Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, whose criticism of her actions she dismissed by describing him contemptuously as a "very good friend of the Israeli government." She has not yet responded to claims by a number of cabinet ministers that her abrupt resignation was designed to cause maximum disruption to the government, and as such condemned by them.

The Prime Minister expressed his "regret" that Lady Warsi chose to announce hr resignation via Twitter without first alerting him and explaining her reasons, while the Chancellor of the Exchequer characterized the resignation as "disappointing and frankly unnecessary", in view of the 72-hour ceasefire announced even before her decision to decamp. In her camp, was Labour Leader Ed Miliband averring that Lady Warsi had "acted with principle and integrity", calling on Mr. Cameron to "break his silence and say that Israel's actions have been unjustified and indefensible."

Mr. Miliband, like Lady Warsi, is prepared to acclaim Israel, should it heed their comments and declare itself fully prepared to submit to the role of sacrificial lamb for the end purpose of making their day and destroying its purpose of protecting the safety and lives of Jews from those such as they represent.