Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Image In responding to the catastrophic escalation of hostilities in the Middle East both Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak have agreed, across the political divide, that Israel has a right to defend itself and that international law should be respected. But the Labour leader’s response since Hamas’s attack on 7 October has provoked a notable backlash among Labour activists. This began when the Labour leader gave an interview to LBC and was asked if Israel’s response could justifiably include restricting access to power and water in Gaza, where 2.2 million Palestinians are effectively trapped. “I think...