He now makes sure he sits near the door on public transport and limits meetings with the public. All spoke on condition of anonymity, saying they were fearful that giving their names would increase the threats and abuse. That was designed to prevent lawmakers from having to choose between backing a ceasefire, abstaining or voting against one to follow their party orders. But despite getting the highly charged ceasefire vote out of the way last week and the level of abuse easing a little, some lawmakers have decided to quit, saying the threats had become intolerable. The emails, sent from different addresses in the run up to the Feb. 21 ceasefire vote, which had no binding effect on the government, demanded lawmakers vote for an immediate ceasefire and call on ministers to suspend arms sales to Israel.

Source: The Hindu February 28, 2024 19:11 UTC