"Britain is not just complicit in Israel's breaches of humanitarian law in Gaza but a participant that has repeatedly ignored its legal obligation to prevent a genocide, witnesses have told the independent Gaza tribunal. The two-day tribunal in London, which is independent of government and parliament, is seeking to amass evidence of Britain's failure to distance itself from what the tribunal organisers regard as Israeli war crimes amounting to genocide."
"It is chaired by Jeremy Corbyn, who claimed the 29 witnesses had paved the way for truth and promised he would demand a meeting with the foreign secretary to present the report he will now compile with two legal experts. The second and final day of evidence, given mainly by experts supportive of Palestine, painted a picture of a government that has done the minimum to hold Israel to account"
"and the maximum to shield itself from parliamentary and judicial scrutiny. The concern for government is that the evidence becomes a widely believed charge sheet against ministers as Israel resists all compromise in its fight against Hamas. Among the allegations made were that: RAF pilots flying from the UK Akrotiri airbase in Cyprus systematically shared intelligence in real time with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), but not with the international criminal court;"
An independent Gaza tribunal heard testimony asserting that Britain not only failed to prevent alleged Israeli atrocities in Gaza but actively participated in breaches of humanitarian law. Witnesses presented evidence portraying a government that minimally holds Israel to account while shielding itself from parliamentary and judicial scrutiny. Specific allegations included real-time intelligence sharing from RAF pilots based at Akrotiri with the IDF, lack of support for bereaved families and British personnel killed by the IDF, omission of support for the ICC prosecutor after US sanctions, and continued importation of goods from occupied territories despite legal concerns. The testimony aims to compile a report for government review.
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