The Israel lobby had stepped up its pressure on the NHS to adopt the (non-)definition, which even its author condemns as unfit because of its use to silence criticism of Israel’s crimes. Lobby groups have targeted health workers for as little as wearing a pro-Palestine pin. Lawfare group ‘UK Lawyers for Israel’ (UKLFI) has tried repeatedly to have British-Palestinian or pro-Palestinian doctors struck off. The same group, which is under investigation for its bullying tactics, succeeded in intimidating a London hospital into taking down a display of plates painted by Palestinian children.

Lawyers Imran Khan & Partners have served notice on the NHS of the judicial review proceedings. The same firm is also representing anti-genocide activists on hunger strike who are taking legal action against the Starmer regime for imprisoning them without trial.