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‘This is not complicity, this is participation’

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https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/not-complicity-participation

 Palestinians look at the destruction caused by the Israeli air and ground offensive, in central Gaza Strip, September 4, 2025

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A US-contracted flight over the southern city of Khan Younis in December 2024, the night before Israeli bombing killed 30 Palestinians, indicated intelligence flights from the British base were “being used for fighting on the ground,” according to the journalist.

Britain’s intelligence and military support to Israel since October 7, as well as the continued authorisation of components of F35 jets, “crosses the line into participation,” Mr Kennard added.

Forz Khan, the lawyer who represented the family of Jim Henderson, an aid worker with World Central Kitchen who was killed in April 2024, said it was ”highly likely that Sir Keir Starmer is guilty of genocide.”

Considering the government’s failure to totally ban the sale of arms and to stop intelligence sharing with Israel, he said: “It is highly likely the Prime Minister of this country is guilty of genocide.

“It is highly likely that John Healey, the Defence Secretary, is guilty of genocide. And others who provide support, some of them civil servants, will be found guilty should they be tried.

“Not only has it not fulfilled its legal obligations, the United Kingdom government has totally and utterly breached international criminal law —and UK criminal law— and its legal obligations, as well as assisted genocide.”

Mr Khan also said the government had footage which could have provided further information concerning the killing of Mr Henderson, from an RAF surveillance flight said to be operating at the scene.

He added that it is “absolutely true” that the government is more interested in protecting Isreal than it is in finding the truth about a citizen who was killed in Gaza.

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https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/not-complicity-participation

Genocide denying UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy says that UK is suspending 30 of 350 arms licences to Israel. He also confirms the UK government's support for Israel's Gaza genocide and the UK government and military's active participation in genocide.
Genocide denying UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy says that UK is suspending 30 of 350 arms licences to Israel. He also confirms the UK government’s support for Israel’s Gaza genocide and the UK government and military’s active participation in genocide.
Keir Starmer objects to criticism of the IDF. He asks how could anyone object to them starving people to death, forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing Gaza's hospitals and universities,mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He calls for people to stop obstructing his genocide for Israel.
Keir Starmer objects to criticism of the IDF. He asks how could anyone object to them starving people to death, forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing Gaza’s hospitals and universities,mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He calls for people to stop obstructing his genocide for Israel.
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Sky’s the limit for government on arms spending

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by Lindsey German

https://www.stopwar.org.uk/article/skys-the-limit-for-government-on-arms-spending/

Nuclear bombs cannot be used without the permission of the US president

The sky’s the limit seems to be the attitude of this Labour government – at least when it comes to spending on arms. On Tuesday it committed to 5% of GDP on ‘defence’ spending by 2035 at the Nato summit – which will mean around double being spent on war than at the beginning of Keir Starmer’s term of office. The next day, defence secretary John Healey announced that Britain was buying 12 F35 jets, which are nuclear capable, and which are to carry US nuclear bombs.

These bombs cannot be used without the permission of the US president and will be on the frontline of nuclear confrontation with Russia.

The cost of these fighter planes is around $82.5 million, with millions more on preparing the air force base at RAF Marham to house them and paying for the bombs. While these Labour ministers seem to delight in amassing ever more weapons of war, they are singing a different tune when it comes to public services and welfare payments. Indeed, Starmer faces one of the biggest rebellions of his own party for decades as he tries to put through cuts for disability payments to some of the poorest people in the country.

It is hard to credit the logic of the cuts when we are told that the government must cut welfare payments to balance its books but grovels to Donald Trump and the Nato leaders to implement policies which will make the vast majority of people in Britain poorer and more of a target in the event of war.

It is also hard to credit a government that supports the bombing of Iran, supposedly to rid it of nuclear weapons, but in that very same month decides that it will spend huge amounts expanding its already substantial nuclear arsenal.

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Government forced to review ‘legally untenable’ F-35 exports

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This article was originally posted 6/12/24 but was deleted, probably my mistake.

https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/government-forced-review-legally-untenable-f-35-exports

An F-35 arriving back at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, June 24, 2019

THE government has been forced to review its decision to export F-35 fighter jet components to Israel, legal groups announced today.

Global Legal Action Network (Glan) and Al-Haq wrote to the government last month, threatening to file an emergency injunction over its failure to revoke licences for all arms to the country as it continues its genocide in Gaza.

Labour eventually moved to suspend just 30 out of 350 arms exports in September, but components for F-35s, which have dropped 2,000lb bombs on Gaza, were exempt.

In the High Court last month, the government admitted that there was a “clear risk” that the components could be used by Israel to violate international humanitarian law.

But it continued to export them anyway after Defence Secretary John Healey warned that it would disrupt the global supply programme they are part of and “undermine US confidence in the UK.”

Glan and Al-Haq said that they have now been notified that the government is reconsidering its decision.

Glan lawyer Dearbhla Minogue said: “The position they took is, in our estimation, legally untenable and we hope they will finally do the only reasonable thing — stop the transfer of any British weapons for use by Israel against Palestinians.”

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Article continues at https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/government-forced-review-legally-untenable-f-35-exports

Genocide denying UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy says that UK is suspending 30 of 350 arms licences to Israel. He also confirms the UK government's support for Israel's Gaza genocide and the UK government and military's active participation in genocide.
Genocide denying UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy says that UK is suspending 30 of 350 arms licences to Israel. He also confirms the UK government’s support for Israel’s Gaza genocide and the UK government and military’s active participation in genocide.
Experiencing issues with this image not appearing. I suspect because it's so critical of Zionist Keir Starmer's support of and complicity in Israel's genocides.
Genocide denier and Current UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is quoted that he supports Zionism without qualification. He also confirms that UK air force support has been essential in Israel’s mass-murdering genocide. Includes URLs https://www.declassifieduk.org/keir-starmers-100-spy-flights-over-gaza-in-support-of-israel/ and https://youtu.be/O74hZCKKdpA

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