"The tribunal is being jointly chaired by the former Labour leader and is the kind of political initiative that will be a thorn in Keir Starmer's side as his party seeks to retain the backing of leftwing and Muslim voters at the next election. The tribunal, which will be livestreamed from London, has been framed to look at what has happened in Gaza over the past two years, Britain's legal responsibilities, any evidence of British covert support for Israel, and whether the government's actions match any legal obligations to prevent a genocide."
"A former Foreign Office whistleblower, Mark Smith, will give evidence, as well as the UN special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied territories, Francesca Albanese. Other witnesses will be a lawyer for the family of Jim Henderson, a World Food Kitchen aid worker killed on 1 April 2024; Prof Nick Maynard, an Oxford University surgeon who has been given a humanitarian award for his work in Gaza; and Palestinian journalists including Abubaker Abed and Yousef Alhelou."
A two-day public tribunal will open in London to examine alleged British complicity in Israeli war crimes in Gaza. Former diplomats, UN specialists and international law academics will examine the Foreign Office's handling of the crisis and Britain's legal responsibilities. Witnesses include a former Foreign Office whistleblower, the UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese, family lawyers, humanitarian workers, surgeons, Palestinian journalists and historians. The tribunal will assess evidence of covert British support, whether government actions met obligations to prevent genocide, and the role of RAF surveillance planes in aiding Israeli military operations while ministers defend arms restrictions and targeted sanctions.
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