"Its conclusion is unsurprising, with few states in history having been so brazen about their intentions. To take just two examples: in May, the Israeli finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, said that Gaza will be entirely destroyed; a week later, prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu boasted that Israel is destroying more and more houses [in Gaza, and Palestinians accordingly] have nowhere to return."
"At the level of foreign and military policy, the British government works in alignment with the US, Israel's strongest ally. The UK continues to supply Israel with crucial components for the F-35 jets incinerating Gaza and its people. Israeli planes involved in this bombing have been allowed to land in the UK. The UK government continues to share intelligence with Israel. Britain operates relentless surveillance flights over Gaza. And rather than impose sweeping sanctions, British ministers facilitate trade with Israel worth 6bn a year."
A UN commission of inquiry concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Israeli officials publicly expressed intentions to destroy Gaza and prevent Palestinians' return, including statements by Bezalel Smotrich and Benjamin Netanyahu. The British government has not concluded that Israel acted with genocidal intent. The UK supplies crucial components for F-35 jets used in Gaza, allows Israeli military aircraft to land, shares intelligence, and operates surveillance flights over Gaza. British ministers facilitate about £6bn a year in trade with Israel and award official honours to Israeli leaders. Peaceful protesters opposing Gaza operations have been arrested, and actions against Israel remain largely performative.
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