How Britain's contempt for the UN enables Gaza genocide
How Britain's contempt for the UN enables Gaza genocide
Several days have now passed since the United Nations issued its historic verdict that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
There’s been no reaction from British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The reason is blindingly obvious: he disagrees. His government has been clear all along - reiterated as recently as this month - that Israel is not committing genocide.
More than that, Starmer’s government does not accuse Israel of committing war crimes.
This is more than wilful blindness to reality. It’s part of a pattern of systematic contempt for the UN - so blatant that it leaves Britain open to the charge of complicity in genocide.
It’s a position that dates back to well before Starmer became prime minister. When the principal judicial organ of the UN, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in January 2024 warned Israel against committing acts of genocide, the Sunak government trashed the case, declaring: “Israel’s actions in Gaza cannot be described as a genocide.”
