Tribunal will look at Britain’s legal responsibilities and whether there is any evidence of covert support for Israel
Jeremy Corbyn will open a two-day public tribunal into alleged British complicity in Israeli war crimes in Gaza on Thursday, at which former diplomats, UN specialists and international law academics will examine the Foreign Office’s handling of the crisis.
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.
