One of the consistent features of the more than 1,000 days of Israel’s genocide in Gaza is that, no matter how poor and cowardly so much of the political class has been, most of the global public remains both appalled and insistent that their governments take action.
This was highlighted once again in a new YouGov opinion poll commissioned by my organisation, the Council for Arab-British Understanding (Caabu).
The poll, conducted at the beginning of this month, found that a remarkable 50 percent of the British public believe that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Only 17 percent believe it is not, while a third said they didn’t know.
Given the overwhelming level of evidence of genocide, including oft-stated declarations of intent from Israeli ministers and Knesset members, some might be surprised that the figure is only 50 percent, and that roughly one in six Britons still deny it.
But this needs to be put in context. Firstly, genocide is the most serious crime under international law. It has a higher evidentiary bar than war crimes or crimes against humanity.
