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UK complicit in Israeli war crimes, Jeremy Corbyn's tribunal hears (www.middleeasteye.net)

submitted 2 weeks ago by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/uk_politics@feddit.uk

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Thursday was the first day of former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's highly publicised Gaza Tribunal, which aims to hold Britain accountable for its role in enabling Israel’s ongoing war crimes in Gaza.

The independent MP, now a key figure in the establishment of a new left-wing party, put forward a bill earlier this year for a public Chilcot-style inquiry into Britain's military cooperation with Israel.

But the Labour government blocked the bill. This unofficial two-day inquest is taking place instead.

There was nothing trivial about the tribunal. Eyewitnesses, UN rapporteurs, journalists, medics and academics all gave evidence on Thursday.

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[–] stsquad@lemmy.ml -4 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Nothing trivial? The Chilcot enquiry was held over a year and a bit with over a hundred witness sessions. This is Corbyn's prejudged media expose.

[–] Mrkawfee@feddit.uk 7 points 2 weeks ago

This is the closest thing we will come to accountability under the Zionist authoritarian Labour party.

[–] NKBTN@feddit.uk 4 points 2 weeks ago

That doesn't make it trivial IMO

[–] IcyToes@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

It's better than nothing...

Doing more than Labour here.