The New Dark Age

The contrast between the impunity afforded to those who have potentially committed war crimes while serving for Israel amid the genocide in Gaza and the treatment of those who have protested against the genocide is a distinctly British story, and an illuminating one.

What does it tell us about the political system? It shows that where the state chooses to deploy its political energy reveals its true interests-that the UK must not impede Israel.

This month, in the interests of transparency, public safety, and justice, Declassified and the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians launched a major campaign to demand that the UK government do three things:

• Track the movements of Brits who have served in the IDF

• Subject them to secondary screening where necessary at ports of entry

• Support robust war crimes investigations in line with domestic and international law

Back in February, we revealed that more than 2,000 Britons have served in the IDF during the Gaza genocide.

Thank you to everyone who has already signed the petition. If you haven’t yet, please sign here!

Also, John McEvoy’s most recent investigation reveals how newly released documents expose the UK government’s crackdown on pro-Palestine activism. Read that here.

A resource that may be useful to you…

At the end of last year, we produced a ground-breaking documentary, Britain’s Gaza Spy Flights Scandal. It exposes the hundreds of spy flights sent over Gaza and raises pressing questions about their purpose and the UK’s complicity in the genocide. We have produced a leaflet highlighting some of the key questions that still need answers.

Why not host your own screening of the documentary?

You can download the leaflet here to support your event.

We went live… watch back

Each month, we go live on YouTube, X, and Facebook. This month, we discussed our campaign launch with Mark Curtis and John McEvoy and the broader attack on civil liberties in Britain with Dr Paul O’Connell. Our Deputy Editor, Dania Akkad, also takes us behind the scenes to explore the work that goes into publishing the revelations we uncover. Watch here.

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