US EditionGovernment Admits UK Is Training Israeli Soldiers
- On June 11, 2025, Armed Forces Minister Luke Pollard revealed that the UK is engaged in routine defence cooperation with Israel by instructing a small group of Israel Defense Forces members through courses held within the United Kingdom.
- This disclosure came shortly after the UK Government imposed sanctions on two far-right Israeli cabinet members, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, citing their role in promoting hostility towards Palestinians.
- The UK also continues surveillance flights over Israel and Gaza since December 2023 aimed at locating hostages, while maintaining routine defence engagement with Israel despite concerns over Gaza.
- The Gaza Health Ministry reported on Thursday that over 55,000 Palestinians have died since the conflict began after Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on southern Israel.
- The UK’s role in training Israeli forces and ongoing military support amid widespread deaths and sanctions signals sustained but increasingly scrutinized involvement in the Israel-Gaza conflict.
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Muslim Civil Servant Discussed Israel's "Insidious Influence" on UK Foreign Policy in Webinar
The Times on Thursday, June 13th, published excerpts of a video from webinars from 2023 attended by hundreds of British civil servants that features discussion of how to change UK government policy on Israel and that contains antisemitic tropes. The webinars were held by the Civil Service Muslim Network (CSMN) and led by a civil servant named Sami Rahman.A memo of the meetings was handed to The Times earlier, and the paper reported some of its c…
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