Tayab Ali
@tayab_ali_
Partner, Bindmans LLP | Head of International Law | Head of General Crime | Ranked in Chambers & Legal 500 | ICJP Director | Press to: [email protected]
Politics at its most cynical. Cabinet ministers spinning their own handwringing as courage to avoid the rap… This isn’t moral conviction, it’s performative angst from a cabinet putting their jobs first.
EXCL: Keir Starmer under pressure from cabinet ministers to immediately recognise Palestinian statehood, as global outcry grows over Israel’s killing of starving civilians in Gaza. “We say that recognising Palestinian statehood is a really important symbol that you can only do…
Time and time again, the Prime Minister says the situation in Gaza is intolerable… but he keeps on tolerating it. Palestinian statehood was literally in his own manifesto, so why won’t he recognise it now? I wonder if Donald Trump is stopping him.
Straight question @DavidLammy Is the UK’s RAF providing intelligence to Israel which it uses to bomb Palestinians and maintain its blockade? If so then your words below are meaningless… and you are complicit in war crimes.
The horror in Gaza must end. We're stepping up our humanitarian efforts with new healthcare, food and water for Gazans. We need an immediate ceasefire now, the release of all hostages and a surge in aid.
Being a member of Labour Friends of Israel (renamed by me as Labour friends of atrocity) today is a badge of shame. While Israel stands accused of genocide, war crimes, and collective punishment, LFI continues to offer uncritical support. History will remember them not as…
Governments have criminalised protest, silenced dissent, and enabled genocide in Gaza while cloaking themselves in the language of democracy and law. They tried to ban resistance, not to stop violence, but to protect their own complicity in the worst kind of violence. I spent…
85% of Gaza is now a designated “Kill Zone.” That leaves just 54 km² for 2.1 million people to squeeze into — And even those “safe” areas are still being bombed. This isn’t self-defense. It’s calculated, concentrated slaughter.
🚨🚨 To all politicians and military officers across the world - A call for immediate military intervention against Israel's use of starvation as a weapon of war Israel is using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza. Under Article 8(2)(b)(xxv) of the Rome Statute, intentionally…
More than 100 largely aid and rights groups called for governments to take action as hunger spreads in Gaza, including by demanding an immediate and permanent ceasefire and the lifting of all restrictions on the flow of humanitarian aid reut.rs/4kW2eNk
This is the core position that informs every decision the UK government makes on an Israel - it was wrong then and it remains wrong now. This was not misspeaking - it is considered, decisive and purposeful.
Never forget Keir Starmer said Israel has the right to cut off food, water and electricity in Gaza:
The problem for @DavidLammy is: 🇬🇧 UK supplies weapon parts to Israel including parts for F-35 fighter jets which kill children 🇬🇧UK supports Israel with the RAF including intelligence and surveillance 🇬🇧 UK still invites and hosts senior Israeli military personnel in the UK 🇬🇧…
Spoke to the Foreign Secretary this morning about the situation in Gaza - here's a brief clip...
Yes, Israel is committing Genocide: Genocide is defined in international law as acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group. This includes: •Killing •Causing serious harm •Inflicting life conditions to destroy…
David Lammy must realise that we’re past the point of threatening sanctions. Every day the Government sits on its hands, more innocent civilians are being killed in Gaza while over a million are at risk of starvation. Sanctions are needed now, including against Netanyahu.
ICJP Director @tayab_ali_ appeared yesterday on @AlJazeera Inside Story to discuss the misuse of the Terrorism Act 2000 in relation to proscribing Palestine Action: "It does not include direct action protest where people's lives are not endangered." youtube.com/watch?v=T4SgEl…
🚨BREAKING🚨 ICJP has written to Kent Police calling for a formal investigation, after a woman was threatened with arrest on terror charges for simply holding up anti-genocide signs. As expected, the ban is being misused to target the entire pro-Palestinian movement.
Amazing work @HindRFoundation @GLAN_LAW 👏
🔴 BREAKTHROUGH: Two Israeli soldiers accused of war crimes in #Gaza were Arrested and interrogated at #Tomorrowland after a joint complaint by the #HindRajabFoundation & @GLAN_LAW. This is historical! More info ⬇️ hindrajabfoundation.org/perpetrators/b… #JusticeForGaza #NoSafeHaven…
Remember when Labour MPs flew to Israel to "show solidarity"? ➡️ This is what they were standing with. Remember when the Labour government kept arming Israel, even as the bombs kept falling? ➡️ This is what they were enabling. Remember when Labour ministers welcomed Israeli…
The Israeli Authorities are starving civilians in #Gaza. Among them are 1 million children. Lift the siege: allow UNRWA to bring in food and medicines.
😭 British politicians getting offended at being called out for their pro-Israel policies might want to try a radical new strategy: stop promoting Israeli interests over British ones, and stop bending over backwards to do what the Israeli government wants. Just a thought. I’m…
🚨 Pre-Crime Offences coming to the UK @YvetteCooperMP wants to jail you for pre-crime before any acts or attempt made Do you trust this govt not to abuse it? They already use terror laws to criminalise protest Next, they’ll jail you for what you think bbc.com/news/articles/…
