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Francesca Albanese says Starmer helped 'manufacture' consensus for Israeli genocide
<article data-history-node-id="431447" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/francesca-albanese-says-starmer-helped-manufacture-consensus-israeli" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/francesca-albanese-says-starmer-helped-manufacture-consensus-israeli" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Francesca Albanese says Starmer helped 'manufacture' consensus for Israeli genocide</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The UN special rapporteur on the occupied <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/palestine" target="_blank">Palestinian</a> territories has accused <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/uk" target="_blank">British</a> Prime Minister Keir Starmer of enabling <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/israel" target="_blank">Israel's </a>genocide in Gaza, accusing the British government of helping to "manufacture consensus" domestically on the matter.</p> <p>Speaking in an <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRGAm2ufIa4" target="_blank">interview</a> with Middle East Eye's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRGAm2ufIa4" target="_blank">Expert Witness </a>podcast on 3 November, Albanese discussed the findings of her latest report, <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-genocide-gaza-impossible-without-global-complicity-un-report" target="_blank">Gaza Genocide: A Collective Crime</a>.</p> <p>The report, presented to the UN General Assembly last month, accused 63 states of enabling Israeli breaches of international law. </p> <p>It said the UK "has played a key role in military collaboration with Israel, despite internal opposition". </p> <p>The report pointed to Britain having flown "over 600 surveillance missions over Gaza throughout the genocide, sharing intelligence with Israel".</p> <p>It also added that the fact the flights often coincided "with major Israeli operations suggest detailed knowledge and cooperation in the destruction of Gaza, extending beyond hostage rescue".</p> <p>Albanese added that Britain "threatened [the International Criminal Court's] funding" under the previous Conservative government.</p> <p>That accusation cites Middle East Eye's <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/david-cameron-threatened-withdraw-uk-icc-over-israel-war-crimes-probe" target="_blank">revelation</a> in June that in April 2024, in a phone call with ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan, then-Foreign Secretary David Cameron privately threatened to defund the court if it proceeded with arrest warrants for Israeli leaders.</p> <h3><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/francesca-albanese-uk-starmer-enabled-genocide-and-helped-manufacture-domestic-consensus">Read more: Francesca Albanese says Starmer helped 'manufacture' consensus for Israeli genocide</a></h3> <figure role="group" class="align-center media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (R) and former Prime Minister David Cameron (L) attend the Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph in London on 9 November 2025 (AFP)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="ec43726d-1d4d-493a-acc3-1b4da8af3760" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/000_83hp8ba%20%281%29.jpg" width="1400" height="788" alt="Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (R) and former Prime Minister David Cameron (L) attend the Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph in London on 9 November 2025 (AFP)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (R) and former Prime Minister David Cameron (L) attend the Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph in London on 9 November 2025 (AFP)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url("https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png") rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div> </div> </article>
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