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The new UK government, under Sir Keir Starmer, claims to support Israel’s right to self-defence. Yet, simultaneously, in the past few months it has enacted multiple policies that weaken Israel’s security and threaten regional stability. This contradictory approach is not just confusing — it’s dangerous.

Much of the push to limit support for Israel comes from activist NGOs and the unverified and misleading information they market. These organisations distort the facts and complexities of the conflict in order to influence important government decisions, such as the partial arms embargo enacted this week. Other British policies that followed similar NGO campaigns include the abandoning of challenges to the International Criminal Court’s pursuit of arrest warrants for top Israeli officials and the decision to resume funding to UNRWA despite links to terrorist activities.

By validating the false narratives of biased NGOs, the UK government is undermining its commitments to help Israel defend against Iran and the latter’s global terror network, as well as normalising antisemitism and jeopardising the safety of British Jewish communities.