‘Britain planted the seed of this catastrophe’
UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese delivered a powerful speech at the Together For Palestine event in London’s Wembley Arena, calling out the UK’s role in Israel’s genocide of Palestinians.
“Such cruelty did not start 700 days ago. For nearly a century, the Palestinian people have lived under the weight of a brutal settler colonial project,” said Albanese.
“Britain planted the seed of this catastrophe with the Balfour Declaration, promising away a land that was not theirs to give.”
Dozens of artists and speakers attended the event, which raised more than $2m for Palestinian relief organisations.
Starmer gets pat on back from Trump for criticising Hamas
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, speaking at a joint news conference in Chequers, got a pat on the back from US President Donald Trump when saying Hamas is a “terrorist” organisation that can have no place in Palestinian governance.
