Andy Burnham apologised for the UK’s initial response to Gaza and promised “change”. He must now explain to the public what this flight from a British Airbase to Israel was for.
A reminder of why it’s so significant that it is South Africa taking Israel to the ICJ: SA triumphed over racist apartheid with BDS playing a crucial role in its overthrow; Israel was apartheid SA’s closest ally providing weaponry, military training & nuclear know how; SA gave up its nuclear weapons; Mandela & Desmond Tutu condemned Israel’s apartheid, the latter describing it as worse than SA apartheid
Finland secretly signs 10-year defense material agreement with Israel
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Finland and Israel have quietly signed a memorandum of understanding extending their bilateral defense material cooperation for a ten-year term.
According to reporting by the Finnish public broadcaster Yle, the pact establishes a framework for joint research, development, and procurement of military equipment, building on an initial protocol first drafted in 2013.
The agreement was approved in writing by the defense ministries of both nations, with Israeli officials characterizing the arrangement as a unique partnership rooted in shared interests. However, the revelation has sparked sharp criticism from domestic opposition leaders in Finland.
Figures such as Green League chair Sofia Virta and Left Alliance chair Minja Koskela condemned the pact as a "historic shame," questioning why the 2024-initiated extension was advanced without broader public or parliamentary fanfare amid mounting international scrutiny over Israel's war crimes in Gaza.
Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen defended the move, stating that maintaining such cooperative frameworks is standard administrative practice for countries engaged in regular defense trade and supports ongoing procurement initiatives, including air-defense projects.
@senex_official There is footage of the 'liberal' Isaac Herzog talking about Venezuela and South America before he realises the camera is on. It wasn't recent.
Did you know that after we snatched Maduro, Venezuelan crude started flowing to Israel’s Bazan refinery in Haifa?
America carries out the operation. Israel gets the oil.
Everything we do, we do for Israel first.
@Ed_Miliband Why are the Labour Party & BBC NEWS determined to whitewash Israeli atrocities in Gaza and the West Bank? Has there ever been a graver moral failure in Britain?
Because Trump probably can't tell the difference between Greenland and Iceland, Icelanders debate joining the European Union as a form of national protection. https://t.co/GGieDybTHS
The Palestine Action activists who attacked Trump’s Scottish golf course, prompting him to call for the group to be banned as terrorists—following which the Labour government did just that—have now been charged. For digging up turf on the golf course, spraying a building and signpost with paint, etc, they will now have a ‘terrorist connection’ added to their charges, potentially leading to substantially longer sentences. No sign that Burnham is making any difference to this outrageous use of terrorism’.
@declassifiedUK The UK is sending the Gold it stole from Venezuela to the US for some bizarre reason
Plus it's interesting that UK squawking about the Venezuela/Guyana territory dispute has disappeared now that the whole area is now basically owned by a US Oil company
Keir Starmer said the UK was “not involved” in the kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro. But Britain has been supporting regime change in Venezuela for years.
👉 How Britain helped Trump destabilise Venezuela
https://t.co/vd9jD8G0De
@Heccles94 This is disgraceful 🤬@andyburnham
When did Peaceful protesting become illegal, an arrestable offence.
This happens when politicians take bribes.
Peaceful protesting is protected supposedly by law.
Only civil disobedience, actions causing serious disruption lead to arrests.
This is literally what Peter Hain was doing, digging up cricket pitches to protest South African Apartheid. The Starmer-Burnham Labour government is prosecuting direct action political protest against genocide as ‘terrorism’. https://t.co/H8yW4g41eK
AJ EXCLUSIVE: At least 17 companies linked to illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank hold UK public-sector contracts worth more than 2.1 billion pounds ($2.85bn), an Al Jazeera investigation has revealed.
🔗: https://t.co/jFUu4YLgqx
@haaretzcom Some of these armed militias that the State of Israel supports have links to ISIS, as is well documented and acknowledged by Netanyahu.
https://t.co/YLVWUassnj
"Israel is sending armed militias to commit war crimes – and I have to protect them"
A Haaretz investigation, based on IDF soldiers' testimonies, sources in Gaza and satellite imagery, reveals how Israel is cultivating a network of armed militias in Gaza https://t.co/vx7fYK2e4T