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Keir Starmer and Labour are lying to us about Israel, Gaza and genocide.

They want us to believe his soft ultimatum to Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu – that the UK will recognise Palestine as a state in September unless the killings in Gaza end (which is actually offering to reward Israel stopping the killings with continued delay of such recognition) is a principled stance.

Netanyahu’s response exposes the weakness of this pose. He has boasted publicly that he has kept his promise to prevent a Palestinian state, and that pressures from the US, previous Israeli governments, and the international community have never moved him. Israel is also saying: “Keep giving us weapons, and we will continue the war.”

So Labour’s policy reduces to this: “We’ll recognise Palestine — unless you keep killing Palestinians.”

Netanyahu’s response: “No, give us more weapons.”

Starmer’s retaliation (ha ha): “Righto.”

This is complicity masked as concern, a weak and dishonest stance that allows the violence to continue while pretending to oppose it.

The letter that exposes Labour’s lie

Now consider this: seven parties — SDLP, Sinn Féin, Alliance, SNP, Plaid, Greens, People Before Profit, plus Lib Dems and Scottish Greens — have today (August 18, 2025)  signed a joint demand for urgent action: recall Parliament, halt arms sales, ensure humanitarian aid reaches Gaza, and recognise Palestine.

This letter reflects public opinion.

Polls show a majority of UK citizens oppose the ongoing slaughter and want decisive action: a ceasefire, an arms embargo, and recognition of Palestinian sovereignty.

Labour stands isolated from the public mood.

Khan’s football metaphor v Starmer’s duplicity

This is all happening on the day after London Mayor Sadiq Khan compared the current Parliament to a football match. He said Labour is “2-0 down” only 15–20 minutes into the game – but can still turn it around.

This Writer fails to see how Labour can “turn it around” while pursuing a Gaza policy that is clearly dishonest.

Starmer’s stance doesn’t just risk losing the game — it ensures Labour is on the wrong side of history and the public conscience.

You cannot win back trust while voters can see you saying one thing and doing another.

Labour is aligned with the other right-wing parties

On Gaza, Starmer’s Labour is indistinguishable from the Conservatives and Reform UK.

All three right-wing parties refuse a ceasefire, refuse an arms embargo, and refuse immediate recognition of Palestine.

The Conservatives are generally supportive of Israel’s right to defend itself and make cautious talk of a two-state solution while giving no commitment on arms sales or sanctions. Some MPs, like Tom Tugendhat, have called for suspending arms exports—creating tension within the party. But the default pro-Israel posture is politically safe for many Tories, though dissent exists at the margins.

Reform UK has no explicit stance on Gaza or Israel in public policy – but it prioritises defence spending and domestic industry. Its silence on Gaza implies complicity especially when contrasted with vocal ethical parties such as those behind today’s letter.

Labour’s stance, then, is not pragmatism or careful diplomacy.

It is alignment with its fellow right-wing parties: a choice to side with Israel’s military campaign over humanitarian principle, morality, and public opinion.

How should the public react?

The lesson is clear: don’t believe Labour when it claims to be “progressive” or “principled.”

Its stance on Gaza shows Labour will lie to the electorate that it is radical and dissenting while acting fully in line with its role as current leader of the right-wing establishment.

The party’s claim to integrity is a sham; the public must hold it accountable now, before more lives are lost and more trust is broken.

If Labour does not change course, it will deserve to lose in 2029 — not just for cowardice, but for complicity in genocide and deceit towards its own voters.

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