Polanski and Corbyn join calls for Britons who served in Israeli army to be tracked

Middle East Eye · June 4, 2026 Human Rights

Polanski and Corbyn join calls for Britons who served in Israeli army to be tracked Submitted by Imran Mulla on Thu, 06/04/2026 - 12:47 Around 2,000 British-Israeli dual nationals have served in the Israeli military during its genocide in Gaza An Israeli soldier raises his rifle as part of an occupation patrol through the market in the Old City of Nablus, in the northern West Bank on 12 April (AFP) Off Green Party leader Zack Polanski and Your Party leader Jeremy Corbyn have joined calls for the British government to place British citizens who have served in the Israeli military under surveillance. Polanski signed an open letter organised by Declassified UK to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood and Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper urging them to "track the movements of Brits who have served in the IDF" and "subject them to secondary screening where necessary at ports of entry". The letter called for "robust war crimes investigations in line with domestic and international law".

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