Rights advocate challenges UK minister over Israel policy

Rights advocate challenges UK minister over Israel policy Director of the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians, Tayab Ali, has publicly challenged UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper over what he described as a contradiction between Britain’s stated concern for Gaza and its continued military cooperation with Israel. Ali, who is a prominent international lawyer, cited Cooper’s remarks at the Global Partnerships Conference, where she said Gaza’s healthcare system had collapsed and pledged continued efforts to secure humanitarian access. In a post on social media, Ali argued that the UK continued to cooperate militarily with Israel while shielding what he described as Israeli war criminals from accountability.