Israel Condemns Labour for “Standing with Hamas”

Jerusalem said it is a disgrace for Britain that Labour is in power.

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Jerusalem said it is a disgrace for Britain that Labour is in power.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry has strongly criticized Britain’s Labour Party after members voted in favour of a motion was approved took place at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool on September 29th calling on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to recognize Israel as committing genocide in Gaza and to support a full arms embargo.

In a statement, the ministry rebuked Labour, saying the party “stands with Hamas” and embraces its fake narrative of a “genocide” in Gaza.

The statement declared

It is a disgrace for Britain that this is the party in power.

While @IsraeliPM Netanyahu and @POTUS Trump are working tirelessly in Washington to end the war in Gaza, the @UKLabour Party chooses to embrace Hamas and fully adopt its lies, including the fake-genocide campaign.
The world stands with the U.S. and Israel in their efforts to end…
— Israel Foreign Ministry (@IsraelMFA) September 29, 2025

The criticism follows former U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments that Starmer recognizing Palestine would be “rewarding Hamas.” Meanwhile, Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have agreed on a peace plan for Gaza.

The criticism follows former U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments that Starmer recognizing Palestine would be “rewarding Hamas.”

Meanwhile, Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have agreed on a peace plan for Gaza.

Rebeka Kis is a fifth-year law student at the University of Pécs. Her main interests are politics and history, with experience in the EU’s day-to-day activities gained as an intern with the Foundation for a Civic Hungary at the European Parliament.