Tehran – The British Council of Muslims (MCB) has denounced Israel’s military strike on “the strongest possible conditions” and urged the British government to take immediate action.
On June 13, Israel launched a series of intense attacks on Iran’s nuclear and military facilities, claiming that a strike was necessary to prevent Iran from moving forward with its atomic capabilities.
At least 78 people have been killed, including senior military officials and scientists, according to Iran’s UN envoy.
In retaliation, Iran fired waves of ballistic missiles in Israel, with explosions illuminating the skies in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.
The MCB described the strike as a dangerous escalation called a multi-month-long campaign of “unidentified invasions” led by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the subject of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant issued in November 2024.
“Instead of facing justice, Netanyahu is expanding the conflict from Gaza and the West Bank to Damascus, Beirut, Sanaa and now Tehran,” the MCB said in a statement.
“His actions not only violated the sovereignty of multiple countries, but also brought the region to the brink of a much wider war.”
Dr Wajid Akhtar, executive director of the Council of Muslims’ UK, said:
Netanyahu, charged with war crimes, releases fear with immunity while civilians are burning – and Israel is given a blank check.
The British government’s silence is an accomplice. Double standard is sufficient. If other states commit only a small portion of these crimes, sanctions will be immediate.
But Israel is protected, dulled and excused. The international community has failed many times and history remembers this coronavirus.
All delays, all deflections, all rejections to reject the attacker’s name conspire to us all. Justice demands more than words. ”
The MCB criticized the UK government’s response as “weak and ambiguous” and was called Foreign Secretary David Lamy’s appeal against both “co-ill and morally bankrupt.”
“There is no equality here. There are invaders, there are victims,” the statement added.
The Council is urging the UK government to adopt immediate diplomatic and economic measures and take urgent measures to eliminate the crisis to ensure Israel is held accountable under international law.
On June 14, protesters gathered in London to protest Israeli attacks on Iran and hold an emergency demonstration to demand the end of British arms sales to Israel.
The protest was organized by the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign, Friends of Al-Aqsa, War Union, Muslim Association, the Palestinian Forum in the UK and the Nuclear Disarmament Campaign.
Waving flags of Palestine, Iran and Lebanon, demonstrators chanted slogans such as “Stop Iran’s bombings and stop Gaza bombings,” “Armake Israel,” and “Free Palestine.” Protesters also sought sanctions on Israel.