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.
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.”
“This is an act of the genocide regime dragging the world towards a catastrophic war,” said Dr Wajid Akhtar, executive director of the Muslim British Council.
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.
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