In June 2025, the British politician and member of parliament Jeremy Corbyn, co-founder of Your Party and former leader of the Labor Party, proposed a bill for a full, independent, public inquiry into what he defined as Britain’s role in the genocide in Gaza. This would have the power to question ministers and officials involved in decision-making processes since October 2023. Although it secured the support of more than 50 MPs, the inquiry was blocked by the government, with the claim that “such an inquiry would be unnecessary, as there is no confusion about UK military operations in Gaza.”
Corbyn instead decided to hold his own tribunal. Held on 4–5 September 2025 at Church House, Westminster, The Gaza Tribunal is an inquiry into British complicity in the attack on Gaza. The tribunal heard from witnesses, journalists and survivors from Gaza, as well as a range of international law experts, lawyers and whistleblowers. It uncovered in devastating detail the near-total destruction of the healthcare system, the destruction of the education system, the targeting of journalists, and the Israeli blockade of Gaza, with its destruction of agricultural land and irrigation infrastructure that has produced widespread and lethal famine.
Even more so than Britain, since October 2023 Germany has sided with Israel, admittedly and willingly supporting and justifying the attack. Just as in the British case, a full investigation into Germany’s complacency in Gaza’s destruction is urgently required. Bringing the “Gaza Tribunal” to Berlin should be seen as a step in that direction.
In a special international edition of “Zeit zu reden”, three of the participants in the tribunal – Jeremy Corbyn, Shahd Hammouri and Neve Gordon – will join us in Berlin to discuss the now-published conclusions of their inquiry, its political consequences, the attention it has succeeded in attracting, and its importance for the international recognition of Palestinian suffering.
Gaza, Palestine. 27th Jan, 2025. Thousands of displaced Palestinians walk towards their homes in northern Gaza via the Netzarim Corridor during the ceasefire in central Gaza, on Monday, January 27, 2025.
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