Met Police says it will not arrest British-Israeli war criminals

The Metropolitan Police ‘service’ has said that it will take no further action against British citizens who went to Israel to participate in the colony’s genocide and war crimes in Gaza.

In October 2025, Keir Starmer recognised Palestinian statehood in an attempt to distance himself from Israel’s genocide and other horrific crimes. That decision opened the legal gates wide to the prosecution of British Zionists who travelled to participate in those crimes.

Impunity for Israel

As Declassified UK notes, British people who travel to fight in other countries’ wars are usually investigated and can be prosecuted. But those who do Israel’s dirty work – as usual under UK governments whose politicians are heavily funded by Israel and its lobby – get impunity again:

More than 2,000 British nationals served for Israel amid the Gaza genocide, Declassified revealed.

The Metropolitan police now says it won’t arrest 10 of them who are accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity👇 pic.twitter.com/z9qDxsz7Mt

— Declassified UK (@declassifiedUK) May 5, 2026

These include Dr Christopher Staveley, who said publicly that he hadn’t killed enough Palestinian babies as an IOF sniper:

If this British Doctor, Eastland Christopher Staveley had fought for any Islamic force instead of #Israel’s #IDF, he would be locked up in prison, not practicing medicine for the #NHS #IsraelTerroristState #NetanyahuWarCriminal https://t.co/TGiY1PYxJM

— AndrewT500 (@CourierBoyUK) May 3, 2026

And university chaplain Zecharia Deutsch:

British-Israeli war criminals belong in prison. So do those in authority who are ignoring Britain’s obligations under international law and giving them a free pass.

Featured image via the Canary

Comments 2

Bazza says:

1 month ago

Could the Met Police explain how their inaction complies with the ICJ initial ruling of “Plausible Genocide” by Israel?
The UK Govt is signed up to the ICJ and every UK politician, organisation (including the police) CEOs of companies & councils + pension funds etc should be doing everything to try to prevent the Genocide in Gaza.
Those that turn a blind eye and fail to comply will be condemned by history, for ever.
🇵🇸

William Henze says:

1 month ago

Could the Met Police explain?..
Ask the eloquent, well-informed ex chief-of-staff to Colin Powel, (Col. Wilkerson, I believe), a regular guest on several youtube channels.
He openly voiced last week his disgust at what the US(and supporting actors) has become and stated tht we .. the civilised west, are no longer the ‘good guys’. He openly compared the deranged utterances and war-crimes laden US foreign policy with 1930’s Germany and singled out Israel as the curremt day .. Rheinhard Heydrich element.

We have quite simply become over time, the bad guys; the police now mererly following orders of a corrupted state. A state seemingly fully prepared to sacrifice its(ours) democratic freedoms at the altar of US/Israeli colonialism, and all that that entails; western politicians bought and paid for by the Israeli lobby. .
Friends of Israel? .. If they’re FOI, they’re neither friends of mine, nor are they working in mine, nor yours interests. Why is this even allowed?..