The Rt Hon Keir Starmer MP

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

10 Downing Street

London
SW1A 2AA

The Rt Hon David Lammy MP

Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs

King Charles Street

London
SW1A 2AH

Dear Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary,

We, Israeli citizens living in the UK, many of whom also hold British citizenship, call on the British Government to act decisively towards halting Israeli aggression in Gaza and elsewhere, and securing a hostage deal. Adding to our last letter from May 8, 2025, we stress the importance of UK action on this matter.

Since the horrific Hamas-led attacks of October 7th, Israel has mounted a harrowing assault, killing over 57,000 Palestinians (expert estimates are significantly higher), displacing approximately 90% of the population, devastating Gaza’s infrastructure and causing near total civic breakdown. Intensifying its decades-long siege, it has repeatedly blocked humanitarian aid and food from entering the strip, causing widespread starvation. Israeli ministers and members of the Knesset make no effort to conceal the genocidal intent behind the military assaults they order (“wipe Gaza off the face of the earth” is just one statement made by Nissim Vaturi).

Simultaneously, Israel is intensifying its longstanding effort to ethnically cleanse the illegally occupied West Bank through relentless army and settler attacks.

We are encouraged to see that the UK has finally taken some initial steps to sanction Israel, including suspending negotiations over a new free trade deal, as well as initiating sanctions on individuals, illegal settler outposts, and organisations supporting violence against Palestinian communities in the West Bank. These are positive developments, but we urge the UK to implement more far-reaching sanctions in line with its legal duty to prevent genocide under the 1948 Genocide Convention.

Horrified, we watch Israel commit heinous crimes and we ask you, our representatives in the UK, to act. Britain’s historic and ongoing responsibilities demand that it lead efforts to apply much-needed diplomatic pressure for change. At the very least we call on the British Government to:

1. Suspend all arms transfers to and from Israel, and halt all military cooperation.

2. Commit not to give immunity to suspected Israeli war criminals, by not issuing special mission immunity, and by respecting the warrants issued by the International Criminal Court.

3. Expand personal sanctions to organisations and individuals whose actions might constitute grave obstructions of International Humanitarian Law, such as ELAD, Yesha Council, and the Israel Land Fund.

4. Investigate and sanction British companies or persons for potential violations of international law in the region — such as Arieh King (and his organisation, the Israel Land Fund), who has been identified as responsible for the ban on UNRWA and has, for years, been a driving force behind the displacement of Palestinians in East Jerusalem, raising grave concerns of ethnic cleansing; and JCB, whose machinery is actively involved in the displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank.

5. Initiate a Security Council resolution urging Israel to immediately permit the entry of substantial quantities of food and medicine into Gaza.

In your response, we kindly ask that you outline how you intend to address this matter on our behalf and keep us informed of any progress made.

Link to our previously sent letter:
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/stop-the-starvation-of-gaza-2

Signed

Na’ama ten Brink
Hagar Kotef
Boaz Rotem
Maya H
Uri Agnon
Smadar Dreyfus
Danielle De Vito Halevy
Itamar Kastner
Tal Jakubowiczova
Gabriela Schutz
Ophira Gamliel
Gon Alon
Ron Cohen
Itai Bercovier
Yael Arbell
Judit Druks
Merav Amir
Nathan Asher
Dorit Amiran
Idit Arad
Anat Messing
Sharon Livne
May Angel
Oreet Ashery
Idit Nathan
Marion Lake Canessa
Benny Ron Amiran
Maya Reggev
Uri Baruchin
Tirza Waisel
Jonathan Shamir
Shira Keshet
Igor Kviatkovski
Michal Sapir
Moshé Machover
Eran Aviram
Gabriella Braun
Rajmil Fischman
Alma Toiber Kent
Jeremy Ginges
Jonathan Ben-Artzi
Ultán Murray
Ruthi Brand
Anna Shlonsky
Tal Machover
Keti Jovanovski
Maya Silvan
Inbar Tamari
Yael Witkon
Neta Rudich
Amir Marmor
Shimrit Elisar
Osnat Sandalon
Keren Amiran
Judith Suissa
Alma Feigis
Torr Fischman
Yael Padan
Yossi Nehushtan
Haim Yacobi
Joel Cahen
Ayelet McKyton Schiff
Tamar Makin
Yaarit Mechany
Michal Huss
Toni Baum
Maayan Geva
Gil Alexandrowicz
Atalia ten Brink
Naomi Eilan
Maya Einav
Diana Dolev
Leah Ofer
Avner Ofer
Sigal Spigel
Ofra Ben Porat-Ram
Yair Wallach
Ahron Bregman
Hagit Borer
Keren Weitzberg
Tali Lernau
Adi Berkovits‬‏
Mollie Gerver
Tamar Reis-Frankfort
Moshe Behar
Idit Nathan
Mai Omer
Amitai Netser Zernik
Neve Gordon
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Tal Ben - Amar
Ella Ben-Amar
Daniel Haimovich
Matan Rosenstrauch
Ilana Machover
Yoav Galai
Lior Suchoy
Assaf Givati
Orna Meir-Stacey
Maya Mukamel
Yoav Beirach
Jon Simons
Daniel Flexer
Yonat Green
Danoush Lachman
Abi Stacey
Caroline Hellyer
Nitzan Levenberg
Annabelle Strauss
Rosemary White
Noam Harris
Lia Suissa
Nira Yuval-Davis
Noa Lachman
Kelly Alkhouli
Luca Mariotti
Rachel Higbee
Mor Kandlik Eltanani
Federico Giuliani
Ludovico Gay
Paolo Moretti
Sarah Stacey
Noa Man
Omer Man Alexandrowicz
Simone Franceschini
Keren Sagi Polley
Ma'ayan Sagi Polley
Yaniv Rosner
Yael Shamash
Miri Weingarten
Mika Sagi-Polley
Shiri Shalmy
Lucian Shalmy-freeman
Aviel Lewis
Uri Gordon
Natasha Broman
Lirona Rosenthal
Aviv Yaron
Guy Keshet
Catherine Lemaitre
Shani Ram du sautoy
Anat Pick
Ella BA
Haim Bresheeth
Tamar Bassan
Yael Hacohen
Mira Oren
Sharon Shalev
Ariel Yahav
Doron Levene
Sharon Orr
Rotem Yanai
Maayan Halevi
Gali Gold
Noam Yadin
Daphna Baram
Eran Yuval
Tal Nahari
Maria Berger-Lubin
David Borabeck
Alon Zivony
Yael Friedman silver
Afzal Bhamjee
Enzo Kann
Orit Sarfatti
Gilli Erez
Adi Lerer
Sivane Naor
Dorit Argo
Jo Thulborn
Ofra Koffman
Moran Mandelbaum
Ilana Baram
Cherry Wolfe
Nogah Ofer
Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz
Uri Cohen
Varda Shiffer Sebba
Idit Arad
Leah Jordan
Nir Cohen
Avi Bram
Shoshi Asheri
Elon Portugaly
Penny Rabiger
Yohai Hakak
Leeya Mor
Irit Katz
Merav Givoni Hrushovski
Nir Gov
Samuele Tofano
Omri Kochavi
Shira Wachsmann
Shaul Mitelpunkt
Jenny Kananov
Galit Ashkenazi-Golan
Yael Haddi
Anat Narkis
Gal Kramarski
Tamar Portnoy
Niveen Omar
Ola Rabinovich
Atara Fridler
Vavi Hillek
Yair Perry
Sara Bram
Ela Portnoy
Shachar Peled
Anat Rosenwaks
Liron Rosiner Reshef
Rami Gudovitch
Norman Guthartz
Lou Moria
Lea Jagendorf
Alma Feigis
Limor Tevet
Sherene Meir
Sung Soo Kim
Harriet Vered
Ahmed Waraky
Laura Jacobs
Gabriel Griffith
Antonina Smith
Yael Friedman Silver
Ronit Matar
Stephen Smith
Joanna Jones
Boris Groisman
Ron Cohen
Dror Shohet
Ezra Herman
Roe Yekutiel
Michal Ish-Horowicz
Deborah Talmi
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Dorit Deutsch
Tamar Steinitz
Efrat Danon
Mordechai Biran
Dana Kanel
Anan Ragab
Clara S. McCarthy
G. Orr
Matt Merefield
Dana Ariel
Grainne Dromgoole
Atira Winchester
Guy Zilberman
Toni Baum
Ori Dittrich
Maya Aviram