Pay reparations to Palestine for British ‘war crimes’, Labour MPs tell Starmer

In a letter to the Prime Minister, almost 20 back-bench Labour MPs demanded an apology for Britain’s decision to withdraw from Palestine in 1948, leading to the formation of Israel.

They claimed that British forces murdered and tortured Palestinians while the state was under their control between 1917 and 1948 and said Sir Keir should apologise “so we can move towards healing this open wound”.

The open letter by Britain Owes Palestine, the campaign group, said: “In 1947 Britain gave away Palestine, a land we had no right to give, even under the laws of the time.

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