Scotland Yard, London's Metropolitan Police headquarters, announced that it had opened an investigation into war crimes committed by Israel and Palestinian groups in Israel and Gaza during the past months of fighting.
Dominic Murphy, commander of London's Metropolitan Police's counter-terrorism unit, said it was Britain's national responsibility to investigate allegations of war crimes in foreign countries in support of the International Criminal Court in The Hague and in accordance with the 1998 Rome Statute to which his country is a signatory.
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Photo: AFP
The organization posted posters at London's Heathrow Airport calling on passengers arriving from Israel and the Gaza Strip to come and testify about acts of terrorism or war crimes they had experienced. It is important to note that the investigation focuses not only on alleged crimes committed by Israel, but also on the crimes committed by Hamas and other Palestinian organizations during and after the October 7 massacres.
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson unequivocally condemned the decision, calling it an "alarming politicization of the police." Simon Myerson, a member of the country's Jewish community and a well-known lawyer, told The Standard: "Right now, if someone complains about fraud or bike theft, it's very unlikely that anyone will investigate it and I wonder if it's a good use of police resources. It seems to be more of a virtue signal than a real action. As for the Jewish community, we are far more concerned and disappointed by marches and demonstrations featuring anti-Semitism in broad daylight."
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