‘Growing number’ of Britons view Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide: Poll

London, United Kingdom – According to a new poll, the majority of Britons who oppose Israel’s war on Gaza believe the massacre, which has so far killed more than 55, 000 people, amounts to genocide.

According to the survey conducted by YouGov and funded by the Action for Humanity charity and the advocacy group for the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP), 55% of Britons oppose Israel’s aggression. 82 percent of those opposers claimed that Israel’s actions were genocide.

Action for Humanity and ICJP reported that “45 percent of adults in the UK view Israel’s actions as genocidal.”

On Wednesday, the poll’s details were made public. 2, 010 people responded to the survey in early June.

65% of respondents said the UK should impose the arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit.

A majority of the people in this country are clearly disgusted with Israel’s actions, according to Othman Moqbel, the organization’s director.

Most people, he added, think the UK should “each and seek justice against those responsible” in spite of its best efforts.

The government’s failure to acknowledge the magnitude of the crimes committed against Gaza puts them on the wrong side of history, not just the wrong side of the present.

Over the past 20 months, tens of thousands of Britons have protested Israel’s occupation of Gaza.

In recent weeks, the government of Prime Minister Keir Starmer has sanctioned top officials and used harsher language against Israel. In response to concerns that Israel was breaking international humanitarian law, the UK suspended 30 arms export licenses to Israel in 2024.

However, critics have criticized the UK’s response’s speed and strength, calling for tougher sanctions and measures to stop Israel from receiving F-35 components made in the UK.

Britons who cast a ballot for the Labour Party in the general election of 2024 were also highlighted in the survey.

87 percent of Labour voters believe that the actions taken in Gaza constitute a genocide, up to the 68 percent who are opposed to them. The UK should carry out the ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu, according to 78 percent of Labour voters.

The UK has urged it to abide by the ICC warrant.

According to Jonathan Purcell of the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians, “the UK government is completely out of touch with the British public they are supposed to represent, and the Labour Party is even more out of touch with their own voters.”