WATCH: The Gaza Tribunal (Documentary)
'The Gaza Tribunal: A Question of Complicity', my new Alborada Films documentary for Al Jazeera English's People & Power strand, can be watched online from today.
During the Gaza war, protesters have flooded the streets of major British cities, calling on their leaders to cut off the supply of weapons and other military hardware to Israel.
The United Kingdom’s relationship with its ally is under scrutiny. Jeremy Corbyn, a British MP, set up The Gaza Tribunal to examine whether the UK’s support for Israel amounts to complicity. Doctors and aid workers gave emotional accounts of the horrors they saw while working in the Gaza Strip, and journalists presented evidence of weapons shipments and spy flights allegedly operating from a nearby British air force base. All were making the case that the UK’s unwavering support for Israel is no longer legally or morally justifiable.
In its final report, published on 16 March, the Gaza Tribunal said the UK has failed in its duty to prevent genocide and has been complicit in atrocities. It also recommended that the UK end all military cooperation with Israel.
The UK government has yet to comment on the allegations.
Watch the film below and here.
Credits:
Directors: Pablo Navarrete (Alborada Films) & Amy Anderson (Al Jazeera English)
Producers: Pablo Navarrete (Alborada Films) & Amy Anderson (Al Jazeera English)
Executive Producer: Alexandra Pauliat (Al Jazeera English)
DOPs: Ben Holt & Harry Winteringham
Offline Editors: Simón Díaz Cuffin & Pablo Navarrete
Online Editor: Simón Díaz Cuffin
Music: Cato Hoeben
Sound Mix: Cato Hoeben & Al Jazeera English
Colourist: Evo Boeck
Interviewees (in order of appearance):
- John McEvoy, Chief Reporter, Declassified UK
- Matt Kennard, Investigative Journalist
- Geoffrey Nice, Barrister
- Evie Snedker, Global Sumud Flotilla Participant
- Kieran Andrieu, Political Economist & Novara Media Contributor
Other Film Participants (in order of appearance):
- Dr Shahd Hammouri, Palestinian Lawyer
- Jeremy Corbyn, UK Member of Parliament
- Professor Nick Maynard, Surgeon
- Abubaker Abed, Palestinian Journalist
- Dr Victoria Rose, Surgeon
- Forz Khan, Barrister
- Mark Smith, Former UK Government Civil Servant
- Professor Neve Gordon, Israeli Historian
Alborada Films Thanks: Rodrigo Vázquez-Salessi & Teilo Vellacott
Read the final ‘The Gaza Tribunal’ report, here.
Click here to watch the film.