by Mark Curtis, Declassified UK, 7 October 2024 Explainer: As Israel bombards Beirut, we take a look at Britain’s military role in Lebanon. In his first public speech as chief of MI6 in 2021, Sir Richard Moore said his intelligence agency was “actively focused on Iran”. This was part of what he described as a “dramatic change […]
Topic: Lebanon
by Mark Curtis, Declassified UK, 1 October 2024 The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has rejected a freedom of information request that would shed light on training it is providing to Israeli armed forces personnel in Britain. The refusal comes as Israeli forces invade southern Lebanon, sparking a major new crisis in the Middle East. […]
By Matt Kennard, Mark Curtis and Phil Miller, Declassified UK, 20 May 2021 British aid projects supporting Palestinian security forces appear to be as much about helping to stop threats to Israel, the occupying power, as they are about enhancing Palestinian state-building. Declassified reveals the UK has seven army and air force personnel in the West […]
Articles Israeli invasion, 1982 ‘West turned blind eye to Israel’s involvement in Sabra and Shatila “slaughter“‘ (The National, 4 August 2013) ‘British files reveal outrage at Lebanon invasion‘ (The National, 13 January 2013) ‘Arabs are “losing faith” in America: lessons from Lebanon 1982‘ (Guardian, 4 January 2013) Other ‘Revealed – Mubarak, Thatcher and Reagan Secretly Negotiated […]