Declassified UK

Posted: 22nd September 2025

Prime minister Keir Starmer avoided questions from Declassified as he welcomed Israel’s president to Downing Street earlier this month.

Calling out from the press pen opposite, Declassified asked Herzog: “Are you a war criminal? Are you presiding over genocide in Gaza?”

Declassified barred from London arms fair as Israeli weapons dealers arrive

Press freedom groups condemn organiser’s last minute decision to deny Declassified entry.

Israeli air force chief given special immunity to visit Britain

Exclusive: Israeli air force commander Tomer Bar received a “special mission” certificate for his secret trip to the UK, protecting him from arrest for war crimes.

Top Labour official married to lobbyist for Israeli arms firm

Pearson Engineering is owned by the Israeli government. Now, it has hired a lobbying firm run by the husband of Hollie Ridley, Labour’s general secretary.

Genocide questions avoided as Starmer meets Israeli president

As Isaac Herzog met Keir Starmer, Declassified asked Israel’s leader: “Are you a war criminal?”

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When Tony Blair agreed to back ‘terrorists’

Britain colluded with a militia in the Kosovo war whose leaders now face war crimes charges in The Hague. Will UK officials ever be held to account?

Britain trained Israeli soldiers fighting in Gaza

Exclusive: Declassified has obtained a list of Israelis who graduated from the Royal College of Defence Studies in London. We’re publishing it for the first time.

My body is in Al-Mawasi, but my heart is left behind in northern Gaza

From beneath the rubble and the scent of gunpowder, and from the heart of daily suffering, I share this story, hoping it carries something of the voice of Gazans.

UK aerospace firm supplying Israel’s defence ministry

Exclusive: Moog in Wolverhampton was targeted by pro-Palestine activists in August. We can now reveal the company has been exporting aircraft components to Israel’s ministry of defence.

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We spoke to a former British soldier about why Colonel Richard Kemp, a prominent British army officer of the War on Terror era, was recently in Gaza doing propaganda for Israel.

Declassified spoke to defence journalist Joe Glenton, who has been researching Kemp’s ties to Israel, which include raising money for IDF soldiers, being invited to Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites in Gaza, and his longstanding links to pro-Israel advocacy groups.