Chris Doyle

Officially 67,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza since October 2023, probably many more. 83% were civilian acc to Israeli military's own data - so 75 civilians killed every day on average. Yet media & political comment focussed overwhelmingly on 20 living Israeli hostages, 28 dead.

Peacehaven: Police release photos of mosque arson suspects The images are of two people in balaclavas seen outside the mosque before the large blaze spread.

Appalled by this attack on a place of worship. Members of the Muslim community must be free to worship and live without the fear of Islamophobic violence and intimidation. I stand shoulder to shoulder in solidarity with British Muslims and against this hate. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Neither Palestinians nor Israelis will enjoy freedom, dignity and security unless the solution includes rights and justice for all. Perpetuating Palestinian suffering and subjugation is a route to further disaster. 9/

Third party states should not have anything to do with this absent radical, root and branch change. The aim must be clear - to have Palestinians in charge of their own destiny in Gaza and the West Bank, with no occupation, and no foreign colonial control. 8/

There is no clear endgame or horizon even for statehood. No commitment to Palestinian self-determination, national and human rights. There is no accountablity mechanism of any form. Above all no affirmation of Palestinian sovereignty over Gaza. 7/

The 20 points contain no guarantee or timeline of Israel withdrawing all forces from Gaza. There is no commitment to end its control of the air or sea. There is no reference to port, airport or safe passage to Gaza. Israeli will not be ending its 58 year old occupation. 6/

But beyond this, it actually reinforces the Israeli occupation and hold over Gaza, conveniently through proxy forces who will be an instrument of the occupation not a facilitator of Palestinian liberation. How come? 5/

If we get to a ceasefire, a release of hostages, both Israeli and Palestinian, & the entry of aid into Gaza at scale then this has to be seen as a positive. The genocide will be on hold and the famine can start to be addressed. 4/

So it is a diktat. It is not a done deal. It is not one that has been agreed by all sides. It excludes the Palestinian Authority, ensuring the West Bank and Gaza remind divided, a key Netanyahu aim. 3/

This is a surrender or die deal offered to Hamas. Take it and their leaders can live and leave. Amnesties are available but it would be disarmed and out of power. Refuse, and Trump was clear that Netanyahu will have total US support for Israel to “finish the job”. Chilling. 2/

The Trump comprehesive plan for Gaza is anything but. It is not comprehensive, but dangerously vague. It is not a plan - but a series of points. It is not for Gaza or Palestinians but for Netanyahu. 1/

It will give a boost to Palestinians but recognition will not stop the atrocities on the ground It will give a boost to Palestinians but recognition will not stop the atrocities on the ground - Chris Doyle is interviewed on TRT World about the UK recognition of Palestine, 21 September 2025

My interview on TRT World about the UK recognition of Palestine - a boost to Palestinians but it will not stop the atrocities on the ground www.caabu.org/news/video/i...

Palestinian statehood is a right, not a diplomatic pawn By threatening to recognise Palestine unless Israel complies with British demands, the prime minister reduces a right to a bargaining chip and fails to apply real pressure to halt genocide

Reposting my article for Middle East Eye in July, as it remains very much relevant today - Palestinian statehood is a right, not a diplomatic pawn www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/uk-s...

Next month @chris-doyle.bsky.social will join us as we consider the context and history of the conflict that envelops Palestine…..
www.kwaku.org.uk/Speakers/202...

Israeli attacks continue to target aid seekers across Gaza At least 25 Palestinians, including 12 aid seekers, killed by Israeli attacks across Gaza today.

At least 1,760 Palestinians have been killed while seeking aid in Gaza since late May, according to UN data.

Chris Doyle is interviewed on Al Jazeera English about Israel's plans for Gaza - 16 August 2025 Chris Doyle is interviewed on Al Jazeera English about Israel's plans for Gaza - 16 August 2025

I discuss Israel's plans for Gaza on Al Jazeera English www.caabu.org/news/video/c...

Suleiman al-Obeid: Mohamed Salah calls out Uefa over tribute Mohamed Salah calls out Uefa over a tribute to Palestinian footballer Suleiman al-Obeid it posted on social media which failed to refer to the circumstances surrounding his death.

Dear BBC @bbc, the story is about the killing of a Palestinian footballer, Suleiman Obeid in Gaza & FIFA's failure. Why make it about Mo Salah? He did not. (This is not a criticism of Salah at all) It should be a photo of Obeid here www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Palestinian statehood is a right, not a diplomatic pawn By threatening to recognise Palestine unless Israel complies with British demands, the prime minister reduces a right to a bargaining chip and fails to apply real pressure to halt genocide

Palestinian statehood is a right, not a diplomatic pawn - my article on the UK statehood move - www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/uk-s...

YouTube video by Caabu Caabu Director Chris Doyle gives his reaction to UK announcement on Palestine recognition

Quick reaction from me on the British cabinet announcement on Palestine today - one wonders why it was recalled frankly youtu.be/OyLrJKhfY1g

Caabu Director Chris Doyle on what the Keir Starmer might do on Gaza Caabu Director Chris Doyle interviewed on TRT World on what the Keir Starmer might do on Gaza - 29 July 2025On the day when Keir Starmer recalls the cabinet to discuss Gaza, Chris Doyle looks at what ...

My interview this morning on Trt World about Keir Starmer, recalling the cabinet and what he might do re: Gaza www.caabu.org/news/video/c...

I do hope that his home is not being blockaded, food, water and medicine denied, he and his family denied exit.

Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, say two major Israeli rights groups - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-committing-genocide-gaza-say-two-major-israeli-ngos

Israel committing genocide in Gaza, say Israel-based human rights groups Reports detailing intentional targeting of Palestinians as a group, and systemic destruction of Palestinian society, add to pressure for action

Two Israeli human rights groups have come out and said that Israel is comitting genocide in Gaza. Is there anyone credible left who does not thinkg this is the case? The evidence is overwhleming and terrfiying www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Israeli air force chief who oversees Gaza strikes visits UK Visit comes as British parliamentarians demand 'comprehensive sanctions' on Israel

Israeli air force chief who oversees Gaza strikes visits UK - Serious questions as to why this is happening given his direct involvement in genocide. www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli...

The world is looking on in horror as Netanyahu's Government plots to lock Gaza's entire population into effectively a giant prison.

The Prime Minister should make it clear that the UK won't stand idly by, starting by sanctioning Netanyahu himself.

For those who truly wish to understand the horror of the Israeli GHF death traps in Gaza this from Forensic Architecture is clear, factual and devastating frames.forensic-architecture.org/gaza/aid/isr...

Time to put principles above profit Francesca Albanese is such a threat to world peace and security, according to the US, that she joins four International Criminal Court judges and the court’s chief prosecutor on its sanctions list. Sh...

Time to put principles above profit - my article in Arab News on corporate complicity in Israel's genocide and regime of apartheid www.arabnews.com/node/2608078

Children collecting water killed in strike, Gaza officials report - as IDF says it 'missed intended target' A strike on a water distribution point in Nuseirat refugee camp killed 10 people - including six children - and left another 17 wounded, Gaza officials said. The IDF said it had intended to hit an Isl...

It's utterly unconscionable for the Israeli Defence Force simply to blame a "technical error" for killing Gazan children waiting for water. The UK Government must insist on accountability within the Israeli military and Government and an end to a culture of impunity.

news.sky.com/story/idf-bl...

BCG earned more than $1mn for Gaza aid barge project Work with private US group Fogbow overlapped with start of separate effort to help Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

BCG earned more than $1mn for Gaza aid barge project - www.ft.com/content/172c...

Letter from Calum Miller MP to Rt Hon David Lammy MP Dear David, I write to you following Tuesday’s reports that Israel’s Defence Minister, Israel Katz, has instructed the Israeli military to prepare a plan to move all Palestinians in Gaza into a "humanitarian city" on the ruins of the city of Rafah. These proposals are utterly abhorrent and, if realised, would amount to the forced displacement of the entire population of Gaza. Further reported details of this plan - including that Palestinians, once inside, would not be allowed to leave - are also, clearly, entirely unacceptable. Does the Government agree that these proposals, if realised, would constitute an egregious breach of international law, and must be resolutely rejected in their entirety? Last month, Liberal Democrats welcomed the Government’s decision to sanction the extremist Ministers Ben-Gvir and Smotrich. It was only right that they faced consequences for their relentless calls for the forced dispossession of Palestinians, which have so egregiously undermined prospects for securing a just and sustainable peace in the region. On 23 May, I wrote to you proposing that you consider sanctioning Minister Katz for his role in advocating for the aid blockade and the expanded military operation in Gaza. In light of these fresh proposals, I would ask that the Government now urgently assesses the case for sanctioning Minister Katz. They are only the latest proposals for dispossession which he has publicly advocated - including his support for the establishment of 22 new settlements in the West Bank in May on the basis that it constituted “a strategic move that prevents the establishment of a Palestinian state”.

When the Minister for the Middle East announced the sanctions against Israeli Cabinet ministers on 10 June, he said in his statement to the House “This Government will never accept the unlawful transfer of Gazans from or within Gaza”. Can you confirm whether your Department will expand the sanctions implemented against Ministers Ben-Gvir and Smotrich to Minister Katz? These proposals once again bring into sharp focus the July 2024 advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories. The intention of these new plans - to displace Palestinians from their homes - sits alongside the pattern of increasing settler violence and expansion in the West Bank. When I wrote to you on 8 May, I asked whether you could confirm the timeframe within which the Attorney General will provide his view on this opinion. Can you reassure me that that opinion will be delivered before Parliament returns from Recess on 1 September? I look forward to your response. Yours sincerely, Calum Miller MP Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs

The proposals from Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz to contain all 2.1m Gazans in a new compound are illegal and utterly abhorrent. I have written today to David Lammy asking him again to sanction Minister Katz, and to set out the Government's legal view of Israel's occupation of Palestine.