Tayab Ali
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Partner, Bindmans LLP | Head of International Law | Crime Fraud & Regulatory | Ranked in Chambers & Legal 500 | ICJP Director | Press to: [email protected]
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Joined June 2009
We will not allow those that supported war crimes in Gaza to rewrite their roles. We started our investigation on 9 October. We collected evidence of those in the UK that were complicit in Israeli suspected war crimes. We will be holding politicians and commentators who are.
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It is done. It has been filed. History in the making. Those that supported genocide will have their names etched on the wrong side of history for eternity.
South Africa has filed its Memorial to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) today, 28 October 2024, in its case on the Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel).
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This is not unusual - it was just caught on camera this time. Textbook war crimes.
Moment innocent civilian brandishing white flag in Gaza 'safe zone' is shot dead in the street | @johnirvineitv reports.
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South Africa’s legal team is formidable, talented and some of the best international lawyers on the planet. All power to:. John Dugard SC, .Max du Plessis SC.Tembeka Ngcukaitobi SC.Adila Hassim SC.Sarah Pudifin-Jones.Lerato Zikalala.Tshidiso Ramogale.Vaughan Lowe KC.Blinne Ní.
At the gates of the Peace Palace in The Hague, home of the International Court of Justice. Tomorrow will be the first day of hearings to consider South Africa’s application for provisional measures in their allegation that Israel has breached the Genocide Convention. I could
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This would have meant something if in a previous press conference he stated “Iran has the right to defend itself - Israel should not respond”. The asymmetry is breathtaking. The hypocrisy is phenomenal.
"Iran should not respond". PM Sir Keir Starmer urges Israel and Iran to "show restraint" and "avoid further regional escalation" after the Israeli military targeted key Iranian missile sites in airstrikes last night. 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602
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True to our word we have taken the first step in holding those alleged to support war crimes in the UK to account. We have referred a complaint to Scotland Yard. The complaint names 9 UK citizens who are allegedly fighting with the IDF and 4 UK government officials.
🚨BREAKING- WAR CRIMES COMPLAINT🚨. ICJP Director @tayab_ali_ announces ICJP’s war crimes complaint:. ICJP’s Investigation Unit have handed an evidence dossier to Scotland Yard’s War Crimes Unit. in relation to senior UK politicians and private individuals as well as Israelis.
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The road to accountability has started….
PRESS RELEASE: #SouthAfrica institutes proceedings against #Israel and asks the #ICJ to indicate provisional measures .
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🚨 Warning to UK Members of Parliament. We warned you that Israel was committing war crimes. We put you on notice that if you were complicit we would seek to prosecute you. It is probably too late for most British MPs as the ink of history on your potential complicity is.
🚨Foreign Office minister Andrew Mitchell says the International Criminal Court (ICC) does not have jurisdiction in Israel, and argues that today's arrest applications are unhelpful. #DCUKParliament
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🚨UK to be sued over UNRWA defunding 🚨. On behalf of a British Palestinian with family in Gaza @ICJPalestine and @BindmansLLP have launched a legal action over the UK’s decision to defund UNRWA. If the UK government doesn’t reinstate funding our client will issue judicial review.
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From the Lemkin Institute on Genocide - @DavidLammy - you know that Jewish Polish Lawyer that DEFINED genocide. Yeah - that institute.
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Award winning surgeon Professor Ghassan and I met with officers from Scotland Yard’s War Crimes Unit this afternoon to provide them with his eye witness evidence in relation to alleged war crimes in Gaza. @ICJPalestine
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Professor @GhassanAbuSitt1 is safely back in London. As his lawyers, we will be taking up his removal from Germany with the authorities and will expect a full explanation for the manner in which he was treated today. @GermanyDiplo.
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Day one over. Strong and compelling submissions from the South African legal team. Interesting to see how Israel responds tomorrow. @GhassanAbuSitt1 and I spent some time with the huge support for South Africa outside the court.
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We have instructed lawyers in Germany to bring this to the attention of the German courts. The silencing and harassment of a witness to Israeli war crimes in this way is unacceptable.
I am at Charles De Gaule airport. O was supposed to speak in tge French parliament. They are preventing me from entering France. They say the Germans put a 1 year ban on my entry to Europe.
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Spoken to the President of Israel - but no Palestinian representative of any kind?.Can we see the details of these conversations please?.
🚨BREAKING: A rattled Keir Starmer admits he has been having ‘private talks’ with the President of Israel and this is why he urged the Speaker of the House of Commons to break the rules #TelAvivKeith
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🚨ICJ ruling today - for the UK @DavidLammy @Keir_Starmer . Israel's occupation is unlawful and States have been forbidden from supporting the occupation. 2 key matters for UK government policy decisions immediately:. 1. The UK's position on the ICC and jurisdiction is over. The.
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David you are missing the point. Remember how upset you were when my team issued notices to politicians that they might be complicit in war crimes by supporting Israel’s escalation of violence in Gaza since October 7th. Imagine how upset you will be when you receive an.
We must avoid any escalation in the Middle East. Reaching a ceasefire deal, delivering more humanitarian aid into Gaza and securing the release of hostages is vital for regional stability. Today I spoke with Iran's new Foreign Minister @araghchi to reiterate this.
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It is official- Nicaragua has formalised its intervention. This will be the first of many. Complicit governments will be added to these proceedings too….
PRESS RELEASE: #Nicaragua requests permission to intervene in the case concerning Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (#SouthAfrica v. #Israel) under Article 62 of the #ICJ Statute
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⏰ The Delay At The ICC ⏰. Subjected to significant risk and pressure @KarimKhanQC and his team of prosecutors and investigators have lived up to their mandate. They applied for arrest warrants. The @IntlCrimCourt however is massively failing to live up to its mandate. The.
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The IDF should be proscribed as a terrorist organisation. It behaves like one.
The last refuge for apologists of Israel’s mass slaughter of Gaza is “But Hamas!”. So let’s be clear here. An army which shoots children in the head cannot claim moral superiority over Hamas, or practically any other military force on earth
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We told you @DavidLammy what was happening - I told you what was happening . Still no condemnation of Israel’s actions which plausibly amount to genocide. You weren’t clear. Your party created a hostile environment for labour members and MPs that tried to stop this. You have.
Labour has been clear throughout the conflict that international law must be upheld, that the independence of international courts must be respected, and that all sides must be accountable. Israel must now comply with the orders in the ICJ ruling in full. My statement 👇🏿
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Literally, section 2 of the International Criminal Court Act places obligations directly on the Secretary of State. If you can’t do your job and uphold the rule of law step aside and let someone who can do the job do it.
The Home Secretary — responsible for policing and arrests — claims here that it is not a matter for the … Home Secretary … as to whether Netanyahu would be arrested by British police. @YvetteCooperMP — shameful, cowardly, embarrassing.
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🚨Media Statement by Nkosi ZMD Mandela, MP (and a response to @DavidLammy). We call on students all over the world to emulate the student protest encampments on USA University Campuses. Friday, 10th May 2024: Today, marks 30 years since the inauguration of President Nelson.
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I dare you @DavidLammy to accuse @Keir_Starmer of “undermining the seriousness” of genocide by applying the definition of genocide to Srebrenica where 8000 people were murdered. This will haunt you until you fix it and you need to fix it now.
On the 27th anniversary of the genocide at Srebrenica, we remember the 8,000 Muslim men and boys who lost their lives and commend the dignity of those who survived.
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The allegation that Israel’s actions constitute genocide is for the ICJ to determine without political interference. Holding Israel to account in international law in the ICJ can never be seen as a blood libel. Israel has no right to impunity in international law. South.
Israel rejects with disgust the blood libel spread by South Africa in its application to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). South Africa's claim lacks both a factual and a legal basis, and constitutes a despicable and contemptuous exploitation of the Court. South Africa
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🚨 Ghassan a witness on record to war crimes has had his phone taken by French airport authorities while I was speaking to him and is now unable to speak to his lawyers. We are trying to get access. This is outrageous. @FCDOGovUK @French_Gov @IntlCrimCourt @metpoliceuk.
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Banned just for wanting to give a first hand account of what he witnessed in Gaza. No allegation of any impropriety by the German Authorities. We will have to save @GhassanAbuSitt1’s evidence for war crimes trials. This was a mistake @GermanyDiplo.
Invited to address a conference in Berlin about my work in Gaza hospitals during the present conflict. The German government has forcibly prevented me from entering the country.Silencing a witness to genocide before the ICJ adds to Germany's complicity in the ongoing massacre.
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ISRAEL HAS ALREDY VIOLATED THE CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT . But you will only open your eyes if Palestinians are accused of it.
🚨NEWS: Israeli forces have shot eight Palestinian civilians in Rafah today, @muhammadshehad2 reports. Separately this morning, one person was killed and three others injured by the explosion of an object left behind by the IDF, also in Rafah. Footage from southern Gaza today.
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I can give you a better reason to be concerned - We have a criminal complaint against 5 of your former government colleagues lodged with Scotland Yard for complicity in war crimes. You keep spewing the lines coming from suspected Israeli war criminals. Whether your eyes are.
The decision by the ICC to issue arrest warrants for the democratically elected leader of Israel and Israel's former Defence Minister is deeply concerning and provocative. This will do nothing to bring about the release of all hostages held and the bringing of much-needed aid.
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The ultimate power couple @HEBobiwine and @BarbieItungoK - Bobi and Barbie are a force for to be reckoned with. Unstoppable future President and First Lady in the making….The film Bobi Wine: The People’s President is a five star must watch ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Some people are finding it difficult to come to terms with the fact that when you commit war crimes you become a wanted war crimes suspect and will be arrested.
How sad it has come to this!. PM @netanyahu will not attend Auschwitz liberation 80th anniversary event, because Poland insists it would arrest leader of Jewish state over ICC warrants. Perhaps Poland has not fully learnt lessons of the Holocaust, or their own responsibility …
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This is how you speak truth to power. I don’t know Fiona Lali but I am a fan and proud of her! I would vote for her based on this single clip over 90% of the politicians in Parliament.
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🚨This is the most significant ruling in the history of international humanitarian law. The ICC just smashed Israel’s decades long impunity to pieces. It is now clear that there is a prima facie case for Israel to answer that it has committed war crimes on an industrial scale in.
Situation in the State of Palestine:.#ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I rejects the State of Israel’s challenges to jurisdiction and issues warrants of arrest for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant. Learn more ⤵️
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To @KarimKhanQC and the @IntlCrimCourt . IT IS TIME!. Having prepared war crimes cases myself I understand the difficulties and hard work that must go into the preparation of a serious war crimes arrest warrant application. My own investigation has gathered sufficient evidence.
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@BLACKTIVIST5 It will start with key people at the top. I expect the range of offences to widen and the list of suspects to grow.
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Falsely accusing people of supporting Hamas will get you sued. More great work by Bindmans defamation team. We are here to protect you! It is that simple.
Michelle Donelan, the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, has today tweeted a full retraction of her false allegations about Professor Kate Sang and agreed to pay an undisclosed sum to her. Read more here:
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If it’s an unacceptable antisemitic trope to imply Jews are in charge of Britain what do you call the same hate directed at Muslims. Those that promote anti Jew and anti Muslim hate should be shunned at every turn - it is the same illness. We can’t let it become contagious.
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It is becoming increasingly clear that the US has lost influence over Israel. Despite attempts to restrain it in private, the US have embarrassingly lost any remnants of influence. This is as a result of allowing a foreign country to influence domestic policy makers at every.
BREAKING: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects cease-fire demands from Hamas and vows to fight until "absolute victory."
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I support @andrewfeinstein . You should support Andrew too. Yes, I tore up my labour membership too… it is no longer the party for me. My family’s multi generational support for the Labour Party ended when it became clear @Keir_Starmer placed support for Israel before.
How about calling for an end to arms sales from the UK to Israel? Why haven’t you commented on the findings of the ICJ which ruled that it is plausible Israel is committing genocide? Why have u done nothing to try & stop the slaughter of almost 30,000 people since October?.
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The Labour Party's intention was to give their MPs a way to appease their anti-war constituents while continuing to green light Israel's military actions. Instead they have released an anti-Muslim demon on the Muslim community by labelling them all as something to be afraid of.
Reckless claims by the leader of the Labour Party and Speaker of the House of Commons have provoked an anti-Muslim panic. But where’s their evidence? My new column for Middle East Eye: .
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Disgusting and continued protection of a suspected war criminal. As a matter of British law you would have to enforce the warrant - the fact Labour can’t say so about Israel speaks volumes.
Labour refuse to say they will enforce any International Arrest Warrant against Netanyahu for Genocide.
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We have clear evidence that Israel has purposely and effectively acted to dismantled the health system in Gaza contributing to a severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza. A crime in international law.
The @BBCNews apologised again for posting misinformation. This is not the first time. Israel did not bomb the Al Shifa Hospital. Israel did not target medics. And Israel did not execute Palestinian civilians. Stop getting your news from the “militants”.
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50 days is long enough for @Keir_Starmer & @DavidLammy to stop the British government being complicit & a co-conspirator in Israeli war crimes . We will now consider legal options in the UK & elsewhere including individual criminal complaints against Labour government ministers.
On Labour's 50th day in office, @ICJPalestine, @GLAN_LAW, @WarOnWant and @CAATuk have written a joint statement condemning the UK government for its inaction on suspending arms sales to Israel.
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These allegations require urgent investigation. If it is found to be true it would be horrific behaviour beyond imagination.
Watch | Exclusive footage obtained by Al Jazeera shows Israeli occupation soldiers excavating and stealing hundreds of Palestinian corpses from Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. Many of those bodies were returned weeks later, with many missing organs and some bodies skinned.
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🧵 After considering both the Israeli & South African submissions one thing is clear-no matter how difficult to implement as part of its provisional measures @CIJ_ICJ MUST order a ceasefire. It is clear that Israel’s view is dangerously far apart from South Africa’s.
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You destroyed the entire medical infrastructure in Gaza. You support war criminals. Legal accountability is coming for you.
Unfortunately, the lesson Hamas drew from the Al-Ahli Hospital incident when the car park was hit by shrapnel from a PIJ rocket is that it can say whatever the hell it wants and otherwise responsible media outlets will parrot it as “Palestinian officials say.”.
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If the Lemkin Institute can say it so can you.
The Lemkin Institute has had it with the cynical lies and propaganda from Israel and the USA. One can have different views about the definition of genocide, but one may not use definitional disputes to deny genocide. If a genocide may be occurring, every nation is compelled by
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This is a shameful disgrace. This is not like previous genocides we have the technology to see this and know who is exactly behind this slaughter. The perpetrators including our own politicians will not be able to hide from legal accountability. It will find them one way or.
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It is terrorism. It meets the definition in section 1 of the Terrorism Act 2000. The rioters are radicalised terrorists. Encouraging it is a crime contrary to section 1 of the Terrorism Act 2006. Planning it is an offence contrary to section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006. What.
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Israel is now firing on UN peacekeepers. Israel is out of control.
In the past days we have seen incursions from Israel into Lebanon in Naqoura and other areas. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers have clashed with Hizbullah elements on the ground in Lebanon. UNIFIL’s Naqoura headquarters and nearby positions have been repeatedly hit.
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Unfortunately @NafeezAhmed publicly breaking bread with Keir is exactly what makes ‘us’ irrelevant and impotent. You are mistaking access for relevance. What matters of ‘relevance’ did this Iftar achieve other than tell the Labour Party that they can support Israeli war.
This year we are going to see a Labour Party government come to power. We can either make ourselves irrelevant and impotent in this context, or leverage civil society to try exert democratic influence. There's no other viable option. /10.
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This is the most significant ruling in the history of international humanitarian law. Israel's impunity has just been smashed to pieces.
Situation in the State of Palestine:.#ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I rejects the State of Israel’s challenges to jurisdiction and issues warrants of arrest for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant. Learn more ⤵️
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Hey @DavidLammy you know 200 Palestinians were killed during this “glimmer of hope”. Don’t you notice Palestinian lives?.Don’t vote Labour.
It's now 245 days since October 7th, when these hostages were kidnapped from the Nova music festival by Hamas terrorists. Their rescue is a glimmer of hope in the darkness. We need an immediate ceasefire now, to get all the hostages released and a surge of aid into Gaza.
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He is working in Lebanon now. He speaks openly about what Israel is doing. He is under legal attack here in the UK. Help us protect Professor Ghassan. Support Professor Ghassan Abu Sitta’s legal fund.
Palestinian plastic and reconstructive surgeon Ghassan Abu Sitta has arrived in Lebanon to assist with surgeries for thousands affected by the aftermath of the Israeli cyberattack. Abu Sitta spent months working in Gaza during the ongoing Israeli genocide and left just before
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Not taking lessons from hypocrites any more. The world is changing fast.
“Let me stop you right there…”. Caribbean nation Guyana is booming after discovering oil. BBC’s Stephen Sackur puts it to President @presidentaligy; lobbyists say oil is bad for the climate. Dude wasn’t having it. Mans was ready!
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It will get worse and worse and we will not forget or let you ignore your grievous error @DavidLammy.
Over 300 prominent Arab public figures have demanded an apology from British Foreign Secretary David Lammy over his statement on Monday that there is no genocide in Gaza because millions of people have not been killed.
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Please can someone connect me to the journalists in this video. We will secure their evidence and add it to our already lodged complaint on Israel’s targeting of journalists.
CNN Turkey captures IDF soldiers seriously assaulting a journalist. Most of the world sees this for what it is, while the political class of the US and U.K. support it, both actually and tacitly.
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It is crucial that when leadership strays you correct them. As a member of the Labour Party and co-director of ICJP sending this letter was important. We need strong leaders that understand how to save lives. The situation in Gaza is dire. We are on the precipice of a.
🚨UPDATE🚨. ICJP has now issued the Labour Leadership with a notice of intention to prosecute any UK politician for their complicity in war crimes in Gaza. The announcement comes after Saturday's notice to @RishiSunak of the UK government's complicity in Israeli war crimes.
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This was a substantial piece of work by our team at @ICJPalestine and compliments the arrest warrant applications made by the ICC - The complaint contains over 800 pages of direct evidence of complicity in war crimes including eye witness testimony by medical professionals and.
🚨BREAKING🚨. ICJP submitted a war crimes Complaint to Scotland Yard's War Crime Unit mere hours after the @IntlCrimCourt arrest warrants announcement, expanding suspects list to five UK Ministers.
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