Keir Starmer

Starmer, Prince Harry condemn Trump's 'little off the front lines' NATO comments

President Trump said of NATO, “They’ll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan, or this or that, and they did, they stayed a little back, a little off the front lines.”

 US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announce an agreement between the two countries as they hold a press conference at Chequers at the conclusion of a state visit on September 18, 2025 in Aylesbury, Britain.
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US President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. participate in a roundtable on rural health, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 16, 2026.

Donald Trump calls UK's Chagos deal with Mauritius to hand over sovereignty a 'great stupidity'

US President Donald Trump looks on as he signs executive orders and proclamations in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, May 5, 2025

Trump invites EU to Board of Peace, but European officials worried council aims to replace UN


Keir Starmer recognizing a Palestinian state means abandoning British Jews - opinion

This is not diplomacy – this is appeasement dressed up in the empty platitudes of international grandstanding.

 ON DAY ONE, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer labeled Israel’s operation in Iran ‘concerning,’ characterized it as an escalation, and urged ‘all parties to step back and reduce tensions,’ the writer notes.

Israel must push past threats from France, Britain, Canada, focus on winning war - opinion

Israel has no choice but to scorn such Western leaders and continue to independently secure its future, and must weather the threats of diplomatic and economic isolation from the world.

FRANCE’S PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron clasps the hand of Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer looks on at a NATO summit in The Hague in June. Their countries have been wrong on every Mideast issue, the writer maintains.)

Israel will not allow Europe to divide it again - opinion

This isn’t about peace. It’s about Western leaders clinging to outdated ideas, ignoring history, rewarding terror, and playing dangerous games with Jewish lives – again.

 UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) bids farewell to French President Emmanuel Macron following a joint military visit to the Northwood Headquarters Northwood, on July 10, 2025 in London, England.

Gaza's strategic disaster: Israel risks leaving identity in the hands of its enemies

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: Diplomatic isolation and viral imagery are shaping global perceptions. Without a coherent narrative and strategy, Israel is losing control of the story.

A Palestinian flag flies in front of Downing Street as Starmer convened an emergency cabinet meeting to discuss his government’s policies on Gaza, on Tuesday in London.

Why is Europe rewarding Hamas terror with a Palestinian state? - editorial

The only path to peace is to force Hamas to surrender and release all of the hostages, not to reward terror with a state of extremists.

A demonstrator holds a Palestinian flag during an "Act NOW against Genocide in Gaza" protest, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Valletta, Malta, July 29, 2025

Recognizing Palestinian state 'risks rewarding terror,' freed hostage Emily Damari warns Starmer

Damari, who is a dual Israeli-British citizen, spent 471 days as a hostage in Hamas's terror captivity after being kidnapped during Hamas's October 7 massacre.

 British-Israeli former hostage Emily Damari poses for a photo with her mother, Mandy, after being released from Gaza where she was held since the deadly October 7 2023 attack by Hamas, at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, in this handout image obtained by Reuters on January 21, 2025.

'Legitimizes horrific war crimes': Hostage Forum challenges Palestinian state recognition

The forum warned that recognizing a Palestinian state before the hostages are freed would legitimize terrorism as a path to political gains.

Demonstrators protest, calling for the release of all hostages held in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, July 26, 2025

UK move to recognize Palestine 'not a reward for Hamas,' minister claims

“This is not a reward for Hamas...We've got to ratchet up pressure on the Israeli government," British Transport Minister Heidi Alexander said.

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander visit a local mechanics business, in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Britain, March 24, 2025

Hamas won't enter negotiations until humanitarian situation improves, sources tell Post

GHF blasts ex-staffer for 'war crimes' claims • NYT amends Gaza starvation story • Jewish congressman declines Qatar invite • Freed hostage Emily Damari condemns Starmer's Palestine plan

 Israelis demonstrate in Tel Aviv in support of a hostage, ceasefire deal, July 19, 2025.

Israel’s UN ambassador slams UK’s threat to recognize Palestinian state

"The State of Israel will not lower its waiver after the atrocities committed by Hamas on October 7," Danon stressed.

Israel's UN ambassador Danny Danon addresses the UN General Assembly in New York. September 22, 2024.