Husband, dad, CofE parish priest. Peace, justice, the environment, prayer, Christian faith. Exec member @ChristianCND.
Eastleigh, England
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Richard Wise retweeted
My statement on Israel's decision to ban me and 10 other British MPs from entry.
"I have visited all parts of Palestine on several occasions, where I have witnessed the horrors of occupation, as well as the resilience and humanity of the Palestinian people.
They are the ones who suffer from Israel's apartheid. It is their freedom which is egregiously curtailed, alongside thousands of Palestinian refugees who are denied the right of return.
As the world wakes up to the genocide in Gaza, it is shocking that Israel continues to deny entry to UN investigators and international journalists. Israel doesn't want the world to see what it is doing - but we can never give up in our attempts to expose the truth.
That is the real scandal. Israel’s genocide cannot go unpunished - and I will keep speaking up for peace, freedom and justice for the Palestinian people."
Richard Wise retweeted
Over 250 academics and lawyers have written to Andy Burnham urging him to end military cooperation with Israel and de-proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation. middleeasteye.net/news/hundr…
Richard Wise retweeted
🧵1/ Today we remember the atomic bombing of #Nagasaki. Today marks 81 years since the United States mass murdered innocent civilians and caused health and environmental harm whose consequences are still felt today. #NuclearBan
Richard Wise retweeted
🕊️This morning, we share with you the words of SUZUKI Shiro, the Mayor of Nagasaki, at the Nagasaki Peace Memorial Ceremony.
As he reminds us, the total elimination of nuclear weapons is how we can achieve lasting world peace.
Want to learn more? Head to cranesofmemory.com/
Richard Wise retweeted
This morning, we share with you the words of Mayor of Hiroshima, Matsui Kazumi.
As he eloquently puts it, we must be guided by the Hibakusha-inspired Spirit of Hiroshima and unite in the fight for the total elimination of nuclear weapons.
CRANESORMEMORY.ORG #NuclearBan
Richard Wise retweeted
Last year, the UK Government chose trade relations with Israel over action to stop genocide.
Join our call to Andy Burnham to turn words into action – and impose meaningful sanctions on Israel to stop Israel’s war crimes.
act.globaljustice.org.uk/pet…
Richard Wise retweeted
A petition in support of Rajiv Menon KC is approaching 40,000 signatures.
Rajiv is accused of contempt of court for his closing speech while defending nonviolent direct actionist Lottie Head (Filton 25)
Rajiv’s ‘crime’? Referencing the rights of jurors.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitio…
Richard Wise retweeted
This is an appalling lack of judgement and the surest sign yet that Britain will continue to be Trump's lackey.
The war in Iran has cost countless lives, and breached international law - yet we continue to support it.
Very, very concerning. Very, very continuity Starmer. – at Walthamstow, London
EXCLUSIVE: Andy Burnham has approved the use of British military bases by the US for what the UK calls defensive strikes against Iran, in a continuation of Keir Starmer’s policy even as Trump ramps up his war.
Starmer chaired a COBR meeting on Friday to discuss UK policy following the resumption of US operations and amid fears of an escalating conflict.
Ministers at that meeting decided to continue the existing policy that bases at Diego Garcia and RAF Fairford could be used by US planes countering the Iranian missile threat and sites used to target the Strait of Hormuz, sources say.
Burnham, who became PM on Monday, was informed of the discussion and agreed with the decision taken, sources say. He will continue the previous government’s policy when it comes to approving UK bases for so-called defensive US strikes, they say.
It means British bases are likely to be used for some of the current round of American operations.
The decision emerges after the 10th day of renewed US action. US Central Command said it targeted Iranian military command centers, launch sites and air defences overnight. British officials have nonetheless been concerned about Trump’s threats to strike bridges and power plants.
It is likely to provoke criticism from left-wing Labour MPs, the Green Party and the Liberal Democrats who have argued use of the bases makes the UK complicit in war crimes.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Richard Wise retweeted
This is your legacy on the occupied Palestinian territory, Prime Minister @Keir_Starmer. History will remember your complicity.
Despite a partial arms suspension in 2024, Keir Starmer's government has continued to enable Israel's atrocities against Palestinians, their families and children through the supply of F-35 fighter jet parts.
Nothing can change the horrors Palestinians have faced. But the next Prime Minister has an opportunity to put an end to the UK Government's role as an ally to atrocities.
The UK Government must:
🔴 Suspend all arms sales to Israel
🔴 Suspend the UK-Israel trade and partnership agreement
🔴 Ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements
To the next Prime Minister: what will your plaque say?
ALT A blue plaque mounted on a stone wall reads: "HISTORY WILL NOT FORGET COMPLICITY. KEIR STARMER witnessed 73,000 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces, including 21,000 children, and kept supplying arms to Israel."
Richard Wise retweeted
"In the first 24 hours of Starmer resigning, there were 1,485 mentions of him. Only 30 had any reference to Gaza." (And most of those made no mention of genocide.)
Media Lens on how the media blacked out one of the biggest reasons Starmer was so hated: medialens.org/2026/whitewash…
Richard Wise retweeted
As Keir Starmer steps down, we are praying for our political leaders. With Andy Burnham seeking the Labour leadership, we pray the next administration is guided by true peace - taking bold steps to campaign for global nuclear disarmament. #ChristianCND #AndyBurnham #peace
Richard Wise retweeted
Keir Starmer has gone — but we will never forget the role his government played in the greatest crime of our time.
Today, I re-presented my Bill for an independent inquiry into Britain’s complicity in genocide.
Richard Wise retweeted
REVEALED: Jewish activists @JAZA_UK have shown us material from inside an Israeli property event in London yesterday, which shows that illegal settlements on Palestinian land were on sale in the UK.
Activists gained access to the event, spoke to numerous developers about the properties for sale in Israeli settlements - which are illegal under British and international law - before they were ejected for disrupting the speeches.
The Board of Deputies, which calls itself a representational body for British Jews, claimed that all properties being sold were inside Israel, however these pamphlets clearly show the opposite is true.
Richard Wise retweeted
There is now clear evidence that the Great Israeli Real Estate event had unlawful activity at it.
I've written to the Mayor of London to ask what he intends to do about it.
This needs to be escalated immediately.
ALT ALT TEXT: During Mayor's Question Time last week I asked you to put pressure on the government to ban the “unlawful” ‘Great Israeli Real Estate.’ You clarified that you had discussed the event with the Metropolitan Police Service and stated that any allegations of criminality relating to the potentially unlawful sale of property at the event would be assessed by the Met as part of an investigation. It has since come to light that materials handed out at the ‘Great Israeli Real Estate’ event included properties in Ma'Ale Adumin and Givat Zeev in the West Bank and Ramat Eshkol and Givat HaMatos in East Jerusalem. These settlements are illegal under international law. This event should never have been allowed to happen in our city. There was substantial evidence ahead of the event that organisers were advertising properties in illegal settlements. More than 100 organisations, including human rights groups, as well as over 100 MPs called for the ‘Great Israeli Real Estate’ event t
Richard Wise retweeted
This is a really grim decision alongside Cenk.
People often talk about dangerous road we'd go down under a Reform government - this is another clear warning we're down there already.
A Labour government doing everything possible to silence criticism of the Israeli Government.
Last year Hasan Piker spoke at The Oxford Union and highlighted the rise of antisemitism, fascism and the dangerous conflation between criticism of Israel and all Jewish people.
He was invited to speak again but pro-Israel groups successfully persuaded the UK Gov to ban him from entering the country.
Richard Wise retweeted
"Israel passes law to evict community in West Bank" share.google/a6DK7nVisbmN8kK…
Richard Wise retweeted
This research by Queen Mary University of London should be a wake up call for the UK government and judicial institutions:
286 political prisoners in Britain, held in relation to their activism for Palestinian rights or against fossil fuel.
Prison sentences for acts of direct action or civil disobedience (which were once rare) are now being imposed with increasing length and frequency.
In Great Britain.
theguardian.com/law/2026/may…
Richard Wise retweeted
British MP Kit Malthouse unleashes on the UK Government: No ceasefire in Lebanon. Daily double-tap killings.
"If this is what they do to British & European citizens on camera... what are they doing to Palestinians off camera?"
"We're all fed up with the gaslighting!"
Richard Wise retweeted
🧵Civil society in Finland🇫🇮 has been clear: they oppose any policy allowing nuclear weapons to be stationed in the country, something the Finnish parliament is currently considering.
#NuclearBan #Disarmament
