Israel will never stop me speaking up for Palestine

What the report says

Al Jazeera published an opinion article by former UK Labour leader and MP Jeremy Corbyn on 10 September 2026, responding to Israel’s decision to bar him and 10 other British MPs from entering the country. Corbyn argues the move was meant to prevent scrutiny of Israel’s policies toward Palestinians and to block MPs from seeing conditions in Gaza and the West Bank for themselves. He links the ban to the UK government’s decision to impose sanctions on goods produced in Israeli settlements.

In the piece, Corbyn describes repeated visits to Palestine over his lifetime and says he has seen checkpoints, watchtowers, arrests and settlement violence. He says Gaza has suffered under blockade, mass displacement and starvation, and he criticizes Israel for restricting access by UN investigators and international journalists. He also urges stronger UK action, including recognition of genocide in Gaza, an end to military cooperation and a public inquiry into British complicity.

The article is framed as a personal reflection rather than a news report, but it gives context to a broader diplomatic and political dispute over Israel, Palestine and international accountability. Corbyn says the ban will not deter his campaigning and that he will continue to speak out for Palestinian rights and an end to the occupation.