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Israeli intelligence, the London stockpile was discovered and any future terror attack was thwarted.
But this was just one example of the vast amount of valuable
intelligence Israel
provides that saves
the UK.
But it is not only Britain’s ties with Israel
that are at stake. Kemp has also warned that if Corbyn as Prime Minister was to destroy the UK-Israel intelligence relationship, it would
the lives of British citizens here in the UK and around the world.
Colonel Kemp, who is also a
national security expert, warned how Jeremy Corbyn
as Prime Minister would stop Britain’s intelligence sharing relationship with Israel.
The UK enjoys “virtually the closest intelligence cooperation with Israel than with any other country in the world.”
also seriously damage the UK-US intelligence relationship.
The “special relationship” between America and Britain would be placed under unprecedented strain if the UK
could no longer be
a trusted partner
with intelligence and would leave Britain highly vulnerable. It would also impact the security of the US and Israel if the threefold
“Mossad
tipped off UK on
Hezbollah bomb plot in London in 2015. One of many intelligence warnings provided to
the UK by Israel,” said Kemp, “This would
be stopped if Corbyn came to power, not by Israel but by Corbyn — he would terminate our intelligence relationship.”
In a separate briefing of MPs, attended
by CUFI, he warned that vital intelligence information would be “thrown out the window” if Israeli intelligence was rejected by
cord was broken.
Corbyn himself has stated his wish for Britain to cut ties with Israel. In a 2012 speech at London’s Al Quds Day march (a pro- Hezbollah, Iran-backed rally created to call for the “liberation” of Jerusalem), the now Labour leader said, “We make demands of no arms supplies to Israel”. He also suggested an ending of trade with Israel, adding, “we make demands of a suspension of EU-Israel trade agreement”.
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