Nearly 80 percent of Britons see Israel as a threat to world peace

Nearly four in five Britons see Israel as a serious threat to world peace, according to a survey published last week by the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen). The figure rose from 48 percent in 2005 to 78 percent this spring, two-and-a-half years into the genocide in Gaza and just after Israel and the US had attacked Iran. In July, a YouGov opinion poll commissioned by the Council for British-Arab Understanding found that only 17 percent of the British population believes that Israel is not committing genocide in Gaza. The war on Iran has hit the UK economy, leaving households paying more for energy, food and mortgages. The rising bills have brought the cost of Israel’s wars in the Middle East home to British households. Last week, the Bank of England raised its base rate from 3.75 percent to 4 percent, its first increase in more than three years. The rise pushes up payments for borrowers on mortgages and adds to the cost of taking out or renewing a home loan. Read more: Nearly 80 percent of Britons see Israel as a threat to world peace