Britain has just inked a $10.7 billion deal with Turkey for 20 Eurofighter Typhoon jets. At the same moment, London continues to restrict and suspend arms exports to Israel, the Middle East’s only liberal democracy and the only nation on earth fighting, in real time, the very jihadist regimes and movements that threaten democracies worldwide. This is not values-based foreign policy; it’s hypocrisy with afterburners.

Since late 2024, the United Kingdom has suspended or revoked dozens of export licenses for items that might be used by the Israel Defense Forces in the Gaza Strip, roughly 30 immediately, while ministers vowed to block any new licenses tied to the conflict. Even Britain’s High Court had to intervene this year to confirm that shared F-35 parts could still legally reach Israel.

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