Britain Bans IDF Officers From Elite Military Academy Founded by Churchill

Why did they bother to fight the Nazis? How long before we see King Charles reciting the shahada?

This is what happens when a left-wing bankrupt nation sells out to barbarians.

According to news reports from September 14, 2025, the recent UK ban on Israeli nationals from enrolling at the Royal College of Defence Studies appears to be unprecedented.

This is the first time in the college’s history since its founding in 1927 that it has excluded students from a particular country.

The institution was established nearly a century ago following a recommendation from a committee led by Winston Churchill, then colonial secretary, with the vision of fostering “understanding between senior military officers, diplomats, civil servants and officials.”

Winston Churchill was a strong supporter of the Zionist movement and the creation of a Jewish National Home, which he believed would be a blessing to the world. He envisioned a Jewish state under British protection, becoming a reality through Jewish majority-rule and the reclamation of desert lands.

What it has come to!

An Israeli general is forced to invoke Churchill and remind Britain about British values, after the Royal College of Defense Studies decides to shamefully exclude Israeli participants. pic.twitter.com/jZSJ85QgZR

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There are decisions in the life of nations that are so stupefying, so grotesque in their moral inversion, that they defy comprehension. The Royal College of Defence Studies, one of Britain’s most prestigious institutions…

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Britain bans IDF officers from elite military academy founded by Churchill

By: YNET News, September 15, 2025:

UK barred IDF officers from the Royal College of Defence Studies, citing international law concerns; Israel blasts move as disloyal and ‘a discriminatory act’; decision comes as Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces rising pressure over Gaza and domestic unrest

In another punitive step against Israel, Britain has decided to bar IDF officers from studying at one of the kingdom’s most prestigious military academies. The Telegraph reported Sunday that Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour government will no longer allow Israelis to take part in programs at the Royal College of Defence Studies starting next year.
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The British paper revealed an angry response letter sent by the Defense Ministry’s director general, retired Maj. Gen. Amir Baram, who once served as deputy chief of staff and studied at the same London college. In the letter, excerpts of which were published, Baram said the decision represents “a profound disloyalty toward an ally at war.”
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Baram also called the British boycott of IDF officers at the college “a discriminatory act” and “a disgraceful break with Britain’s proud tradition of tolerance and basic fairness.” He added that the decision comes at a time when Israel is “protecting international trade routes from Houthi aggression, preventing nuclear weapons from falling into the hands of an Islamist regime that calls for ‘Death to England,’ and fighting to bring home 48 hostages still held by Hamas.”
“The response of the establishment is to silence Israeli voices,” Baram wrote. “Frankly, excluding Israel is nothing less than an act of self-sabotage against Britain’s own security.”

According to the Telegraph, this is the first time since the college was founded in 1927 that Israelis have been banned. The institution was established nearly a century ago following a recommendation from a committee led by Winston Churchill, then colonial secretary, with the vision of fostering “understanding between senior military officers, diplomats, civil servants and officials.”

The British Defense Ministry justified the move by noting that the college’s courses all emphasize compliance with international law — a pointed reference to allegations that Israel is not adhering to it in its war in Gaza.

“The Israeli government’s decision to further escalate its military operation in Gaza is wrong,” the ministry said in a statement. “There must be a diplomatic solution to end this war now, with an immediate cease-fire, the return of the hostages, and a surge in humanitarian aid for Gaza residents.”

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