Opinion: Has David Cameron revived the Tory Arabist tradition?

In their latest opinion piece for Middle East Eye, columnists Imran Mulla and Peter Oborne argue that former UK Prime Minister David Cameron - now the country's foreign secretary - has seized control of the Gaza file and renounced Rishi Sunak's "unequivocal support" for Israel. 

"Privately, we have been told that Cameron warns of the deep damage being done to Britain’s international reputation, especially with Arab governments, by the blank cheque handed to Netanyahu on Sunak’s visit to Israel last month," they wrote.

"Most important of all, Cameron has allowed his junior minister, Andrew Mitchell, to reverse British policy towards the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court in Israel. This is a concrete change that has sent a shiver down the spine of Israel’s senior political echelon."

"Cameron’s apparent rediscovery of the long-lost Tory Arabist tradition looks like yet another humiliation for hapless Sunak. But it also spells danger for Labour leader Keir Starmer," Mulla and Oborne argue.

You can read the full column below. 

Opinion: Has David Cameron revived the Tory Arabist tradition?