Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority, arrived in London on Sunday night for an official three-day state visit at the invitation of Keir Starmer. While attempting to divert the massive opposition to Zionist genocide and demands for action to end the Israeli occupation Starmer’s government continues to supply UK parts for F-35 fighter jets used to bomb Gaza. Surveillance flights from the RAF base in Cyprus fly over Gaza from which the British Ministry of Defence (MoD) continues to supply intelligence to Israel. Abbas’s official state-visit has been overshadowed by Israeli president Isaac Herzog due to arrive in London on Thursday just days before Britain is expected to recognise the State of Palestine at the UN general assembly later this month. A state visit by Abbas cannot cover up the complete complicity of a Labour government that continues to arm and support Zionist genocide while promising to recognise the State of Palestine.