Hawzah News Agency- Juliet Stevenson, the renowned British actor and critic of Israeli policies and Western complicity, described Israel's genocide in Gaza as the most catastrophic humanitarian crisis of our time and a reflection of “a form of global sadism.”

In an interview with Anadolu Agency, British actor Juliet Stevenson stated: “The scale of human suffering resulting from Israel's genocide against Palestinian is beyond anything I’ve ever witnessed.

Stevenson, Pointing to the international community’s failure to intervene, stressed: a form of global sadism is unfolding. People are watching the bombardment, fires, cities burning, bomb explosions starvation, disease, the destruction of hospitals and infrastructure, the deprivation of humanitarian aid.

“The world … the UK, the US, and a significant portion of Europe, are merely watching these events indifferently and turning a blind eye.

Stevenson particularly criticized the British government’s stance on arms exports to Israel, highlighting its continued supply of components used in F-35 fighter jets deployed in attacks on Gaza.

“Nothing seems to be able to persuade our prime minister (Keir Starmer) to stop doing that,” she said.

Amnesty International and other human rights organization have emphasized that Israel’s F-35 jets – many of which are assembled using UK- manufactured components, have played a central role aerial attacks on Gaza.

“Like many others, I feel a profound sense of despair… over 20,000 children killed, and this is number does not even include those still trapped the rubble,'' she said.

Stevenson also voiced concern about the state of civil liberties in the UK, particularly around freedom of speech and the crackdown on pro-Palestinian activists.

She recounted attending a peaceful demonstration in London on Jan. 18, where numerous protesters were arrested and prominent figures – including Holocaust survivor Stephen Kapos, actor Khalid Abdalla, and Stevenson herself – were questioned by police.

The acclaimed actress that she was among those later investigated by authorities under the Public Order Act, an experience she claimed has left her “profoundly worried” about the future of freedom of speech in the UK.

Despite the pressure, she remains determined to speak out.

I won’t stop speaking about Gaza or Palestine because of the ongoing crackdown on pro-Palestine activists ,” she asserted.