“UK Government has given Israel the key to the weapons factory”, campaigners say
Date: 11 June 2024
Campaigns: General
Responding to figures released by the UK Government today on arms exports to Israel, Tim Bierley, campaigner at Global Justice Now said:
The government’s latest figures on arms exports show they’ve given Israel the key to the weapons factory, underlining the severity of British complicity in the war crimes being committed by Israel. Despite Israel being under investigation for genocide, not a single military licence has been rejected by the British government since October.
“As Israel flagrantly disregards humanitarian law, carrying out brutal attacks on civilians, aid workers and hospitals, any government with a shred of moral fibre would have stopped sending arms long ago.
With tens of thousands of civilians now murdered, the UK’s leaders are irredeemably complicit in Israel’s war crimes, but decisive action now could still save lives in Gaza. The UK must end arms sales to Israel now.”