Arms export licences to Israel suspended by UK government
Arms export licences to Israel suspended by UK government
Civil servants are understood to have stopped giving permission for weapons to be sold to the Jewish state
The British government has already begun to suspend arms export licences to Israel while ministers carry out a policy review, evidence seen by the JC confirms.
While Foreign Secretary David Lammy is yet to make a final decision on whether to halt weapons sales to the Jewish state, civil servants have already stopped granting permits.
One individual involved in arms exports to Israel, who was seeking permission, received a notice in response that stated: “suspended pending policy review”.
Such a move would put Jerusalem alongside North Korea and Iran.
Asked to confirm whether the government had suspended all arms export licences for Israel, a Department for Business and Trade spokesperson said: "It is vital that we uphold both our domestic and international legal obligations when it comes to arms exports.
"We are reviewing the advice available and will come to a considered decision."
Some good news to balance out the avalanche of bad news from the past few days.
I just wish instead of weapons, we were a world leader in solar panel and wind turbine design and manufacturing.
If Labour implement their manifesto, we will be soon!
Is israel a secular democracy or a jewish state? Articles cannot make up their minds.
It's a secular ethnostate.
It is nazi state.
Good. I mean arming terrorists is illegal, isn't it?
@flamingos not before time !
Ew...
Why "ew"? Not selling weapons to a genocidal ethnostate is a bare minimum.
Never again, for anyone, including Palestinians 🇵🇸
They're trying to get banned in the next community for supporting a genocide and insulting anyone calling them out on it a nazi.
It's probably even a Hasbara account, since they post on almost nothing else.