Stop arming Israel – sign the petition now
We urge you to sign this petition, addressed to the new Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, demanding an immediate end to UK arms sales to Israel.
It is time to put an end to the UK’s complicity in the genocidal assault on Gaza.
RK
With a new UK government in place, we have a chance to demand decisive action to end the onslaught on Gaza and prevent further brutalities.
Israel’s assault on Gaza has persisted for months, with UK arms sales fuelling the conflict. Over 38,000 people have been killed, the health system has been destroyed, and whole towns have been levelled. 1.9 million people have been displaced, and Israel is under investigation for genocide.
The UK’s £487 million in arms sales to Israel since 2015, including F-35 components used in Gaza, make it complicit in these actions. As other countries, like the Netherlands, halt arms exports to Israel, it’s vital to pressure the new UK government to change course.
Demand that new foreign secretary David Lammy ends UK arms sales to Israel now.
Read More
1. UN court orders Israel to ensure acts of genocide are not committed in Gaza, Guardian, 26 January 2024
2. UK export licences approved for military goods to Israel since May 2015, Campaign Against Arms Trade
3. Court orders Netherlands to halt delivery of fighter jet parts to Israel, Al Jazeera, 12 February 2024
After WWII, Britain and the World promised to prevent Crimes Against Humanity such as perpetrated against Jews and others before and during the war. Our leaders turn a blind eye or like Starmer, positively encourage them. This must stop.
I am in the UK and I am ashamed of the position of the recently defeated conservative government, Labour in opposition and now in government. They support Israel through weapons, diplomacy and public propaganda. They are complicit in genocide
War has never been the answer and Genocide will never ever been forgot
David Lammy Stop UK export of arms to Israel. It’s time to end the slaughter that is taking place in Palestine.
In 1982 Thatcher stopped arms sales to Israel when they invaded Lebanon. Funny how the mainstream media never makes reference to this.
Where’s the link to the petition? I have found it on the web, but I suggest JVL provides it as part of the blog.
Link added, thanks
Zionism and support for its fanatical extremism are what holds the Labour Leadership together. One of the first foreign leaders to congratulate Starmer for his “victory” was Isaac Herzog and, on the second day, Starmer spoke on the phone to the war criminal Netanyahu. Starmer doesn’t need a “Minister For Zionism” in his cabinet, because allegiance to Israel is taken as read. The very thought of it is sickening and repugnant, whilst at the same time, watching the dead bodies of Israeli-murdered innocent Palestinians pile higher every minute of every day.
Past time to end this farcical prevarication over support for a vicious and out of control rogue state.
It’s about time the UK government stops arming Israel.
Zionist bullshit makes people hate Jews. They shouldn’t, but that’s what people are like. Without Jewish people who give the lie to this, anti-Semitism would saturate the planet. Keep up the good work.
Please — for humanity’s sake — demand that the new government heeds the wishes of the people that elected them. STOP FUNDING ARMS SALES TO ALLOW ISRAEL TO CONTINUE THEIR ASSAULT ON GAZA.
In my view it is high time that the ICC get their skates on and act in a decisive manner, ie removing the contributors to genocide and those doing the deed into places where they are prevented from doing harm to others.
We need a ceasefire now, we need humanitarian aid in, and we need to stop the West arming Israel forthwith.
I don’t see a way of significantly influencing Israel at all, short of a threat of or actual military intervention. The latter has too great a possibility of WW3, so BDS should be the clear aim of all of humanity. Given Biden’s attention is on his re-election problems he/the US won’t (even before Biden’s decline) go along with this and if Trump succeeds, heaven help us. So who or what can implement a widespread campaign of BDS against Israel’s apartheid government? Starmer will oppose BDS and has used desperate and unconstitutional methods to prevent Labour promoting this action, even threatening CLPs with suspension for even debating the issue, as he did re. Corbyn’s suspension, and preventing any motions to Conference on BDS. So it will be up to others (Greens, Lib Dems perhaps) but essentially the public. But in the meantime, to state the obvious, we have to pressure Lammy at every opportunity. It’s not at all hopeful, is it? However:BDS!!!
Done.
The maddening thing is to me, is that the thatcherite MP’s and Hacks supporting the carnage, will be wearing the poppy come November.
They have dishonoured the ordinary people of those generations and what they wanted for Britain and World and have set us back once again, both nationally and internationally….and our own descendents will be ashamed, bearing the brunt of their mistakes.
Yet they, the MPs will no doubt be complaining as ever about our lack of pride and belief in Britain…
Put an end to these atrocities
Israel’s assault on Gaza has persisted for months, with UK arms sales fuelling the conflict. The UK is complicit in this war. It is a disgrace that this has been allowed to happen and must cease immediately.
Member of Community Union & Berwick Trade Council and heartened by Jewish Voice for Labour. Want to keep up the pressure given desparate conditions.
Israel is an apartheid state and it is committing war crimes against the Palestinian people. Children are being murdered, having limbs blown off and having to undergo surgery with no anaesthetic! You have not only a moral duty, but a legal duty as the UK’s Foreign Secretary and representative of all UK citizens, the majority of whom want an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and an end to arms sales, to properly represent those wishes by ending arms sales to Israel IMMEDIATELY.