Hundreds of lives wiped out in Gaza overnight—families, children, gone in an instant. This is horrific. The UK cannot stay complicit. We must use every diplomatic tool to fight for justice and end all arms sales to Israel now. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cz... - ThreadSky

elliechowns.bsky.social • 22 hours ago

Hundreds of lives wiped out in Gaza overnight—families, children, gone in an instant. This is horrific.

The UK cannot stay complicit. We must use every diplomatic tool to fight for justice and end all arms sales to Israel now.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/czje23jd779t

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rmappleby.bsky.social•19 hours ago

In 2023 we exported only £18M of military goods to Israel, none of which were deemed to be usable against Gaza. We should try to influence Israel, but they don’t exactly have a history of listening to the international community ☹️

https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9964/

gruffthedog.bsky.social•18 hours ago

Because there have been no consequences. Sanctions should have been applied years ago.

rmappleby.bsky.social•18 hours ago

No disagreement from me. But the Israeli lobby is remarkable, and make free use of the antisemitism / holocaust card against anyone that opposes any actions they take - no matter how appalling.

hollybrigstocke.bsky.social•18 hours ago

It's not just what we sell Israel it's what we buy off them.

NATO countries buy a lot of matériel and intelligence software off Israel. It helps pay for their R&D and manufacturing costs which keeps their war machine going.

This is also an ideal political blackmail tool for Israel.

philwebber.bsky.social•18 hours ago

Not so. We supply vital parts for F-35. See articles by CAAT etc.

rmappleby.bsky.social•18 hours ago

Happy to take your word for that. I simply read the parliamentary report that I linked to.

droid607.bsky.social•21 hours ago

Until our government is actually challenged and prosecuted for being complicit in war crimes then unfortunately nothing will be done, MP’s lobbied by Zionists will always support genocide. It’s time to really take action against this because questions being raised in the house isn’t stopping it.

ginamc.bsky.social•19 hours ago

UK sending reconnaissance flights from Cyprus to aid and abet Israel. Israels foreign minister coming to UK on Thursday. This list goes on. I am ashamed and disgusted.

shanephotos.bsky.social•18 hours ago

This Labour government take pleasure in cruelty, I'm afraid trying to reason with them is a waste of time. But it's nice to see that some of our MPs still have some humanity.

cheddarz.bsky.social•20 hours ago

Nearly all their armaments are provided by the USA so it wouldn't make much difference. It's interesting that Trump doesn't want the money back though, unlike Ukraine.

hollybrigstocke.bsky.social•21 hours ago

Questions need to be asked of Jonathan Powell a Blairite old lag and Starmer's "national security advisor", Blair who has his meddling fingers in the background, and Starmer's pandering to the US for a trade deal.

Something whiffs and it's having a none zero effect on Gaza and we all know it.

grassfuse.bsky.social•19 hours ago

If those who believe they have the authority to make these commitments, then refuse to enforce them if politically inconvenient to the current 'Leadership' stand by
'Might is Right' and 'Our Laws apply' wherever we are' the whole question of International 'Laws,Alliances,Borders',becomes obsolete.

fartymcfartyfart.bsky.social•18 hours ago

Remember Tony Blair? That speaks to the efficiency of our legal and moral political system in regards to the bombing of innocents.
We are the bad guys in this and they politicians don't want to listen to the general public.

So what do we do?

bulldoc.bsky.social•21 hours ago

Fully agree, we should have stopped arms trade once they started the genocide. We should also have a Homes for Palestinians scheme.

interestedpartyuk.bsky.social•22 hours ago

Israel must be shut down. Every country MUST cease trading with them.

glasgowrebelmc.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Thank you for speaking up , we desperately need to ensure this stops and keeping it under the spotlight is essential.

Now that we have said we will arrest Bibi if he comes here ,surely its hypocritical to sell him weapons and intelligence at the same time ??

quarkrotto.bsky.social•18 hours ago

Diplomatic??!!

stonia2.bsky.social•15 hours ago

UK is not only complicit it is actively enabling and supporting genocide by extremist Zionist Israelis. The Labour government involves the genocidal Israel lobby & employs an Israeli spy (can you find out what for?).

Genocide will be the legacy of the neoliberal governments everywhere.

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