OXFAM has challenged the Labour government to “stop aiding and abetting Israel as it continues to break international humanitarian law” in…
The aid organisation also took aim at Foreign Secretary David Lammy for not yet acting to address the “moral disconnect” between urging for a ceasefire and not halting UK arms sales to Israel.
“Warm words from the Foreign Secretary are not enough to help the two million people in Gaza at risk of death and disease every day. We need to see action from the UK starting with an immediate end to all arms exports and the urgent restarting of funding to UNRWA.” The Prime Minister appointed leading KC Richard Hermer to be the Attorney General for England and Wales. Among other responsibilities, this makes him the UK Government’s “principal legal adviser questions of international law”.According to its export policy, the UK Government must block the supply of weapons to a nation if there is “a clear risk” that the items might be used to commit or facilitate “internal repression” or “a serious violation of international humanitarian law”.
Speaking to LBC after signing the letter, Hermer said Israel’s siege of Gaza was “very, very difficult to reconcile with obligations of international law – and that is a deliberate understatement”.We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
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