Labour MPs unhappy with the weapons ban want faster moves to designate Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a terror group
Labour MPs unhappy with the weapons ban want faster moves to designate Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a terror group
Britain will also push ahead with planned talks for a free-trade deal with Israel, and values the existing trade relationship with the country, which has been estimated to be worth £6.1bn a year to the UK economy and support 38,000 British jobs. Israel has continued to make clear in public its anger with Sir Keir’s Government, however. Mr Mencer said the arms embargo was “shameful” and pointed out that 14 British citizens were among the 1,200 killed by Hamas in theHe added: “So instead of standing with Israel, a fellow democracy defending itself against barbarism, Britain’s misguided decision emboldens Hamas, they will be celebrating in their terror dungeons. Israel is pursuing a just war with just means.
“Iran is after us but they’re only after us because we are in their immediate neighbourhood, they are after you as well in the West.” The arms ban followed the UK government dropping opposition to the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for Mr Netanyahu. Britain is also restoring funding to UNRWA, the UN aid agency for Palestinians, which Israel claimed had links to Hamas, although this is denied by the UN.A Labour backbench source said: “There needs to be something that supports the Government’s comments that Israel are our allies.
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