SCOTTISH Labour has refused to confirm its own stance on whether it supports continuing arms sales to Israel.
Scottish Labour have not set out their own position on selling arms to Israel and have instead deferred to the UK stanceSCOTTISH Labour has refused to set out its own stance on whether it supports continuing arms sales to Israel.Labour’s shadow foreign secretary David Lammy has since said that if UK Government lawyers have found Israel has breached international law then arms sales must be stopped.
Lammy said: “Our deepest sympathies go out to the families of the three heroic Brits who put their lives on the line to get Palestinian civilians the aid they desperately need. But Israel must face serious consequences, not just tough rhetoric, for their appalling deaths. "The law is clear. British arms licences cannot be granted if there is a clear risk that the items might be used to commit or facilitate a serious violation of international humanitarian law."Labour's message to the government is equally clear. Publish the legal advice now. If it says there is a clear risk that UK arms might be used in a serious breach of international humanitarian law, it's time to suspend the sale of those arms.
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