London’s mayor, 50 Labour MPs and Winston Churchill’s grandson have joined widening calls to defy Israel’s impunity by demanding the U.K. stop sending it arms, reports Joe Lauria.
British Rebellion Grows Against Arming Israel
Category: International
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Gerry Condon reports on Larry Hebert’s hunger strike in Washington and the list of laws the Biden administration is breaking by sending weapons to Israel.
Biden’s Push for $18 Billion in Warplane Sale to Israel
Although the fighter jets may not be delivered for years, critics call it a signal of support for Israel as it commits atrocities in Gaza.
Pressure Mounts on Sunak to Stop Arming Israel
Former U.K. Supreme Court justices wrote to the prime minister telling him to cease arms sales to Israel amid a “plausible genocide” in Gaza and also stunningly called for sanctions against Israeli leaders, reports Joe Lauria.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Europe’s Identity Crisis
As European leaders continue to import a version of U.S. militarism, rearmament will cost the Continent its postwar social contract.
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Nick Turse on the the latest in a series of stalemates, fiascos, or outright defeats in Washington’s Global War on Terror.
Over 100 Britons Among Israeli Soldiers & Settlers
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UK Ignores Its Lawyers’ Warnings on Arms to Israel
In a leaked recording, the Tory chair of a foreign affairs committee says government lawyers advised Britain to stop arming Israel because it is committing war crimes, reports Joe Lauria.
Chris Hedges: A Genocide Foretold
The genocide in Gaza is the final stage of a process begun by Israel decades ago. Anyone who did not see this coming blinded themselves to the character and goals of the apartheid state.