10,000 signatures reached
To: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary David Cameron
Suspend arms sales to the Israeli government
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Suspend arms sales and arms export licences to the Israeli Government until they let aid into Gaza and respect international law.
Why is this important?
Innocent civilians in Gaza are dying every day because of the conflict there. Seven aid workers, including British citizens, were killed “systematically, car by car” in a targeted Israeli air strike in Gaza while leaving a food warehouse. As the UN Secretary-General said in February, the “tragic human toll of the conflict in Gaza,” is appalling.
This is why last week over 130 MPs and peers from different parties asked David Cameron to suspend arms export licences to the Israeli government, this week he reportedly warned Israel that the UK may cut off arms supplies if they don’t let aid into Gaza and respect international law.
Pressure is mounting for the Prime Minister to act, 56% of voters back a ban on arms sales to Israel, and over 600 legal experts signed a letter today saying that the UK is breaching international law by continuing to arm Israel.
But Rishi Sunak hasn’t heard directly from us yet - and a huge petition signed by all of us could be the final push he needs to suspend selling arms to the Israeli Government until they let aid into Gaza and respect international law.
