Legal professionals advise British federal government to suspend arms sales to Israel
Armored automobiles made by Britain's BAE systems. Pressure is growing on the British federal government to suspend exports of weapons and weapons systems to Israel in spite of the truth sales in 2022 were simply $53.2, less than 1.4% of the worth of U.S. sales and military help. Submit Photo by Roger L. Wollenberg/UPI|License Photo
April 4 (UPI)-- More than 600 British attorneys, academics and members of the judiciary, consisting of 3 previous high court judges, prompted Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday to suspend arms exports to Israel to "prevent complicity in major breaches of International Humanitarian Law."
In a 17-page letter they informed Sunak that as a signatory of the 1948 Genocide Convention, Britain needs to stop the weapons sales because of the International Court of J...