Posted on 04/06/2024 3:41:22 AM PDT by RandFan
Former prime minister Boris Johnson has said it is "shameful" to call for the UK to end arms sales to Israel.
Three Britons were among seven aid workers killed in air strikes in Gaza carried out by Israel's army on Monday.
It has led the Lib Dems, SNP and some Labour and Conservative MPs to urge the UK to reassess how it supports Israel.
The Foreign Office said on Thursday it kept advice on Israel's adherence to the law under review, adding that this was confidential.
Writing in his Daily Mail column, Mr Johnson said it would be "insane" for the UK to end military support, which he said would be "willing the military defeat of Israel and the victory of Hamas".
Mr Johnson, a former foreign secretary, wrote: "Remember that in order to win this conflict, Hamas only has to survive. All they need at the end is to hang on, rebuild, and go again.
"That's victory for Hamas; and that is what these legal experts seem to be asking for."
More than 600 lawyers, including former Supreme Court justices, this week wrote to the government saying weapon exports to Israel must end because the UK risks breaking international law over a "plausible risk of genocide" in Gaza. Israel rejects the claim of genocide as "wholly unfounded".
Three Britons were among the World Central Kitchen (WCK) workers who died in the strikes: John Chapman, 57, James "Jim" Henderson, 33, and James Kirby, 47.
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We are not security for those nations. We stand with Israel, as we are a Christian nation and Israel is surrounded by countries wanting them all gone off their land..
The mess with Ukraine and Russia is Bidenbarry war. Joe took from Ukraine, and has been meeting requirements with tax money. Why congress allows this, I do not understand. Old long time republicans, called rhinos, are comfortable sitting and doing nothing.
didn’t Nance call for the same this past week???
“ Freepers now love Boris”
A stopped clock?
Anyway, the UK doesn’t exactly a booming arms industry. Their military is puny, and I doubt they have a lot to give away.
Are you joking? The UK is the 7th largest arms exporters and BAe Systems is the largest defence company outside China and the United States.
Its also more than doubled since the start of the war in Ukraine.
Specifically, it makes 15% by value of every F35, which is relevant where Israel is concerned.
That guy has/is/will continue raking in untold millions (over our new arms race, billions) in MIC profits, board membership salaries, laundered kickbacks from Kiev. A total MIC whore and a major war pig.
Even if they believed Israel is targeting civilians (and they do not believe this), and even accepting the statistics invented by Hamas, it is ridiculous to use the word “genocide” for killing thousands of Arabs out of a population of hundreds of millions. The word “genocide” is used to trivialize and deny the actual genocide committed against the Jews not many decades ago. At the same time, they are seeking to facilitate an actual Arab genocide to annihilate Jews from the river to the sea, and then worldwide.
IIRC, the UK sent Lancaster Bombers to kill German civilians.
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