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Tell Keir Starmer to ban all weapons sales to Israel and urge the US government to do the same.

Keir

Starmer

Labour Party

Dear Prime Minister,

I am writing to implore you to immediately end all UK arms licenses to Israel and urge our international allies to do the same.

Last month, the Israeli government shattered the fragile ceasefire with Hamas and restarted its bombardment of the Gaza Strip. This is in spite of protests from family members of Israeli hostages and against the wishes of the vast majority of the Israeli public. As you will know, the people of Gaza cannot leave and flee to safety - they are trapped. Israeli forces control the only aid that can get into Palestine, and entry points into Gaza have been closed since early March, blocking vital supplies and denying humanitarian access to people in need. Since October 2023, over 50,000 Palestinian people have been killed - the vast majority being women and children. 

I welcomed the Labour government’s decision last year to suspend around 30 UK arms licenses following a review that found there was a clear risk certain UK military exports to Israel could be used to violate international humanitarian law. However, the vast majority of UK arms licenses remain in place - including for the export of F-35 fighter jet parts.  At the time, the Foreign Secretary justified the continuation of licenses on the basis of Israel’s right to self-defence. The obliteration of Gaza and the deaths of tens of thousands of civilians can in no way be justified as self-defence, and as your own Cabinet member recently acknowledged, it also does not serve Israel’s self-interest. 

You will also be aware of the growing number of international bodies - from Amnesty to the United Nations Human Rights Council - who point to vast evidence of war crimes and have concluded that Israel is commiting genocide in Gaza.  As long as the UK continues to send arms to Israel, it is complicit in this. 

Countries such as Canada, Spain, Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands have all already taken the decision to ban arms sales to Israel since the start of the war in Gaza. At a time when strong, moral leadership on the international stage is in woefully short supply, I urge you to look at the evidence, and join these countries in doing the right thing. End all arms licenses to the Israeli government, and use your influence on the world stage to push our international allies to do the same. 

I await your response.

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KEIR STARMER: STOP FUELLING WAR CRIMES

The Israeli government has broken the ceasefire - hundreds have been killed and vital aid to Gaza has been blocked. Israel's retaliation for the horrific October 7th attacks has been catastrophic. Schools, hospitals and refugee camps have been bombed, and over 50,000 Palestinians have been killed - mostly women and children.

Amnesty, UNHR and others have called this a genocide. While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is wanted for war crimes and crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court - yet the UK and US governments continue to send Israel weapons. This is disgraceful and it needs to stop now.

The UK government has suspended a small number of arms licenses due to the clear risk of their use violating international law. The UK knows what’s happening is wrong - they must act now to help stop the killing.

Email Keir Starmer and demand that he ban all arms sales to Israel and call on the US government to do the same.

• Other European nations like France and Spain have suspended arms to Israel.
• UK Foreign Minister David Lammy and Health Secretary Wes Streeting recently raised concerns about the Israeli government's actions.
• Greenpeace calls for an end of the sale of weapons to all parties involved in the conflict and for the hostages from both sides to be released.
• Amnesty, Human Rights Watch and other organisations have accused the Israeli government of war crimes.
• Over 70% of Israelis want Netanyhu to resign - they want a ceasefire and hostages returned.
• The war in Gaza has led to a huge rise in emissions, greater than the annual carbon footprint of more than 20 of the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations. It has also caused unprecedented soil, water and air pollution in the region, devastating ecosystems and destroying sanitation systems.