England – London Mayor Sadiq Khan joined prominent figures in the British Labor Party in calling on the government to take measures against Israel, including halting arms exports.
The Mayor of London said that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak should suspend arms sales, saying: “They must stop,” stressing that he was “appalled” by the way in which Israeli forces appeared to have targeted an aid convoy run by the food charity World Central Kitchen.
He added: “In my view, one can only draw one conclusion from the fact that the government does not publish legal advice,” stressing that “the government must stop all arms sales to Israel.” “I believe we must hold the Israeli government accountable.”
Khan’s comments come as other senior figures in the Labor Party call on the government to take action after the killing of aid workers in the Gaza Strip.
Those supervising the export of British weapons to Israel also demanded that they stop their work for fear of being involved in war crimes in Gaza.
Earlier, 3 former Supreme Court judges joined more than 600 legal professionals in Britain in demanding that the government stop arms sales to Israel, considering that this might make their country complicit in genocide in the Gaza Strip.
A poll conducted by the research company “YouGov” showed that 56% of British voters support a ban on the sale of weapons to Israel, and that 59% of voters say that Israel is violating human rights in Gaza.
Source: “The Guardian” + RT
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2024-04-07 05:24:09