Closed petition Immediately stop all arms exports to Israel & seek ceasefire in Gaza

We ask you to:
•Immediately suspend all arms licences and exports to Israel.
•Do everything in your power to seek an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza.

Just 30 out of around 350 licenses to Israel have been suspended. We do not believe this is enough.

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The UK's licensing criteria for arms exports set out that the Government must not issue arms export licenses if there is a clear risk that the items might be used to facilitate serious violations of International Humanitarian Law.

The ICJ found that Palestinians in Gaza have plausible rights under the Genocide convention. We believe that until it stops all licenses for arms exports to Israel, the UK is complicit in arming Israel and many regard Israel to be committing war crimes.

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  1. Arms and military cargo export controls and Israel: debate in Parliament

    On 2 June, a debate took place in Parliament entitled 'Arms and military cargo export controls and Israel'.

    This was an adjournment debate led by Steve Witherden MP.

    The Minister for Trade Policy and Economic Security, Douglas Alexander MP, responded on behalf of the Government.

    Explainer

    Adjournment debates give an MP the opportunity to debate a topic they choose, and receive a response from the Government.

    They are a way to:

    • raise awareness of an issue
    • seek to influence government policy
    • put the views of the MP and the Government on record.

    They do not involve a vote on a particular action or decision.

    The debates take place at the end of each day in the House of Commons. They last for 30 minutes.

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