Israeli arms deals challenged at London High Court in bid to save Gaza
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- čas přidán 3. 05. 2024
- New court documents reveal that ministers David Cameron and Kemi Badenoch authorised UK arms sales to Israel right after an airstrike killed three British charity workers in Gaza.
On 1 April, Israeli forces launched a series of airstrikes on a convoy of aid workers in Gaza, killing three Britons, a Polish national, a Palestinian, an American-Canadian dual citizen, and an Australian.
The Israeli Air Force carried out the bombing with a Hermes 450 drone. According to Campaign Against the Arms Trade, this drone may be powered by a R902(W) Wankel engine produced in Britain by UAV Engines Limited (UEL).
New court documents show that the UK government decided to continue arms exports to Israel on 8 April, one week after the strike on the aid workers who were employed by the charity World Central Kitchen (WCK).
The revelation will put additional pressure on the Foreign Office to justify its decision not to suspend arms sales to Israel.
Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) and Palestinian human rights group Al-Haq challenged the UK government today in court over arms sales to Israel.
Documents provided to the court show that the UK government has conducted five legal assessments of the situation in Gaza since 18 December.
One of those assessments, which covered the period 18 December to 29 February, was delivered to UK foreign secretary David Cameron on 28 March.
On 3 April, two days after the Israeli airstrike on the aid workers, Cameron used this assessment to recommend that the UK continue arms sales to Israel.
Five days later, UK trade secretary Kemi Badenoch authorised the continuation of extant licences and new licences to Israel, according to GLAN’s press statement.
The court documents further show that the UK government is capable of making “out of cycle assessments… where circumstances require” on Israel’s compliance with international humanitarian law.
However, such an assessment was apparently not conducted following Israel’s attack on the WCK staff.
Charlotte Andrews-Briscoe, a lawyer at GLAN, said: “The world has watched as 34,000 people have been killed, and more are being killed every day… Has the Government no regard for the immense loss of human life thus far, some of whom will have been killed with British weapons?”
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Should Britain stop arming Israel?
Yes!
Yes pls
Yes
Yes!!
Yes, and the UK needs to look after its own people, stop neglecting them and funding genocide. Sunak, Cameron and Johnson etc are toxic waste for the UK and the World.
A secret court is not a court. It reminds me of the courts of Tyrants.
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Private courts, it's pathetic. Always the same excuses.
Thank goodness there are people who know what terrorists do. Ridiculous.
How do you call it a democracy when the public is not allowed to know about it ???
They just make corruption legal at high levels and shoo us along.
There is no democracy or freedom of speech when it comes to Israel.
When was it a democracy? Did you see the votes or the votes being counted ? They say this is the way the vote went and we all just accept without question. Been that way over 100 years.
Most democracies just call themselves that as a mean of placating the masses
Democracy in reality, is a system where government policies, domestic and foreign, are up for auction to the highest bidder
If UK government openly refuses it can be used against them by icj as being complicit.
UK is complicit of mass murders in Gaza!
Why doesn't law allow to arrest this little Rishi Sunak who is clearly commiting genocide
An unelected proxy for his father in law .
You, like many commenters on here, presuppose that genocide is happening, when it isn't.
Thanks, declassified for all the sacrifice and hard work you do in revealing these crimes.
STOP ARMING ISRAEL.
Who is killing the people in Gaza, Israel, or Hamas. If Hamas uses people as human shields, who is really killing these people? Think about it.
@michaeloconnor9465 show a single video of human shields. See I can find ample photos of isn'trael using kids as shields and Brits on Ireland too. You accuse others of your own crimes.
*Defund Israel*
It milks the british treasury through its network lobby groups and zionist network
Dis💪too + triIIion$ in re:parations n da mages 4 Pales n their inde pen dence
For this government, the law is simply an obstacle to be avoided
...and the electorate fools to be deceived.
The arrogance
and duplicity of this government beggars beleif.
A highly law breaking bunch of hypocrites.
Think they have been avoiding for years ! Think of Blair starting illegal wars
' The World's Most Documented Genocide In History . '
100% true
Unfortunately...
Worse than the Nazis who tried to hide it.
Absolutely, and with the HELP AND ACTIONS OF THE USA GOVERNMENT WHICH IS A CRIMINAL GOVERNMENT!
Correction: "The World's Most Denied Genocide... & Anyone who questions it is a Racist."
Arms sales is illegal
Yes, Your Genius!
"Arms sales is illegal"...only illegal if they aren't legal!!!
Rishi cares nothing for the law ...or for children.
or us
didn't you guys elect Rishi (ditto Biden in the US)...
@@user-dp1bt9ql2m nope, he was installed, like a toilet
not a single person in the country voted for fishy rishy as PM, they even violated their own tory party rules to install him as there was no-one else loyal enough to israel for them to trust
@user-dp1bt9ql2m mate, do some readings. He wasn't elected as PM.
@@user-dp1bt9ql2m no one elected him
Tax payers should sue the government for the misuse of their money.
Should I sue the government that their policy of mass immigration have made rents unaffordable.
@@michaeloconnor9465 Well Starr by Leaving other people's country first!!
@@caylia9989leaving whose country first, I am not in anybody county. Tell me what country is the UK in. And what has that got to do a government policy of mass immigration against the people's wishes. That statement of yours is very dumb.
@@michaeloconnor9465to be honest it seems to be down to the Govt policies causing numerous landlords leave market. Same in whole of UK, the rental agencies saying number of properties taken off market so less supply greater demand & price hikes
@@michaeloconnor9465Michael honestly go see what UK been doing for past number of years. The illegal wars we have been undertaking and destroying countries so the people have no where to go. Again our Govt. Point your anger at them. We seem to have been supporting US in their aggression. UK tax money used illegally - should be protecting NHS and homeless and generally creating and funding jobs
At last someone is doing something in Britain. How about the USA?
Don't hold your breath 😢
Look into the Leahy laws (domestic) for the US. As far as I know they have a special clause for Israel, but am not sure.
J🐷w.S.A. ?
@@jake751 we live in hope
Majority of the less naive people support Israel, calm down. I support it too, even I was born and studied in anti-Israel Soviet Union. I've been both to Palestine and Israel and don't need propagandist to tell me stories. I believe, all Israel needs is to stay strong 3-5 years. Because in the near future we, the Western people, will have the same problems, that Israel has.
Sunak should be charged with inciting Genocide.
There is not democracy in UK, we are just given the illusion of democracy when they spu put their political jargon
Makes you proud to live in a "Democracy " doesn't it?
What democracy 😂
@@kiranbarrow4648exactly , we’ve been lied to for ever ,, all this corruption going on has highlighted what a lie out lives have been , these people are pure evil
Definately. COMPLICIT . Total disregard to the ICJ ruling. Well done to bring this forward. Keep going and demand accountabilty.
If UK and USA ignoring the ICJ ruling how do you expect the rest of the world to follow
"Definately. COMPLICIT . Total disregard to the ICJ ruling."...and YOU do nothing but post...what a person you are not getting involved...
"Definately. COMPLICIT . Total disregard to the ICJ ruling."...and YOU do nothing but post...what a person you are not getting involved...
😮 @@user-dp1bt9ql2m
Are you ,
Well done to this reporter... I didn't know this and it should be in the news... Shame on us Brits for arming Isreal.... BDS please.
Majority of the less naive people support Israel, calm down. I support it too, even I was born and studied in antisemite Soviet Union. I've been both to Palestine and Israel and don't need propagandist to tell me stories. I believe, all Israel needs is to stay strong 3-5 years. Because in the near future we, the Western people, will have the same problems, that Israel has.
Thank you, Sir. You are much braver and humane than those humanoid politicians.
Respect to all British citizens standing for humanity. From 🇨🇦
Every human life is precious.
Stop arming Israel and save lives.
What I 've learned with that genocide is that those who claim to be the decent people of this world are absolutely not
UK democracy! Send money to Ukraine, Israel. Let the Brits choose to eat or heat again.
Politicians complicit in genocide by not voting for a cease-fire and arming Israel. British money used to defend a foreign country
And causing unprecedented high food prices and soaring energy affecting the ordinary people of this country. Uk and the US have nothing to do with Ukraine. That's a matter for Putin. Why poke their nose in other territories. Unfortunately the majority listen to the lies of the mainstream media about Putin because they are in the pockets of the Zionist extremists who order the government.
It is a fraudulent hypocrisy. What nonsense democracy?
We are losing our rights left right and centre we will all be living under fascist rule left to USIsrael and supporting allied countries, they follow no international laws or the Geneva convention. Apartheid illegal occupation which Britain gave to Israeli Zionist who assisted them by ship to Palestine the. The Zionists committed genocide in 1948 killing 100000 plus Palestinians-women men and children displaced 700000 Palestinians, and nothing was done to stop them BritAin assisted them with the Royal Navy and US money assisted them to build on Palestinian land over the dead bodies in the rubble then in 1948 they had no accountability and no punishment put on them. WhY WHY ARE THE COVERING UP FOR the Nazis collaborators and neo Nazis that didn’t end after the war they still survive and continue their dirty deeds, why are we supporting them, is it we want their secrets and new technology Automated weapons and face recognition we will all be ruled by Fascist Zionism soon enough they get away with genocide once they will get away again and people are being savagely killed daily not war there is only one army fighting Palestine has no armed forces now israrl US stopped that it’s only murder, it’s abomination and evil, hope all involved suffer for ever for this and other evils they have supported in Africa and are today still supporting and committing evil unlawful acts on humanity.
I want Ukraine to have full support but want zero support for Israel
UK and Israel are friends
Not all superheroes wear capes ❤
Thank You for your efforts ❤
True heros wear socks.
the fact that we are still arguing after 6 months tells you everything about our people in the west
Well done to this Irish legal lady for highlighting this .
BDS Now!!!!
Free Palestine!!!!
Crime Minister
These Lawyers are a dream come true. Finally I see realistic progress being made. Congrats.
Shameful. Thank you for what tou so.
This just goes to show how fixed the justice system really is 🤦♂️
No, not on the brink of famine, people are dying of famine already, right now children are literally dying of starvation because the Israelis are still blocking the food and medicine from getting in. Tell it as it is.
I am appalled and disgusted with the UK government. Any other country would be sanctions and a ban on arms..I mean wth?? 😮😮😮😮😮🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
Any other country?? Many countries arm Israel, but several, Canada and Netherlands have been forced to stop by court actions. USA gives all the money needed for Israel to be armed for a century.
The chosen people did not set up the private plane and the Island for nothing.
It turns out the Israelis aren't even the Chosen People. They are overwhelmingly Americans and Europeans, many of which are not even practicing Jews. Haaretz ran a poll in 2019 that shows 70% of Israelis self-report as secular.
European Jews, the Ashkenazis, have European not Semitic DNA. Why is this? Because the ancestors of most of the Jews living in Europe became Jewish through conversion, which happened by the 10s of 1000s during the Roman Empire. When the persecution of Jews started, these conversion Jews fled north, where conversion to Judaism continued for centuries, & many were ultimately pushed out of Europe into Russia.
But aside from the current batch of nonindigenous Jews living in Palestine, even the ancient Jews were NOT indigenous to Palestine. In the Bible it clearly states that the Jews 'arrived' to Palestine ~3300 years ago. So if they were "arriving" that means they were not indigenous to this area. They came from Iraq -- what was known as Babylon -- but they did not even become firmly established in their new home until the early decades of the 12th century bce. The Bible narrative roughly matches archeologists' history, which finds evidence of Jewish culture in Palestine dating to 3000 years ago.
And how do you think I learned about the history of the ancient Jews? From the mouth of one of the most extremist Israeli colonial settlers -- former PM Naftali Bennett! He recounted all of my paragraph 3 in a 3-minute history lesson during an interview. The more I learn about Israel, the more I see how fake the whole state is.
Ov vey!
@Putins_shirt Beware those who say they are Jews ,bit are not Jews , for they are synagogues of Satan , book of revelation .
@@Putins_shirt They originally came from Ur. THAT is their homeland, NOT Israel.
@@Putins_shirt Wow what a piece but your a DH of woke .
Failure by governments to recognize and call out genocide is complicity in genocide under international law . Every nation is required to resist genocide , every person in a democracy complicit in genocide can be held to account for complicity in genocide and are required to resist complicity in genocide by their governments and institutions .
what's international law going to do? send a policeman?
Cameron & Sunak needs to be in the docks @ ICC facing war crimes charges
Britain making mo ey out of genocide...makes me sick of our politicians
How do these people sleep at night?
Sleeping pills !
Piles of money to "lie" on!
That's the one-million Dollar question.
Excellent reporting. Thank you.
I despise the so called state!
This is a nice fight but UK was already sold to Israel so we may know the outcome.
Thank you for covering this and sharing!
Al Shifa Hospital and others across are now mass graves 😢
It is hard to understand why any country would side with war criminals amid the destruction, ethnic cleansing and genocide being perpetrated by Israel in Gaza. Truly immoral and disturbing.
Profit.
Shocking.......why secret......tax payers get duped....
So do not pay tax
they should, but the will not. disgusting.
And we are going to vote for the heartless politicians.Its really joke.
YES, YES, YES, JAIL SUNAK..
Dirty moves by the Government….
Just kicking the can up the road.
Disgusting
Please keep us up to date with this court case as mainstream media are being silenced y the states
Great works. Total respect. Thank you.
Iran 🇮🇷 has the right to defence it selfIran 🇮🇷 has the right to defence it self#freepalestine🇵🇸❤️ #freepalestine🇵🇸❤️ #All Muslims stop voting for labour
#stop paying for ur bbc tv licence
Don't vote Labour or Tory ! Independent Labour such as Feinstein, contesting Starmer in Holborn, is the better option. Starmer, and Labour,the apologists for genocide must not be allowed a huge majority. Hung parliament is better . Coalition government!
Of course, Iran has the right to defend itself. Against the dark regime of the ayatollahs.
Stop The Genocide in Gaza 🇵🇸
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
Free Gaza 🇵🇸
Keep going it will all come out in the washing.
Yes, but will any of the people of Gaza be alive by then? 🥲
Every country should stand against Israel for the atrocities they have committed against children and the people of Palestine hope the court abides by the rules of law to protect the lives of civilians
They wont report this on the BBC!
GAZA---"A Textbook Case of Genocide"
Britain's in justice's
thankyou
Sunak also giving 500m to Ukraine while nhs schools are crumbling
@@GaryGraham-sx4pm nhs is the health service in the uk not a school
sunak is giving 500m to ukraine in the hope that britains won't soon all be speaking russian
The Judicial system is crippled in UK , it could be seen through the dehumanization of Mr. Assange. When the Judicial system is to support the Government, the laws thus are to keep it subservient. I don't know, if there is some independent Judiciary act which can hold that the matter in concern is of utmost importance hence need emergency hearing and since government is a party so its influence must be neutralized to serve the justice and the third part of which it should be public if transparency is to be maintained.
Justice for Palestinians 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
The justice finally came to come. Palestine is Jewish land.
Brilliant journalism. Keep up the great work, guys.
If you find yourself in a hole keep digging.
You won't see this on mainstream media.
There is also the training of IDF in the UK. There is also using Corfu to route everything to Israel. Both show complicity. It is not just weapon parts.
Not Curfu but Cyprus
When you realize the Courts are not there to see Justice done but to prevent Justice being evenly applied to both Rich and Poor alike the game makes more sense. The British Courts will _always_ rule in favour in the British establishment as the Judges are a part of it and not impartial LOL.
Mr Sunak you are guilty
Thank you declassified team for your support and dedication for the truth of this matter(genocide) which is been committed openly and yet the western world needs evidence and we’re quick enough to blame unrwa without any evidence double standards
Showing their true colours.. decades of false propaganda is falling apart..
We want to know...tell us the truth you dirty politicians
Britain might well make them but who owns the companies and where do they pay their taxes?
I'm sick of these disgusting and Awful world.
any time a government wants to get away with anti-humanitarian or anti-civil rights actions they just need to claim "security". Of course, governments get ever-more closed as we become ever more of a surveillance society. We need open government, and honest politicians (I know...) And God bless Irish human rights lawyers!
Especially when contravening international laws!
Alot of people forget world war #2
Justice delayed, Justice denied
Phil Miller. Sir, you are fast becoming a personal hero for me for your investigative reporting and activism.
UK GOV IN JAIL!
It is always the taxpayers losing out.
Salute you courageous people for seeking justice for the brutally oppressed.
It's time the unions at arms factories got involved,and boycott working on said items to i$rae£!
those people dont care about humanity. only profits.
Unions talk out of of both sides of the mouth. Talk talk talk.
@@Karlemids it happened at Rolls Royce,Hillington,in the A group of Scottish engineers refused to overhaul Chilean fighter jet engines because they were used to kill civillians,big political stink caused! Very good BBC Scotland documentary on it,those guys were heroes in the peoples eyes,and were given awards from the people!🏴
@@justj9141 Thats all everyone is talk talk talk we need action now.
Yes. These factories should be shut down by any action possible
Salut to Classified UK and The Lawyer Deabhl for your bravery and effort to speak on behalf of Voiceless Palestinians.
Viva for Palestine
Amazing people doing an amazing job. Please, keep the passion, faith and tenacity. Human beings deserve better, accurate information. Its found here. Thank you
Why dont you look at the person when you're interviewing them. It looks so bizarre. It's like you're just using them as information fodder.
Justice? London? Ask Assange about that!!
Pure evil. No other words
This is obvious delay tactics.
I'm disgusted with the UK government.
I bet bbc will not cover this story
God bless the Senior Lawyer, GLAN & the host for their right statements.
ANYBODY KNOW?
Where is RACIST SUNAK?
Where is SATANYAHU?
Where is OLAF SUCK5?
Where is GENOCIDE JOE?
Where is URSULA VONDerLIER?
Where is JUSTIN TRUEDUMB?
Amazing lawyer, professional, articulate, great strategy.
Where does the city of london fit into all of this?
Has this guy ever interviewed someone before?
I don't think he looked at her once... He is literally asking questions to the camera.
Appreciate your professionalism and brave determination. You are a warrior for what is right. You have provided an incredible service on this issue where most others have failed.
Thank you Declassified and those who actively voice their objection to the deception and evil of some inhumanity on this planet.
The most supreme court in the world , the ICJ has ruled that the atrocities must end and that genocide is a crime against humanity.
Every effort that are made to end the hostilities has to be considered and implemented as a matter of urgency.
The world is at liberty to support and protect those who are at risk of being victimized by prejudice.
A salute to to all those who have fallen in the struggle and to those who actively engage in the resistance to the evil of oppression and tyranny.
May justice prevail!
What rubbish. The common natural law demands no such secrecy. Their Secrecy and delay is damming- they know they are guilty. And must be dealt with accordingly
Do you remember the weapons of mass destruction issue against iraq?
The finding appeared to be untrue.