Carve-out for F-35 parts prioritised ‘US confidence in UK and Nato’ over risk of rights violations, court documents showThe UK government did not fully suspend export licences to Israel as it would undermine US confidence in the UK and Nato and have a “profound impact” on international peace and security, court documents reveal.On Monday the UK government returned to the high court in legal action by the Palestinian human rights organisation Al-Haq and the UK-based Global Legal Action Network (Glan) over the decision to continue arms exports to Israel. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/18/uk-upheld-some-arms-export-licences-to-israel-to-reassure-us
Author : Geneva Abdul
Publish date : 2024-11-18 19:22:28
Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
UK upheld some arms export licences to Israel to reassure US
