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CAAT condemns resumption of Israeli bombing of Gaza and calls for a two way arms embargo

Campaign Against Arms Trade condemns the resumption of Israel’s brutal bombardment of the occupied Gaza Strip, and calls on the UK government to implement an immediate two-way arms embargo on Israel.   Israel has committed unlawful attacks including violations of international humanitarian law, war crimes, and genocide at an unprecedented scale in retaliation

Former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson meeting Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel in London, 6 June 2018 Press releases

CAAT call for investigation into if UK arms have been used in bombing of Gaza

UK has licensed £400 million worth of arms to Israel since 2015 UK arms implicated in previous atrocities against Palestine Campaign Against Arms Trade has called for the UK government to investigate if UK-made arms have been used in the ongoing bombardment of Gaza. This follows seven days of bombing, including the bombing

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Stop Arming Israel: Take Action against HSBC, Saturday 22 August

6 years ago Israel’s aerial bombardment and ground invasion of Gaza killed over 2,200 Palestinians, nearly a quarter of them children. Attacking densely populated civilian areas, it destroyed 18,000 residential units, and left over 100,000 Palestinians homeless. Even in the face of widespread condemnation of Israel’s deliberate targeting of civilians by the UN, Human Rights Watch,

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Why the UK must stop arming Israel

This week the Israeli government is expected to begin its immoral and illegal annexation of the West Bank. This follows years of increased tensions and atrocities: including shootings at protests on the Gaza border in May 2018. Reports from health officials in Gaza say that Israeli forces killed at least 214 Palestinians throughout the

A line of people hold placards in front of BAE Systems background Blogs

Questions for BAE

Weapons manufacturer BAE Systems holds its Annual General Meeting today, but it’s not taking questions from shareholders. We understand why it would want to hide from scrutiny: this is a company with plenty to be ashamed of. But as it continues to profit from violence around the world, we still have #QuestionsforBAE

Protestors hold a big red banner that states 'Borders Kill' and blue flares outside the Home Office Blogs

Security & Policing 2020

Security and Policing is an annual event organised by the UK government’s Home Office and the arms industry trade body, ADS. But it is clear that there is no consideration for the security of people, rather this event is a clear example of promoting ‘security’ for government and state officials, and the corporations they work

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