Boris Johnson’s support for arms sales to Israel

Boris Johnson, the former Prime Minister of England, in a ridiculous article, while supporting the attacks of the Zionist regime on Gaza, condemned the idea of ​​banning the sale of arms to Israel and called it “shameful”. And read “crazy”. Johnson expressed his opinion in a column for the right-wing newspaper Daily Mail.

After seven aid workers were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza last week, there is mounting pressure on the British government to end arms sales to Israel. Among the victims of John Chapman, James “Jim” Henderson and James Kirby were British citizens.

The former prime minister expressed regret over the death of British citizens in Israel’s attacks on Gaza, and emphasized Israel’s efforts to issue warnings before their attacks and the regime’s use of precision ammunition.

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron announced that the government would assess the findings of the Israeli military’s preliminary report, which was published on Friday.
More than 600 legal experts have signed an open letter to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, arguing that the London government risks violating international law if it continues to export arms to Israel. . The main message of this 17-page letter, whose signatories include three former judges of the British Supreme Court, emphasizes the urgent need for Britain to deal with the dire situation in Gaza.

Labour also wants the government to publish legal advice on possible violations of international law in Gaza by Israel. Some representatives of the British Labor and Conservative Party, the Liberal Democrats and the Scottish National Party want to prevent arms exports to Israel.

Lord Peter Ricketts, the former British national security adviser, has also called on London to stop arming Israel and called for an “immediate” ceasefire.

Since 2015, Britain has licensed weapons worth 487 million pounds ($617 million) to Israel. However, this does not include equipment issued through open licenses. Specifically, 15% of the value of each US-made F-35 warplane, which Israel uses to bomb Gaza, is made in the UK, which is exported under an open license with no restrictions on quantity or value.