UK Politics VI - Will Britain Steir to Karmer Waters?

[Nick723]

You really think providing material support to genocidaires is "impressive"??

I don’t think the UK has done or is providing Material Support to Israel, other than in the immediate aftermath of the Oct 23 attacks.

UK arms exports to Israel are very low, and furthermore the government has restricted some licenses:

https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9964/

Keir Starmer has been supportive of the ceasefire, peace, and a proponent of a two state solution.

PM statement on the Israel-Hamas ceasefire: 15 January 2025

Prime Minister Keir Starmer's statement on the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.

www.gov.uk

Palestinians must be allowed home to Gaza, Keir Starmer - BBC News

The PM responds to President Trump's plan to turn Gaza into the "Riviera of the Middle East".

www.bbc.co.uk

UK’s Starmer ‘deeply concerned’ about fresh Israeli strikes on Gaza

Prime minister says images from Gaza are “truly shocking” and calls for ceasefire agreement to be implemented in full.

www.politico.eu

 

[Cloud_Strife]

None of that changes the fact that the uk is still arming Israel as it commits an active genocide

 

[Nick723]

I’m happy to be corrected, but I think to be more specific it would be ‘arms exporters based in the UK’ rather than ‘the UK’. Unlike with Ukraine, it is not the UK government arming Israel, there is just not a (full) restriction on arms exports by private companies.

I would be in favour of a full restriction, but I can see the government’s position and given the size of the exports it would be a largely symbolic gesture.

 

[Lexicus]

More concerning probably than the arms exports are the continuous reconaissance flights over Gaza from the RAF base in Cyprus, but not everyone knows about those