Israel/Palestine
Related: About this forumSpain Stops Weapon Sales to Israel (for August)
The move will only affect August sales, while the measure will be reassessed in September.
On an unprecedented move, Spanish government paralyzed the sales of weapons to Israel, due to the slaughter in Gaza, move that was praised this Tuesday by Amnesty International.
According to Spanish media, the decision of Mariano Rajoys Administration was taken last Thursday, during a cabinet meeting, the same day the Foreign Affairs Ministry condemned the bombing of a Palestinian school in the Gaza Strip.
Worldwide NGO Amnesty International applauded Spain´s decision to stop selling arms to Israel and recently said that the United States should do the same.
"The U.S. government must immediately end its ongoing deliveries of large quantities of arms to Israel, which are providing the tools to commit further serious violations of international law in Gaza," the international human rights organization said in a statement.
http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Spain-Stops-Weapon-Sales-to-Israel-20140805-0079.html
Israeli
(4,151 posts)ellenrr
(3,864 posts)Ghost Dog
(16,881 posts)From your link (this material is copyleft):
Drones are a key part of Israels military arsenal. By allowing this factory to export drone components and other arms to Israel, the UK government is providing direct support and approval to Israels massacres.
The factory is also a key part of the Watchkeeper program under which Elbit Systems is leading the manufacture of a new generation of drones for the UK military. The Watchkeeper drone is based on the Hermes 450, documented as being used to kill Palestinian civilians during the 2008-09 attack on Gaza. Elbit Systems markets its drones as field tested - by which it means that their drones have been proven to be effective at killing Palestinians. The UK government is importing technology that has been developed during the course of Israeli massacres.
UK prime minister David Cameron and the UK government have Palestinian blood on their hands. In order to end their deep complicity with Israels system of occupation, colonialism and apartheid against Palestinians, they must take steps to impose a full military embargo on Israel and close the Elbit Systems factory immediately.
It is more important than ever that the solidarity we build with the Palestinian struggle is effective and impactful. Israel does not act alone but is supported by governments and corporations across the world that have names and addresses. It is time for the international solidarity movement to escalate its direct actions against those that support and profit from Israeli apartheid to take action that can lead to a genuine isolation of Israel...
http://www.alternativenews.org/english/index.php/features/economy-of-the-occupation/8380-uk-activists-shut-down-israeli-arms-factory
Socialistlemur
(770 posts)Here´s another report about this decision
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/spain-freezes-military-exports-to-israel-9649266.html
Also, I recommend this website for detailed reports coming out of Israel about what´s going on
http://www.richardsilverstein.com/
ellenrr
(3,864 posts)"your wife should get raped by an Arab".
"Your children should get cancer."
nice....