JVL Introduction
Is Israel in breach of international law in its war on Gaza? And is the UK similarly in breach for continuing to supply arms and support to Israel?
Information from an unexpected quarter strongly suggests so, as the Observer reveals in this report of a leaked speech by Alicia Kearns MP, Tory chair of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, on 13th March.
The British government has apparently received advice from its own lawyers stating that Israel has breached international humanitarian law in Gaza – but has not reported it, nor has it stopped arms exports.
Alicia Kearns was one of eight Tory MPs who voted against the government bill in January banning local councils from boycotting Israel on the grounds that it undermined free speech, went against international law and risked leaving the UK isolated on the global stage.
This article was originally published by the Observer on Sat 30 Mar 2024. Read the original here.