The UK bans some arms sales to Israel, but what difference will it make?
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The Times
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🗓️ 3 September 2024
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, has condemned the British government’s decision to suspend some arms sales as ‘shameful’. But what was the UK sending, and can its policies really impact the war in Gaza?
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| 1:07.0 | I'm Manveen Rana. |
| 1:10.0 | As Parliament returned on Monday, the government seemed determined to hit the ground running |
| 1:20.0 | with a series of policy announcements, some of global significance. |
| 1:25.0 | Mr Speaker, as concern at the horrifying scenes in Gaza has risen, many in this House, |
| 1:31.0 | as well as esteemed lawyers and international organizations |
| 1:34.1 | have raised British arms export licensing to Israel. |
| 1:40.0 | In his first appearance as Foreign Secretary in the House of Commons, |
| 1:44.2 | David Lamy addressed an issue that he campaigned on in opposition. |
| 1:48.9 | After launching a review of the legal advice on exporting arms to Israel over the summer, |
| 1:56.3 | he'd now come to a decision. |
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