Protests demand end to Britain’s complicity in Israeli war crimes
Over 35 protests took place across Britain at the weekend to mark the sixth anniversary of Israel’s 2014 military offensive against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip. The 50 day onslaught — “Operation Protective Edge” — killed 2,251 people, 500 of whom were children, and wounded more than 11,000.
The protests were coordinated by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT) and War on Want. They called for the British government to place a two-way arms embargo on Israel and an end to Britain’s complicity in Israel’s war crimes and violations of human rights. Britain has licensed £376 million ($496m) worth of arms to Israel since 2015.
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