If Suspend [Only] Ten Percent Finally Makes You Resign From Genocidal, Imagine Suspend Entire Weapon
An influential patron of a pro-Israel legal advocacy group seeking to challenge the UK government’s decision to suspend some arms exports to Israel has said he supports the partial ban and has resigned from the organisation.
Lord Carlile, a crossbench peer in the House of Lords, told he had resigned as a patron of UK Lawyers for Israel but had no further comment.
Writing for the Independent website on Monday, Lord Carlile said that the decision by Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government to suspend 30 export licences was the right one.
Carlile also accused the previous foreign secretary, David Cameron, of sitting on the same legal advice relied on by his successor, David Lammy, since February.
“Sitting on clear legal advice for more than a very short time cannot be justified. Starmer has shown courage and conviction in deciding that the right thing must be done - however difficult it is,” he wrote.
Carlile’s opinion piece was published on the same day that UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) said it had written to the government threatening legal action unless the decision to suspend arms licences was reversed.
UKLFI said it would seek a judicial review of the decision, and questioned its basis on the assessment that Israel had not done enough to facilitate humanitarian access to Gaza during its war against Hamas, and allegations of mistreatment of Palestinian prisoners.
Jonathan Turner, UKLFI chief executive, said: “We consider that there is a strong case that the government’s decision was unlawful.
“In truth, it was a political decision to appease members of the public who hate Israel based on misinformation and biased media coverage of the war. As such, it was a misuse of the power granted by the legislation.”
UKLFI describes itself as “an association of lawyers who support Israel and seek the proper application of the law in matters relating to Israel”.
A copy of the letter published on UKLFI’s website, sent to the government on Friday, listed Lord Carlile among the organisation’s patrons in a footer on the first page.
But, writing on Monday, Carlile said he had been “dismayed” by condemnation of the arms exports ban voiced by, among others, the UK’s Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, former prime minister Boris Johnson, and “a few lawyers”, accusing some critics of undermining the rule of law.
Responding to the arms exports ban last Monday on social media, Mirvis said: “It beggars belief that the British government, a close strategic ally of Israel, has announced a partial suspension of arms licences, at a time when Israel is fighting a war for its very survival.”
The ban, he added, “feeds the falsehood that Israel is in breach of International Humanitarian Law”.
But Carlile noted that the ban of some arms exports by the UK government followed similar decisions reached by courts and governments in Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain and Canada, and was a “measured decision”.
He wrote: “It is crucial that the rule of law - which prevents the abuse of state power and applies to all - is not shouted down in an unruly way by people who are acting on prejudice, dressed up as principle.”
He added: "Those of us who hold these opinions have felt the sting of disparagement and deprecation for holding them, even from some political colleagues we admire. For Jews to criticise other Jews who hold these views is to undermine the very freedoms for which our forbears lost their lives, under the yoke of the most terrible tyranny."
Lord Carlile's profile appeared to have been removed from UKLFI's website on Monday afternoon.
The UK government is already facing legal action over its policy towards arms exports to Israel by campaign groups the Global Legal Action Network and Al-Haq who argue that the current suspensions - out of 350 extant licences - do not go far enough and should include British components in F-35 fighter jets used by Israel.
Jonathan Purcell, a spokesperson for the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP), a legal advocacy group campaigning for Palestinian rights, told MEE: "UKLFI's position on the legality of arms sales is seemingly so ridiculous that they apparently can't even convince their own patrons to stay on board.
"There is only one legal action about UK arms sales that matters, and that's the ICJP-supported legal case led by Glan and Al-Haq, calling for a total and immediate ban on arms sales."
Israel and Israeli leaders currently face accusations of genocide and war crimes at the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court over the conduct of the war in Gaza in which more than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed.
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At least 12-13 days Jennifer Koonings, PMHNP, MS, MS, NYSAFE , one brilliant CODEPINK Alert CODEPINK’s Newsletter under Medea Benjamin, hunger strike outside White House in the wake US complicit Genocidal Gaza. This is [click link] her writing as member of CODEPINK Alert CODEPINK’s Newsletter. Jennifer is Certified Forensic Examiner for Adults and Children, really full knowledge about sexual assault, such as sexual assault by Israel to every Palestinian, like NYT reporting [photo uploaded].
We as Muslim prohibited to fasting at least 6 days for entire year [365, or 366 in leap year]. 2 Days Eid Fitr / Eid el-Fitr [1 Shawwal and 2 Shawwal / Syawal Syawwal], Day of Eid Adha / Eid el-Adha [10 Dzulhijjah / Dhul-Hijjah - today], and days of Tashriq [11th, 12th and 13th Dhul-Hijjah / Dzulhijjah, or in Gregorian Calendar 2024, the days of Tashriq means 17-19 June]. But doesn’t mean prohibited for ‘less eating or hunger strike.’ As sacrifice in DC at least 13 days by Jennifer Koonings just because her protest about Gaza, I keep ‘eating less’ not only for her but also for Palestine, at least until 19 June. And for June 20th, back again for nonmandatory fasting, normally 17-18 hours, as even Jennifer, with her gut, sacrifice herself for Gaza. Wisdom quote I hear since war [Israel - Gaza] nonstop ‘’...You can't make people care about a genocide happening right in front of their eyes. They either do immediately, or a chip is missing up there, and they never will.’
For solidarity, since she started to hunger strike, I put myself eat 1 very tiny plate/day for break the fasting and for entire day after, extreme fasting 16.5 hours [based on my location]. I’m still continued for hunger strike, because its very easy. In last 17 years, I already [minimum] 340 days / year to fasting [29 - 30 days for mandatory fasting for muslim, ramadan session, the rest is voluntary fasting / sunnah]. Photo Jennifer with ann Wright, retired retired US Army and also [Ann] retired State Department. Sometimes I’m fasting up to 22 hours / day because forgot to break my fasting.
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Unlike Israeli and pro zionist student [very easy] get a money [thanks for multiple billionaire], contrary, Palestinian very hard to get a money [like encampments across the world]. Link attached by CODEPINK Alert Jen Jennifer Koonings PMHNP, MS, MS, NYSAFE is Nagham, same healthcare worker like Jennifer but in Palestine. 3 Months ago is Nagham’s birthday. Link to donate. Nagham is still alive.
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Yellow Flower, Jennifer Koonings in Betlehem [around 3pm local time West Bank, 5 weeks ago], nearly same exact result voting UNGA [11.17am NYC - Rockefeller Building of United Nations], 143 votes in favor, nine against, and 25 abstentions for Palestinian membership.
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Jennifer Koonings literally singing also for foundation - charity movement Sing for Hope. How golden heart.
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Love you, Jennifer Koonings PMHNP, MS, MS, NYSAFE. Dont know how deteriorated of you after Hunger Strike