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Live Conflict Israel-Palestine War|Regional Escalations
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Actually 2.5B (projected) and yes! We will come at you at some point in time, inshaAllah.
Civil servants request to stop work over arms sales to Israel
Civil servants overseeing arms exports to Israel have requested to "cease work immediately" over fears they could be complicit in war crimes in Gaza.
Officials in the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) have raised concerns with senior civil servants that they may be liable if it is deemed Israel has broken international law.
In correspondence seen by Sky News, the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS), which represents civil servants, has requested an urgent meeting with the department to discuss "the legal jeopardy faced by civil servants who are continuing to work on this policy".
The letter, sent on Wednesday, said: "Given the implications for our members we believe there are ample grounds to immediately suspend all such work.
"We therefore request that you meet with us urgently to discuss this matter and cease work immediately."
It is understood members have asked their employers to stop giving them tasks related to export licences to Israel, alongside other work that may be related to Israel's war on Gaza.
The PCS confirmed to Sky News that it is considering legal action against the government.
The correspondence shows the union has been asking ministers for its legal advice on arming Israel since January, when a preliminary ruling from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) found Israel's acts in Gaza could amount to genocide.
A response to the union dated 13 March said "the question of criminal liability for civil servants is very unlikely to arise".
However, the department said it can't share the legal advice it is receiving as it is "confidential".
Paul O'Connor, head of bargaining at PCS, said the union agrees with the ICJ and believes "that the UK government has an obligation to do all it can to halt the onslaught".
"As it does not appear to be willing to do so, we are seriously considering taking legal action to prevent our members from being forced to carry out unlawful acts. We do not take such cases lightly and we only do so where we have reasonable prospect of winning," he said.
Labour MP John McDonnell, a founding member of the PCS union group in parliament, said following a government's instructions is not a defence when it comes to charges of war crimes - and ministers must "come clean" with the legal advice it is receiving.
He told Sky News: "These civil servants should not be put at risk.
"The Rome Statute covering war crimes is clear that following a superior's instructions is not a defence when it comes to charges of war crimes. The government must come clean on the legal advice they have."
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has come under growing pressure to suspend arms sales to Israel after three British aid workers were killed in an airstrike on Monday.
Last night, a letter signed by more than 600 lawyers, including former Supreme Court justices, warned the UK is breaching international law by continuing to arm Israel.
The government does not directly supply Israel with weapons, but does grant export licences for British companies to sell arms to the country.
The US remains by far the largest supplier of weapons to Israel, with Foreign Office minister Andrew Mitchell recently telling MPs that UK exports accounted for just 0.02% of Israel's military imports.
There has been pressure within the Conservative Party to end exports - with MPs Flick Drummond, David Jones and Paul Bristow urging the government to reconsider.
The Lib Dems, the SNP and dozens of Labour MPs also want arms sales to be suspended, although the Labour leadership's position is the government should publish its legal advice and suspend arms sales if there is a risk weapons could be used in "a serious breach of international humanitarian law".
A government spokesperson said: "We keep advice on Israel's adherence to International Humanitarian Law under review and will act in accordance with that advice.
"All export licence applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria."
Civil servants request to stop work over arms sales to Israel
Civil servants have expressed concern they could be deemed complicit in war crimes in Gaza if Israel is found to have broken international law.
Civil servants request to stop work over arms sales to Israel
Civil servants overseeing arms exports to Israel have requested to "cease work immediately" over fears they could be complicit in war crimes in Gaza.
Officials in the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) have raised concerns with senior civil servants that they may be liable if it is deemed Israel has broken international law.
In correspondence seen by Sky News, the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS), which represents civil servants, has requested an urgent meeting with the department to discuss "the legal jeopardy faced by civil servants who are continuing to work on this policy".
The letter, sent on Wednesday, said: "Given the implications for our members we believe there are ample grounds to immediately suspend all such work.
"We therefore request that you meet with us urgently to discuss this matter and cease work immediately."
It is understood members have asked their employers to stop giving them tasks related to export licences to Israel, alongside other work that may be related to Israel's war on Gaza.
The PCS confirmed to Sky News that it is considering legal action against the government.
The correspondence shows the union has been asking ministers for its legal advice on arming Israel since January, when a preliminary ruling from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) found Israel's acts in Gaza could amount to genocide.
A response to the union dated 13 March said "the question of criminal liability for civil servants is very unlikely to arise".
However, the department said it can't share the legal advice it is receiving as it is "confidential".
Paul O'Connor, head of bargaining at PCS, said the union agrees with the ICJ and believes "that the UK government has an obligation to do all it can to halt the onslaught".
"As it does not appear to be willing to do so, we are seriously considering taking legal action to prevent our members from being forced to carry out unlawful acts. We do not take such cases lightly and we only do so where we have reasonable prospect of winning," he said.
Labour MP John McDonnell, a founding member of the PCS union group in parliament, said following a government's instructions is not a defence when it comes to charges of war crimes - and ministers must "come clean" with the legal advice it is receiving.
He told Sky News: "These civil servants should not be put at risk.
"The Rome Statute covering war crimes is clear that following a superior's instructions is not a defence when it comes to charges of war crimes. The government must come clean on the legal advice they have."
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has come under growing pressure to suspend arms sales to Israel after three British aid workers were killed in an airstrike on Monday.
Last night, a letter signed by more than 600 lawyers, including former Supreme Court justices, warned the UK is breaching international law by continuing to arm Israel.
The government does not directly supply Israel with weapons, but does grant export licences for British companies to sell arms to the country.
The US remains by far the largest supplier of weapons to Israel, with Foreign Office minister Andrew Mitchell recently telling MPs that UK exports accounted for just 0.02% of Israel's military imports.
There has been pressure within the Conservative Party to end exports - with MPs Flick Drummond, David Jones and Paul Bristow urging the government to reconsider.
The Lib Dems, the SNP and dozens of Labour MPs also want arms sales to be suspended, although the Labour leadership's position is the government should publish its legal advice and suspend arms sales if there is a risk weapons could be used in "a serious breach of international humanitarian law".
A government spokesperson said: "We keep advice on Israel's adherence to International Humanitarian Law under review and will act in accordance with that advice.
"All export licence applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria."
Civil servants request to stop work over arms sales to Israel
Civil servants have expressed concern they could be deemed complicit in war crimes in Gaza if Israel is found to have broken international law.news.sky.com
I think the bombardment of Iran has started
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Nah, I saw that too earlier. Wait for it. Not tonight probably.
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God indeed works in a mysterious way. He chose tonight for a Meteor shower in the Middle East.
PS: Don't laugh, I am being serious.
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So he know that there is billions of Muslims, does he also know that Israel is surrounded by them?
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When Spaniards threw their Jews out and the Ottomans picked them up
All I can say it was a big mistake.
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IDF jamming GPS signals in Israel to prevent GPS guided munitions or drones to reach its target. This action affect civilian and commercial activities. Some cases GPS spoofing also used, falsifying actual location of the device. Most frequent locations for spoofing are airports in Beirut and Cairo.
“Today we initiated GPS disruption in order to neutralize threats,” Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari said Thursday. “We are aware that this disruption causes discomfort but this is an essential and necessary tool in our defense capabilities.”
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“Today we initiated GPS disruption in order to neutralize threats,” Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari said Thursday. “We are aware that this disruption causes discomfort but this is an essential and necessary tool in our defense capabilities.”
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Not only that they are terrified that one day 2.5 billion Muslims will go one day full Mamluks on them.
Mamluks are the ones who fully cleared the Crusaders out of the Middle East for good.
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Israel today is what Armenia once was between 1994-2020. Small and full of haught, surrounded by enemies that they continually provoke. I call it the small country confidence syndrome.
See, Armenians used to think that their 'big brother' Russia will always be there when situations get tough.
Believing that Moscow will be there until the end of times to deter the Turks, the Armenians develop a false sense of superiority and security, especially after the victory in Nagorno-Karabakh (1994).
You see the Israelis and the way they talk and present themselves is eerily similar to what Armenians officials and nationalists once was. And Armenia did it twice.
Remember the phrase " Eretz Israel (land of Israel) stretches all the way from the Sinai (Egypt) to Medina (S.Arabia) that zionists use to utter so lightly? Well the Armenians at one point in time called for “a great Armenia from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean, from the mountains of Karabagh to the Arabian Desert” during the time of the first Armenian Republic. That open display of haught, and (un)strategic thinking from a country of only 1 Million men (1920) ended up with the Turks and the Soviets ganging up one them and ended their first republic.
You couldn't help to be reminded that just before their defeat and humiliation in the 2nd Karabakh war (2020), the Armenian officials displayed an extraordinary level of hubris and immaturity similar to Israel right now. For example two years before the 2nd Karabakh war the Armenian air force flew Poker player/playboy Dan Bilzerian in a helicopter to provoke the Turks while sending statements that "Armenia is here to stay"
So now you see, the Israelis like Ben Gvir openly provoking 1.5 Billion Muslims worldwide by entering Al-Aqsa mosque, while sending statements that they're "here to stay" and the similarity is quite striking
The Karabakh issue is merely an issue for around 90 million Turks in Turkiye and Azerbaijan, Palestine (and the Aqsa Mosque inside of it) is an issue of 1.5B (projected 2.5B) Muslims and 400M (projected 900M-1B) Arabs that stretches all the way from the Mediteranean to the Pacific thatt will continue to fight them until the end of times for that land.
The Prussian war strategists, Carl Von Clausewitz said in his book "On War" that in war, nothing is final. The victory of Armenia over Azerbaijan in 1994 failed to completely destroy the Turks, that in 26 years come back in full force to humiliate them and annul their early victory. So unless Israel develop a way to kill all 2.5B projected Muslims and 900M Arabs, they will at one point in time be forced to face off the might of this hidden potential. And just like how Armenia thinks that Russia will be there forever didn't help them in the 2nd war for Karabakh, at one point in time the Israelis will find that their American daddy, just like all empires before it, will retreat.
And I (don't) pity what we will do to them once that time comes. It's going to be ugly, very ugly what they will face.
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