Monday 19 August 2024

Diplomat quits as UK ‘is complicit in war crimes’




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Diplomat quits as UK ‘is complicit in war crimes’



British diplomat Mark Smith said: “‘Each day we witness clear and unquestionable examples of war crimes and breaches of international humanitarian law in Gaza perpetuated by the state of Israel.

“‘Senior members of the Israeli government and military have expressed open genocidal intent, Israeli soldiers take videos deliberately burning, destroying and looting civilian property and openly admit to the rape and torture of prisoners’ …

“Since 2008, the UK has licensed arms worth more than £576 million to Israel … [It] issued 42 licences between October 7 2023 and May 31 2024 …’”

https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/uk/1582449/diplomat-quits-as-uk-may-be-complicit-in-war-crimes-over-israel-arms-sales.html


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British diplomat resigns saying UK may be complicit in war crimes over arms sales to Israel

“A British Foreign Office official has resigned in protest at the continued arms sales to Israel by the UK.

“Mark Smith, a counterterrorism official based in the British embassy in Dublin, said he can no longer ‘in good conscience continue to work with a government which is complicit in war crimes’.


“… Smith said he had worked as a policy advisor in the Middle East and North Africa department for most of his career.

“He added that he was ‘the lead author of the central assessment which governs the legality of arms sales’ in that department, where it was his job to assess international law compliance and information about civilian casualties.

“… Smith said: ‘To export arms to any nation, the UK must be satisfied that the recipient nation has in place robust procedures to avoid civilian casualties and to minimise harm to civilian life. It is impossible to argue that Israel is doing that’ …

“He added … ‘I am also opposed to the UK’s tacit support of Israel’s occupation of Palestine …’”


https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/british-diplomat-mark-smith-resigns-israel-b2598219.html

https://x.com/HindHassanNews/status/1824509627796439188

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