Action: Stop Arming Israel

Israel's assault on the people of Gaza in 2009 was conducted by a powerful Israeli army using disproportionate and indiscriminate force against civilian populations in clear breach of humanitarian law. Yet the UK government continues to license the export of military equipment for use by Israel.

This must stop. Please write to the Alistair Burt MP, the Minister responsible for the Middle East, and help us end the UK's material support for Israel's aggression.

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