Australian public servants call on government to ‘cease supplying all military parts and weapons to Israel’
More than 300 employees of federal, state and local governments sign letter warning against Australia's complicity' in war crimes
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Hundreds of public servants from across Australia and across state and federal agencies have signed an open letter calling for the federal government to immediately cease all military exports to Israel".
The letter, signed by more than 300 people, notes a warning from UN experts in February that the transport of weapons or ammunition to Israel to be used in Gaza is likely to violate international humanitarian law.
cease supplying all military parts and weapons to Israel
cease providing reconnaissance support from the Pine Gap facility
cancel all contracts and cooperation with Israeli weapons suppliers
disclose all information relating to the sale of military export licences to Australian companies supplying weapons and weapons components to Israel directly and/or indirectly
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