Groups to ask for court ban on UK arms sales to Israel after Netanyahu arrest warrant
by Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6SGMN)
Campaigners will apply for emergency injunction to stop exports of F-35 parts used in extermination campaign'
Campaigners trying to block UK sales of F-35 jet engine parts to Israel will apply for an emergency high court injunction in light of the international criminal court issuing arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
Campaigners at Global Legal Action Network (Glan) and Al-Haq say it is unconscionable British manufacturers are still selling parts that can be used to bomb Palestinians in Gaza. The government has until Friday to file a defence.
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