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August 22, 2024

U.K. Gov't Official Resigns over British Arms Sales to Israel to Use in War Crimes
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A British diplomat has resigned, charging the U.K. government of
complicity in war crimes amid its continued military aid and arms supply
to Israel. Mark Smith previously worked in Middle East arms export
licensing assessment for the British government, and said he raised his
concerns, including to Foreign Secretary David Lammy, but was ignored.
He recently spoke to the BBC.

Mark Smith: "For me, personally, my profession, or former profession, as
of last week, was to advise the government on the legality of arms
sales. And when you look at what constitutes a war crime, it's actually
quite clear, even from what you see in open source on the TV, that the
state of Israel is perpetrating war crimes in plain sight."



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