The former foreign secretary is said to have been advised on the risk of UK complicity
The former foreign secretary, David Cameron, was given advice on the deteriorating humanitarian position in Gaza ‘from at least February’ according to a former adviser.The former foreign secretary, David Cameron, was given advice on the deteriorating humanitarian position in Gaza ‘from at least February’ according to a former adviser.
A member of the previous government said its legal advice was in some respects similar to that published by Labour concerning the treatment of detainees and humanitarian aid, but insisted the legal advice was iterative and changing, adding it never said explicitly that ministers needed to suspend arms sales to avoid breaching international humanitarian law.
He added: “Just as Britain’s heroic stand against the Nazis is seen today as having been vital in defending our common civilization, so too will history judge Israel’s stand against Hamas and Iran’s axis of terror … With or without British arms, Israel will win this war and secure our common future.”
Israeli sources admit relations with the UK are increasingly strained, but at present they do not predict Netanyahu taking practical reprisals against the UK. The FCDO source said wider lessons needed to be drawn from the internal handling of the issue. The source said: “Israel highlights vital lessons globally for arms companies and countries which grant export licences as part of elaborate trade deals. The reality is that none of these licences are granted in isolation of other business and political interests, and are enmeshed with other forms of trade technology exchanges and security equity.
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