gaza - UK condemns israel, sells sniper rifles to them

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    ahh - the total hypocrisy  - UK get on their soap box, tells israel that they are a naughty boy, yet sells them the weapons to shoot at the palestinians/

    over the past 2-3 years, arms sales to israel have increased 11 fold to about 220 million pound.

    peace is no good for business.

    EXCLUSIVE: UK sells $445m of arms to Israel, including sniper rifles ...

    www.middleeasteye.net/.../exclusive-uk-sells-more-500m-arms-israel-including-sniper...


    Apr 24, 2018 - LONDON - Britain has approved the sale of arms to Israel worth $445m since the 2014 Gaza war, including components for drones, combat ...
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    and from aljazeera

    The UK approved record weapons export licenses to Israel last year, according to new figures by the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT).

    In 2017, Britain issued £221m ($294m) worth of arms licenses to defence contractors exporting to Israel, up 256 percent when compared with the £86m ($114m) licensed in 2016.

    The year before that, in 2015, licenses worth £20m ($27m) were issued.
 
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