Can it be true? This week in the High Court in London, lawyers acting for an independent Palestinian organization will start proceedings against the British government.
They seek a judicial review of policy decisions that have brought the UK’s relations with Israel into conflict with international law.
"The UK has clear international law obligations to do something effective to stop Israel's attacks on Palestinian civilians,” says Phil Shiner who leads the case. “It must co-operate with other states using all lawful means to bring the situation to an end and it must stop giving aid and assistance to Israel. This means that the UK's continuing policy of arms trading with Israel is completely out of bounds, as is our role in continuing with the EU preferential trading agreement. The point of this case is to make the Government focus on what it is legally obliged to do, beyond ineffective hand-wringing.”
At the same time an adviser to Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh has written to US President Barack Obama asking him to “treat Palestinians fairly and be open-minded in dealing with Hamas”.
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26 February 2009
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