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Staunch allies calling themselves friends of Israel are beginning to realise they are also friends of the murderers of western aid workers, friends of genocide and friends of fascism

Over 600 lawyers, academics and retired senior judges have called on the UK government to suspend arms provisions to the Israeli government. 

Staunch allies calling themselves friends of Israel are beginning to realise they are also friends of the murderers of western aid workers, friends of genocide and friends of fascism

When I edited this newspaper, I was proud to employ Joshua Rozenberg (ex-BBC) as our legal affairs editor. He stood in that great tradition of specialist journalists which 21st-century media have mostly lost. That tradition insisted on specialist accuracy, defying the journalistic urge to oversimplify. The law is a speciality in which accuracy makes all the difference.

Three former Supreme Court justices are among the signatories of a 17-page letter that also urges ministers to work towards a ceasefire and resume funding to the UNRWA aid agency.

More than 600 lawyers have joined calls for the UK to suspend arms exports following the death of three British aid workers in an airstrike in Gaza.

The lawyers said the worsening situation in Gaza and the International Court of Justices conclusion that there was a plausible risk of genocide obliged the UK to suspend arms sales.

Letter says given ICJ finding that there is a plausible risk of genocide being committed, the UK is legally obliged to act to prevent it

Lawyers and academics say arms sales must end due to the 'plausible risk of genocide' in Gaza.

Israeli Prime Minister has described the attack as unintended and "tragic"