Lawyers' Collective Sues Germany in Bid to Block Arms Exports to Israel
Germany is the second-largest arms exporter to Israel after the US, providing 30 percent of its imported weaponry.
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Germany is the second-largest arms exporter to Israel after the US, providing 30 percent of its imported weaponry.
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BERLIN - Human rights lawyers said on Friday they had filed an urgent appeal against Germany's government to stop exports of war weapons to Israel, citing reasons to believe they were being used in ways violating international humanitarian law in Gaza. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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