UK’s bloody arms sales

This could be a turning point to end the genocide in Gaza. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌   [Palestinian children in Gaza wait behind railings with their arms outstretched holding empty containers for food.](  {NAME}, The world’s highest court has just issued an historic statement – Israel’s occupation of Palestine is totally illegal. Horrors in Gaza are reaching boiling point. Palestinians are reporting torture at the hands of Israeli soldiers. Schools and refugee camps are bombed weekly. Almost 40,000 Palestinians have been slaughtered. Now, the International Court of Justice is explicitly calling on states to immediately halt arms sales fuelling this nightmare. One of the worst enablers is the UK government – since 2015 it has sent over *half a billion* pounds worth of weapons to Israel. We’re closer than ever to ending that! A brave legal team is going to court to halt the UK’s weapons sales – they urgently need our help to gather critical evidence that these weapons are being illegally used against civilians. If enough of us contribute, we can rush them the cash they need for this crucial work immediately. Every second counts – we're seeing that clearly. Will you help end UK arms sales to Israel and stop the slaughter? [I'll donate $3]( donate $4]( [I'll donate $5]( donate $9]( donate another amount]( Almost 40,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children, have now been killed in Israel’s onslaught on Gaza. Doctors are being left “speechless” at the horrors they’re seeing – children having their legs amputated without anesthetic, babies dying of dehydration within days of being born. The list of atrocities is endless. UN experts have urgently called for a halt on arms exports to Israel given the undeniable risk that they are being used against civilians. And the US has even found the Israeli army responsible for gross human rights violations. There is NO defense to keep fueling Israel’s killing machine. Yet, the UK is doing everything it can to keep shamelessly arming Israel. But we received amazing news last week. A brilliant group of lawyers has just had their groundbreaking case to stop the UK’s flow of arms revived after it was initially dismissed in February. This is huge – and means they have a real chance of winning! They’re working round the clock to make sure they’re ready to take this case all the way to the High Court but it’s going to be a tough road ahead and the next few months are critical. If all of us chip in the cost of a coffee we can rush them the funds they need to collect extensive evidence from Gaza and build an ironclad case. Miriam, if we can get the UK to halt arms sales to Israel, it could help spell the end of this catastrophe. Any amount will make a difference – can you chip in? [I'll donate $3]( donate $4]( [I'll donate $5]( donate $9]( donate another amount]( Hundreds of thousands of Ekō members from every corner of the planet have taken action for Gaza in the past 9 months. Let’s keep going to end this nightmare. Thanks for all that you do, Miriam and the Ekō team --------------------------------------------------------------- More information: [UK should stop arming Israel after ICJ advisory ruling, top lawyer says.]( The Guardian 29 July 2024 [Israel subjecting Palestinian detainees to torture and abuse: UN report.]( Al Jazeera 31 July 2024 ['At least 30 killed' in Israeli strike on Gaza school sheltering displaced people.]( Sky News 27 July 2024 [UN experts declare famine has spread throughout Gaza strip.]( UN OHCHR 09 July 2024 [Gaza toll could exceed 186,000, Lancet study says.]( Al Jazeera 08 July 2024 [Daily death rate in Gaza higher than any other major 21st Century conflict - Oxfam.Â]( 11 January 2024 [More than 30,000 killed in Gaza since Israel-Hamas war began, health ministry says.Â]( 29 February 2024 Anything extra raised will power Ekō and our campaigns worldwide fighting for people and the planet.    Ekō is a worldwide movement of people like you, working together to hold corporations accountable for their actions and forge a new, sustainable path for our global economy. This email was sent to {EMAIL}. | [Unsubscribe]( Â