How can peace in Gaza be guaranteed?
There is one way that Britain can help ensure it is. So can other European states and the USA. They can stop supplying weapons to Israel.
The big threat to peace is from Israel: it could resume its relentless wars on a whim
The big threat to peace is from Israel: it could resume its relentless wars on a whim – to finally fix control of all Palestinian lands, and to subdue neighbouring states.
Israel is a warrior state and is strong, but it has one weakness: it lacks the capacity to manufacture all its weapons. It is good at hi-tech gadgetry but cannot manage the vast quantities of bombs, guns, planes, tanks and armoured vehicles that it gets through. Western nations have largely made up the shortfall.
While the assault on Gaza was blazing there were worldwide campaigns to stop the supply. Some European states did stop, and even the UK, one of Israel’s most devoted supporters, stopped a few items.
Everyone wants to know: how can peace in Gaza be guaranteed? There is one way that Britain can help ensure it is. So can other European states and the USA. They can stop supplying weapons to Israel.
According to Campaign Against Arms Trade, since 2015 the UK has approved arms export licences to Israel worth over £500m. Sales include spare parts for the F35 jets used to bomb Gaza.
