The United Kingdom today announced that it was suspending "some" arms exports to Israel, stating that it understood the weapons may be used to break international law. Reuters reports that 30 of 350 outstanding contracts are being blocked. The UK is the world's second-largest arms dealer (no prizes for guessing #1), but was already no longer a significant exporter to Israel—it's all parts and maintenance stuff amounting to no more than 1% of Israel's arms budget. — Read the rest
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