“If you are not going to impose the arms embargo, then we will impose an arms embargo down on the ground.”

Last week, UN experts warned that “any transfer of weapons or ammunition to Israel that would be used in Gaza is likely to violate international humanitarian law and must cease immediately.” The experts added that this includes any parts of weapons and export licenses.

In its press release, the international body directly named Canada as one of several countries that continue to export military goods to Israel.

“State officials involved in arms exports may be individually criminally liable for aiding and abetting any war crimes, crimes against humanity or acts of genocide,” the UN experts said.

    • grte
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      9 months ago

      Palestine solidarity activists across Canada co-ordinated blockades at the offices of several arms manufacturers this week

      I highly doubt we were going to airdrop arms.