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Protests expected as 51 Israeli arms makers among exhibitors at London trade fair
ByDan Sabbagh September 8, 2025

Campaign Against Arms Trade says UK government has hit ‘peak complicity in genocide’ in allowing the firms to exhibitFifty-one Israeli arms makers and the US defence giant behind the F-35 fighters used to bomb Gaza are among the 1,600 exhibitors at the…

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Scotland bans arms companies that supply IDF from receiving financial aid
BySeverin Carrell Scotland editor September 3, 2025

Government says contractors seeking support must prove products will not be used by Israeli militaryThe Scottish government has banned arms companies which supply the IDF from getting grants and investment support, and will freeze support for trade wit…

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Scotland bans arms companies that supply IDF from receiving financial aid
BySeverin Carrell Scotland editor September 3, 2025September 3, 2025

Devolved government says contractors seeking support must prove products will not be used by Israeli military The Scottish government has banned arms companies which supply the IDF from getting grants and investment support, and will freeze support for…

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UK bans Israeli officials from flagship defence show
ByJamie Grierson August 29, 2025

Israel says Britain’s decision to exclude it from military weapons showcase is a ‘regrettable act of discrimination’The UK has banned Israeli officials from attending the country’s flagship defence event next month.Israeli industry, including UK subsid…

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UK bans Israeli officials from flagship defence show
ByJamie Grierson August 29, 2025

Israel says Britain’s decision to exclude it from military weapons showcase is a ‘regrettable act of discrimination’The UK has banned Israeli officials from attending the country’s flagship defence event next month.Israeli industry, including UK subsid…

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Nato members willingly increasing defence spending amid rising threat from Russia, says Rutte
ByPjotr Sauer and Dan Sabbagh in The Hague June 24, 2025

Exclusive: As alliance members arrive at The Hague summit, secretary general says Moscow capable of launching attack within three to five yearsMark Rutte, Nato’s secretary general, said it was “not a difficult thing” to get members to agree to raise de…

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Nato members willingly increasing defence spending amid rising threat from Russia, says Rutte
ByPjotr Sauer and Dan Sabbagh in The Hague June 24, 2025

Exclusive: As alliance members arrive at The Hague summit, secretary general says Moscow capable of launching attack within three to five yearsMark Rutte, Nato’s secretary general, said it was “not a difficult thing” to get members to agree to raise de…

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We’re on the brink of a disastrous, illegal conflagration in the Middle East. Trump must be stopped | Fawaz Gerges
ByFawaz Gerges June 20, 2025

This is a war of choice, based on misinformation. If the US and UK join it, they risk a rerun of the Iraq debacle of 2003Like the US-led invasion and occupation of Iraq in 2003, Israel’s war on Iran is neither legal nor just. It is a war of choice, not…

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Ministers urged to publish legal advice on UK involvement in Israel-Iran war
ByEleni Courea Political correspondent June 19, 2025June 19, 2025

Calls follow news that attorney general advised government to limit its involvement to defending alliesUK politics live – latest updatesMiddle East crisis – live updatesMinisters are facing calls to publish legal advice given to the government on Israe…

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The Guardian view on Israel, the US and Iran: you can’t bomb your way out of nuclear proliferation | Editorial
ByEditorial June 18, 2025

The age of disarmament is over. But military action only increases the dangers instead of ending the threatEighty years after the US dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and 40 years after the US and Soviet Union pledged to reduce their arse…

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