mo4ch:>‘No clue’: Foreign minister Burt slammed over claim ‘no evidence’ UK arms used in Gaza (VIDEO) | Mo4ch News
Middle East Minister Alistair Burt has been accused of having “no clue” UK arms sold to Israel were used to kill largely unarmed Palestinian protesters by the vice chair of the British Palestinian Policy Council.
As pressure mounts on Prime Minister Theresa May to halt arms sales to Israel amid claims British complicity in its violence against Palestinians, Burt claimed the House of Commons there is “no evidence” the arms sold have been used in the blockaded enclave.But Vice Chair of the British Palestinian Policy Council, Professor Kamel Hawwash, hit back saying: “Perhaps no evidence means he hasn’t got a clue rather than knowing they weren’t used,” he told RT’s Bill Dod.“What he has been arguing is that Britain does a risk assessment before issuing a license but once the license is issued the arms are sold to Israel and Britain has no idea whether these weapons are used.“I think he is playing with words.“To say that there is no evidence doesn’t mean that they were not used, a…
As pressure mounts on Prime Minister Theresa May to halt arms sales to Israel amid claims British complicity in its violence against Palestinians, Burt claimed the House of Commons there is “no evidence” the arms sold have been used in the blockaded enclave.But Vice Chair of the British Palestinian Policy Council, Professor Kamel Hawwash, hit back saying: “Perhaps no evidence means he hasn’t got a clue rather than knowing they weren’t used,” he told RT’s Bill Dod.“What he has been arguing is that Britain does a risk assessment before issuing a license but once the license is issued the arms are sold to Israel and Britain has no idea whether these weapons are used.“I think he is playing with words.“To say that there is no evidence doesn’t mean that they were not used, a…