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TUC unanimously passes motion demanding end to all arms trading with Israel
Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli airstrike on a crowded tent camp housing Palestinians displaced by the war in Muwasi, Gaza Strip, September 10, 2024

DELEGATES at TUC Congress voted unanimously today for a motion calling out the Labour government’s failure towards Palestinians.

Submitted by the National Education Union, the motion called for the suspension of all of Britain’s arms licences to Israel following the government’s decision to suspend only 10 per cent.

Welcoming the unanimous support for the motion, Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) director Ben Jamal said: “The suspension of a small fraction of arms exports to Israel is a tap on the wrist with permission to continue — the government has been scrambling to reassure this genocidal Israeli government of its continued support. 

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