Tag: weapons
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Secrets Of The Weapons Trade
Australia
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‘Different rules’: special policies keep US supplying weapons to Israel despite alleged abuses
The US government has reportedly shielded Israel from human rights laws, allowing alleged human rights violations by Israeli security forces to go unenforced. Despite a review of incidents and concerns raised by officials, special arrangements have allowed Israel to avoid accountability under the Leahy law, contributing to a culture of impunity. (Word count: 50)
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US Weapons Shipments to Israel Are Enabling War Crimes
A leaked Pentagon document reveals that the Biden administration is shipping weapons to Israel, types that have reportedly been used by the Israeli military against civilians over the past 15 years. Human Rights Watch has previously called for an arms embargo on Israel, warning that such weapons can contribute to grave abuses. The administration has…
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US Weapons Shipments to Israel Are Enabling War Crimes
The Biden administration is expediting weapons supplies to Israel, despite Human Rights Watch’s calls for an arms embargo. The weapons, implicated in the killing of civilians over the past 15 years, include Hellfire missiles and munitions that have been used in attacks on U.N.-run schools. There is also a pending $34 million sale of US…
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Scott Ritter: Are Hamas fighters using American weapons meant for Ukraine?
US weapons provided to aid allies in global counter-terrorism efforts are often ending up in the hands of the very fighters they were meant to defeat. This recurring phenomenon makes the US an inadvertent source of terrorists’ armaments.