Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Eslami: Our colleagues' morale at nuclear facilities excellent, carrying out their duties with dedication.
AEOI chief Eslami: Let the enemies know that this aggressive policy will never bear fruit.
AEOI chief Mohammad Eslami: Our people, the people of strength and pride, have not folded under pressure and will never surrender.
Israeli media: Warnings of a drone infiltration in southern [occupied] Golan.
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: 11 martyrs, more than 100 injured in IOF bombing of aid seekers, central Gaza Strip.
Mehr News Agency: Cell was planning to execute terrorist operations in crowded areas in Tehran, their plan was foiled.
Mehr News Agency: Confrontations between security forces, gunmen thought to be connected to Israeli intelligence in Rey, south of Tehran.
Official in Varamin, southeast Tehran: Air defenses have destroyed another F-35.
Israeli Health Ministry: 94 injured taken to hospitals last night as a result of Iranian missiles.
Informed source to Al Mayadeen: Over 270 martyred since start of Israeli aggression on Iran

Cambridge now first UK council to call for end of Israeli arms sales

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: News websites
  • 25 May 2024 14:20
  • 1 Shares
3 Min Read

The local authority for the Labour-majority city of Cambridge passes a motion urging the UK to pressure "Israel" for a ceasefire, in addition to revoking licenses for arms exports to "Israel".

Listen
  • x
  • Pro-Palestinian protesters hold banners and placards ahead of a march in support of the Palestinian people in Gaza, in London, Saturday, April 27, 2024. (AP)
    Pro-Palestinian protesters hold banners and placards ahead of a march in support of the Palestinian people in Gaza, in London, Saturday, April 27, 2024. (AP)

Cambridge City Council has become the first UK council to publicly call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza alongside an end to the arms sales to "Israel".

The local authority for the Labour-majority city of Cambridge unanimously passed a motion urging the UK government to pressure "Israel" for a ceasefire in Gaza, in addition to revoking licenses for arms exports to "Israel" while halting arms sales to it. 

Furthermore, it vowed to launch a probe into the matter of stopping banking with UK-based Barclays Bank, which is argued to have documented investments in companies involved in providing the occupation with weapons and military technology.

Barclays Bank holds over $1.2 billion in shares in firms arming "Israel".

Almost £57 million ($71.9 million) worth of weapons have been exported to "Israel" from 2022 to June 2023, as per data from the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT).

In a statement, Labour councilor Alice Gilderdale expressed that the City Council waited “too long” to bring forward a motion on the war, noting that they cannot “continue to watch the horrors in Gaza without speaking out.”

Related News

IOF raid West Bank towns, detain Palestinians amid settler violence

Palestinian resistance downs Israeli drone in Gaza amid extensive ops

Read next: 600 UK officials say arming 'Israel' breaches international law

'Not so wise'?

A coalition of anti-war activists in Cambridge, known as “Cambridge Stop The War”, stated, “this victory has only been possible because of the constant campaigning by Palestine activists in Cambridge.”

“We must stay vigilant and make sure they follow through with their pledge to divest from Barclays,” it added.

This comes less than 2 weeks after Shadow Secretary David Lammy of the Labour Party called on the UK government to pause arms sales to "Israel", particularly weapons used in an Israeli invasion of Rafah - for the first time since the war on Gaza began. 

On the other hand, David Cameron, the current foreign secretary, said that such a decision is "not a wise path."

"Labour has been opposed to an Israeli offensive in Rafah for months and has been clear it must not go ahead," Lammy explained.

The UK government has also kept legal advice it received on arms sales to the Israeli regime secret, as reports indicate that government lawyers have indeed pointed to several breaches of international law by the Israeli occupation. If the government were to admit that "Israel" has breached international law in its war on Gaza, it would be forced to halt arms sales to the non-compliant regime. 

  • Palestine
  • Cambridge
  • Israel
  • David Lammy
  • United Kingdom
  • Gaza
War on Gaza

War on Gaza

Most Read

Iranian missiles impact Israeli sites in Tel Aviv in 2nd wave

Iran's missiles impact 'strategic' Israeli site in Tel Aviv

  • Politics
  • 14 Jun 2025
Bin Salman: Islamic world backs Iran in call to Pezeshkian

MBS says Islamic world backs Iran in call with Pezeshkian

  • MENA
  • 15 Jun 2025
Iran launches 9th wave of Op. True Promise 3, destroys IOF air defense

Iran launches 9th wave of Op. True Promise 3, destroys IOF air defense

  • MENA
  • 17 Jun 2025
Smoke rises after an Iranian ballistic missile directly struck Tel Aviv, Occupied Palestine, June 13, 2025 (AP)

Op. True Promise 3: Iran's ballistic missiles strike Tel Aviv

  • MENA
  • 13 Jun 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
A Turkish Air Force pilot gestures from the cockpit of an F-16 military fighter jet before an Air Policing exercise at the Baza 86 military air base, outside Fetesti, Romania, Wednesday, March 6, 2024 (AP)
Politics

Israeli aircraft violate Turkish airspace, fighter jets scrambled

An Israeli occupation forces armored personnel carrier maneuvers in the Gaza Strip, southern occupied Palestine, Wednesday, June 11, 2025 (AP)
Politics

Palestinian resistance downs Israeli drone in Gaza amid extensive ops

An Israeli Hermes 450 UAV drone flies over Beirut, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Politics

Iran reports shooting down 28 types of hostile aircraft in 24 hours

Firefighters work to extinguish a blaze after a missile launched from Iran struck Tel Aviv, occupied Palestine, Monday, June 16, 2025 (AP)
Politics

Iran retaliatory strikes target greater Tel Aviv as injuries reported

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS