A new petition has been posted on the UK government website, calling on the government to impose an immediate two-way arms embargo between the UK and Israel. Follow this link to sign online.
Once the petition has been signed by 10,000 people the government is required to respond.
Palestinian civil society has called on the international community to give priority to the campaign to Stop Arming Israel.
Israel uses military force and sophisticated technology to maintain its oppression of Palestinians. Much of this militarised technology is provided by UK arms manufacturers, benefiting from loans and share dealings by UK banks such as HSBC.
Human rights organisations have documented that Israel violates international law and carries out war crimes during its frequent attacks on Palestinians.
Israel is only able to act with such impunity because governments and companies around the world cooperate with its military and with its military companies.
Palestinian civil society has called for a comprehensive and immediate military embargo on Israel. BDS campaigning is starting to have an impact on Israeli military companies such as Elbit Systems.