Petition · past parliament

To impose an immediate two-way arms embargo between the UK and Israel

Closed 7,986 signatures

What the petition asks

Trading arms with Israel makes the UK complicit in Israel’s continuing violations of human rights and international law.

On the 30th March 2018, Israel killed 15 and injured 1,500 Palestinians, who protested the occupation and siege on Gaza.
The Israeli assault on Gaza in July-August 2014, in which 2,205 Palestinians (including 521 children) were killed, was only one example of Israel’s acts of violence against the Palestinian people. Yet UK-made weapons and military technologies continue to be sold to and used by the occupying Israeli forces.

Israeli military and industry sources openly attribute the success of Israeli exports to the weapons and technologies being ‘combat proven.’

Timeline

9 Apr 2018 Petition opened for signatures
9 Oct 2018 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 7,986
Status Closed
Opened 9 Apr 2018
Closed 9 Oct 2018

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.