| Posted on Page One as this is an enemy operation, not mere backchannel blather. |
| The High Court will hear arguments by the British lawyer Phil Shiner, who is specialised in human rights law, in co-operation with the Palestinian group "Al Haq." |
The lawyer is acting in the case of Saleh Hasan, a 62-year-old resident of Bethlehem who is one of tens of thousands of Palestinians who until now have found no effective remedy of Israels unlawful acts against the Palestinians.
In 2005, Israel used military equipment to bulldoze agricultural assets and permanently confiscated land in order to make way for the security wall, Hasan, who came to the UK to attend the hearing, told the briefing.
For his part, Shiner said he would argue that "the UK Government has and continues to have clear evidence that Israel might use equipment imported from Britain for purposes prohibited under international law." And as such, the lawyer said he will seek a declaration from the High Court "that in future the UK Government must be transparent and give full information about how it has satisfied itself that there is no risk of a breach of these criteria and to make publicly available information that there is no risk of any arms-related products from the UK being used for repressive purposes." In the absence of any legal justification for continuing this current policy, Al Haq and Palestinians like Saleh Hasan "call on the UK Government to suspend all arms-related exports to Israel until such time as Israel complies in full with its obligations under international law," he added.
| Shiner said that the hearing is of great significance as it is being funded by British legal aid through taxpayers money here. |