Award-winning actor Juliet Stevenson has released the short film, ‘A Licence to Kill’, calling on the UK government to stop providing Israel with the weapons it uses to commit what Amnesty International described last week as a “live streamed genocide” against Palestinians in Gaza.

For nearly two years, the government has avoided accountability for its actions. Now, Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) and leading Palestinian human rights organisation Al-Haq, will present their challenge to government policy at the High Court in a four-day hearing, beginning on 13th May.

Juliet Stevenson said:

‘Our government is deeply implicated in the mass slaughter of the people of Gaza. In continuing to sell weapons to the Israeli government for their armed forces, the UK enables appalling crimes against humanity and is breaking international law. The UK continues to give the Israeli government a licence to kill. That licence must be revoked.’

The film was developed by Artists for Palestine UK in support of the legal campaign by  Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) and leading Palestinian human rights organisation Al-Haq, to suspend all UK weapons sales to Israel.  Although the government has suspended the export of some weapons, it continues to license the supply of parts that keep Israel’s lethal F-35 jets flying. 

The creative team behind the video said on behalf of Artists for Palestine UK:

‘As Israel starves and bombs Gaza into new depths of suffering, the campaign against the UK’s arming of Israel’s military is more urgent than ever. As artists appalled by the eradication of Palestinian life and culture, we fully endorse the case that GLAN and Al-Haq are taking to the High Court.’

This legal challenge relies on crowdfunding. The page can be found here.