Uhulumeni Wase-UK Ukuvimba Ukuthunyelwa Kwezikhali Kwa-Israyeli Uma Isenzo Sezempi Siqala Kabusha

Isimemezelo siza ngemuva kwengxabano ende phakathi kweTories ehamba phambili kanye neLiberal Democrats mayelana nomkhawulo wokuthengiswa kwezikhali

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/aug/12/british-arms-exports-israel-gaza-block-suspension

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Uhulumeni waseBrithani uzomisa ukuthunyelwa kwezikhali kwamanye amazwe Israel uma impi iqala kabusha Gaza ngenxa yokukhathazeka ngokuthi imikhiqizo eyenziwe eBrithani ingasetshenziswa yi-Israel Defence Forces (IDF).

Umnyango wezamabhizinisi uthe ukubuyekezwa kokuthunyelwa kwe-UK kwa-Israyeli kuhlonze amalayisense ayi-12 "ezingxenye ezingaba yingxenye yemishini esetshenziswa yi-Israel Defence Forces in. Gaza“. Zihlanganisa imishini ye-radar yezempi, izindiza zokulwa namathangi.

Vince Cable, unobhala wezamabhizinisi, wathi: “Siyakwamukela ukumiswa kwamanje kweGaza futhi sithemba ukuthi kuzoholela esinqumweni esinokuthula. Kodwa-ke, uhulumeni wase-UK akakwazanga ukucacisa ukuthi imibandela yelayisense yokuthekelisa iyafinyelelwa yini. Ngenxa yalokho kungaqiniseki sithathe isinqumo sokumisa la malayisensi akhona okuthumela impahla uma kwenzeka kuqalwa kabusha ubutha obubalulekile.

"Awekho amalayisense amasha emishini yezempi akhishiwe ukuze asetshenziswe Umbutho Wezokuvikela wakwa-Israel ngesikhathi sokubuyekezwa, futhi njengesinyathelo sokuqapha le ndlela izoqhubeka kuze kuphele ubutha."

Ukumiswa kokuthunyelwa kwezikhali kuza ngemuva kwempi ende neshubile phakathi komfelandawonye mayelana nokukhawulela ukuthengiswa kwezikhali kwa-Israel. UNdunankulu, uDavid Cameron, kanye noNobhala Wezangaphandle, uPhilip Hammond, bebelokhuukumelana nezimfuno zikaCable kanye nesekela likandunankulu, uNick Cleggibiza ukuthi kumiswe ngokushesha ukuthunyelwa kwempahla kwamanye amazwe.

U-Downing Street uthe u-Israyeli "unelungelo elisemthethweni lokuzivikela", futhi iBrithani ukumisa ukuthunyelwa kwempahla ngaphandle kokusekelwa yiYurophu yonke bekungaba isenzo esingenalutho esingalimaza ithonya le-UK kwa-Israyeli.

"Umbono wethu ukuthi okugxilwe kakhulu kufanele kube esithombeni esikhulu sokuzama ukwenza ama-Israel kanye nama-Hamas aqede udlame," kusho isikhulu esingu-No 10 ekuqaleni kwaleli sonto.

The Ama-Conservatives‘ ukungabaza ukuthatha umugqa oqinile ngokumelene nokuthunyelwa kwezikhali ngaphandle, naphezu kweseluleko sikangqongqoshe weTory Middle East, u-Tobias Ellwood, ukuthi okungenani ukuthunyelwa kwezikhali kwamanye amazwe kufanele kumiswe, kucasule abantu abaningi abadala kuzo zombili izinhlangothi zombimbi.

ULady Warsi wehlile njengongqongqoshe wehhovisi lezangaphandle ngesonto eledlule ngentukuthelo yokwehluleka kukahulumeni ukumisa ukuthunyelwa kwezikhali emazweni angaphandle kanye nokugxeka ukuhlasela kuka-Israel eGaza.

Encwadini yakhe yokwesula eya kuCameron, uWarsi uthe "indlela kanye nolimi" lukahulumeni ngesikhathi sokungqubuzana kwenyanga eGaza "bekungenakuvikeleka ngokokuziphatha".

Amalayisense okuthumela ngaphandle abiza u-£42m anikezwe abakhiqizi bezokuvikela base-British abangu-131 kusukela ngo-2010, okuhlanganisa nezingxenye zama-drones, ama-radar ezempi nezimoto ezihlomile. Kodwa-ke, izinto eziningi ezithunyelwa ngaphandle zihlanganisa isofthiwe ye-cryptographic kanye nemishini yezokuxhumana yezempi.

Imininingwane eshicilelwe ngenyanga edlule ngamakomiti e-Commons okulawula ukuthunyelwa kwezikhali (CAEC) ikhombisa ukuthi ilayisensi eyodwa ikhishiwe maqondana nohlelo olwakhiwe ngokuhlanganyela i-US-built joint strike fighter (JSF), okumele luqale ukufika kwa-Israel kusukela ngo-2016, nelokuqala. indiza ezoqala ukusebenza ngo-2018.

Abakhankasi bokulawulwa kwezikhali bathi izinkampani ezimbili zase-UK, okuhlanganisa ne-UAV Engines, zinikezwe imvume yokuhlinzeka ngezingxenye ze-Hermes drones okuthiwa zisetshenziswe ochwepheshe bezempi engxabanweni eqhubekayo eGaza. Ngokusho kwesizindalwazi sayo, i-UAV Engines, inkampani engaphansi kukasonkontileka wezokuvikela wakwa-Israel i-Elbit, ikhiqiza izinjini “zama-UAV amaqhinga ahlukahlukene [izimoto zasemoyeni ezinganamuntu], ama-drones aqondiwe kanye nezinkundla zemishini eyodwa”.

Ukulandela i-Operation Cast Lead, ukuhlasela kuka-Israyeli ngo-2008 eGaza, i-UK ivumile ukuthi imishini esetshenziswa amasosha ase-Israel ngesikhathi sokusebenza cishe yayiqukethe izingxenye ezenziwe eBrithani.

Bangaphezu kuka-1,900 abantu basePalestine namasosha angama-64 akwa-Israel asebeshonile kule ngxabano ekhona.

Okhulumela iLib Dems uthe: “Akuyona imfihlo ukuthi kube nokuhlukana kwemibono kuhulumeni wobambiswano ngalolu daba.

“UNick Clegg noVince Cable bakubeke kwacaca kwabanye ukuthi bafuna ukubona izimvume zokuthunyelwa kwezikhali kwa-Israel zimiswa ngenxa yesimo saseGaza.

“Lokhu kuwumfelandawonye futhi lokhu kufinyelele esivumelwaneni esihlangene namaConservatives. Kuthathe isikhathi esiningi nomzamo I-Liberal Democrats kuhulumeni ukuze sifike lapha.

“Osekucacile manje wukuthi sinesivumelwano sokuthi uma ukuvalwa kwezikhali okukhona manje kuphela eGaza, esithemba ukuthi ngeke kuphele, bese kuqalwa kabusha ubutha obubalulekile, kuzomiswa ngokushesha lezo zimvume zokuthumela izikhali ezweni. Israyeli onikeza isizathu sokukhathazeka.”

 

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