Reposted by Barold
People will say "why do you only talk about Israel when there's other countries doing massive violence?" And so with that in mind I'll just note that the UAE, which is backing a genocide in Sudan, as well as being a slave state, is being treated with delicate kid gloves by the government.
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He holds a number of paid positions as an adviser for lobbying and consultancy companies.[51] He is paid chair of the Purpose Defence Coalition, members of which include arms manufacturer Leonardo, which has "extensive links" to Israel’s military.[52] He is paid chair of the Purpose Business Coalition, members of which include Leonardo and oil company BP. He is a paid senior adviser to Rud Pedersen, a lobbying company with expertise in security and defence, which has oil and gas companies Glencore and Enwell Energy as clients.[53](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jr5xhxt5w6a2jqh2os36rkvg/bafkreigabmkwwcyr3imibfflpjfuvahwhhulufzosxxtheaynei5tcfo7q)
