"I would end U.S. support for the disastrous Saudi-led war in
Yemen and order a reassessment of our relationship with Saudi
Arabia." - Joe Biden in 2019.

As Joe Biden gets down to business as the new US President, there
are signs of hope for an end to the devastating war in Yemen. The
US and the UK are the biggest arms suppliers to Saudi Arabia, and
its attacks on Yemen could not continue without this support.

But the new President has repeatedly promised to stop the flow of
US arms and end military support. Now is the time to make sure he
keeps those promises and force the UK to follow suit too.

The US is Saudi Arabia’s biggest arms supplier, but CAAT
estimates that the UK has sold more than £18 billion of weapons
to Saudi Arabia since the war began in March 2015. Over half of
Saudi Arabia’s combat aircraft used for the bombing raids are
UK-supplied.

“The Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) is entirely dependent on
American and British support ... If either Washington or London
halts the flow of logistics, the RSAF will be grounded.” - Bruce
Reidel, Brookings Institution

If the US were to change course it would help end the war, and it
would put huge pressure on UK Ministers to reconsider their
support too. There is no time to waste.

One of the first tests will be whether Biden acts to stop the
$290-million bomb sale that Trump’s White House approved to Saudi
forces in December.

We will join US allies, and more than 260 organisations from 18
countries, in a global call to action against the war on Yemen
this Monday 25 January. You can:

* Join the World Says No to War on Yemen Global Online Rally at
7pm GMT
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to add your voice.
* Share this piece
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* Raise this with your MP in 2 minutes
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* US residents can support this petition
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from Win Without War.
* Donate to help CAAT ( [link removed] ) keep up the
pressure on the UK government to stop arming Saudi Arabia. In
hope, .

In hope.

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Sarah

Campaign Against Arms Trade
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