While President Trump’s recent decision not to visit Israel was a signal to US allies to adjust their foreign policy stance, UK arms exports to Israel have been a consistent focus of sustained, pro-Palestine mass protests in Britain since October 2023. Alongside an unparalleled mass movement on the streets of British towns and cities a quiet but effective legal challenge was launched against the UK government’s policy of arms exports to Israel. The High Court case displays a web of contradictions and the hypocrisy of ministerial statements on arms sales to Israel. According to GLAN and Al-Haq, the case exposes “structural flaws in accountability” in the UK arms export control regime, which “renders it unfit to ensure respect for fundamental legal and humanitarian obligations”. The UK government also claimed in the High Court that Israel’s targeting policies were as good as the UK’s.