Two government MPs alongside human rights experts have called for Israel’s largest weapons companies to be removed from a defence conference in Sydney next week, which is sponsored by the state government.

The call comes after a UN commission of inquiry found Israel was committing genocide in Gaza , and after warnings the Australian government may be breaching its international obligations by trading with weapons companies linked to alleged war crimes.

An Australian subsidiary of Israel’s largest weapons company, Elbit Systems, and the state-owned company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems are listed as exhibitors at the Indo Pacific International Maritime Exposition . The event will provide an opportunity to showcase weapons to buyers. A remote spy base and a ‘criminal’ blockade ra

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