Dutch court rejects a lawsuit against arms exports to Israel

Dutch court rejects a lawsuit against arms exports to Israel

Court rejects the lawsuit - arms exports to Israel remain unhindered!

In a shocking judgment, a Dutch court dismissed the lawsuit of ten pro-Palestinian NGOs who tried to stop the arms exports of the Netherlands to Israel. The NGOs argued that the government violated the genocide convention, while the civilian population in the Gaza Strip suffers from the Israeli fire.

On Friday, the court announced that there was no reason for a total export ban for military and dual -use goods. "All claims have been rejected," said the clear message of the court. The judges emphasized that the state had a certain scope in its politics and that the courts should not intervene.

an outcry of outrage

The plaintiffs referred to the terrifyingly high civilian number of victims in Gaza and asked the Dutch government to meet their responsibility as signatories of the Genocide Convention. "Israel is guilty of genocide and apartheid and uses Dutch weapons to wage war," said Wout Albers, the lawyer of the NGOs, during the negotiations.

The NGOs referred to an order from the International Court of Justice, which had asked Israel to prevent genocide in Gaza. The UN Court of Justice had found that it was plausible that the Palestinians are withheld some rights that are protected by the genocide convention.

reactions and further developments

The coalition of the NGOs now plans to check the judgment and consider an appeal. Shawan Jabarin, the general director of Al-Haq, described the decision as "hideous injustice". "The Netherlands have given up the most fundamental rules of international law to prevent colonization, annexation, apartheid and genocide," says Jabarin.

The verdict fell just one day after a devastating Israeli air raid on a residential building in the Nuseirirat refugee camp, in which at least 40 Palestinians were killed and dozens of others were injured, reports. The Situation in Gaza is catastrophic: According to the Ministry of Health in Gaza, at least 44,805 people have been killed since October last year, the majority of them. In the middle of these tragedies, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister. They are accused of having committed crimes against humanity by using "hunger as warfare" and specifically attacking civilians.

The United Nations recently reported that humanitarian aid for Nordgaza has been largely blocked for 66 days, which is letting between 65,000 and 75,000 Palestinians without access to food, water, electricity or health care. Amnesty International has accused Israel of committing “genocide” to the Palestinians since the beginning of the war last year, an accusation that is vehemently rejects Israel.