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December 5, 2023

Lawsuit Accuses Netherlands' Government of Complicity in Israeli War Crimes
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A court in the Netherlands has heard a lawsuit brought by human rights
groups challenging the government's export of F-35 fighter jet parts to
Israel. Oxfam and Amnesty International argue the arms transfer violates
the Netherlands' obligations under international law to prevent war
crimes, citing Israel's wide-scale and serious violations of
humanitarian law in Gaza. Dutch human rights lawyer Liesbeth Zegveld
argued the case.

Liesbeth Zegveld: "The state must immediately stop its deliveries of
F-35 parts to Israel. That is its obligation under Common Article 1 of
the Geneva Conventions, it is its obligation under the Genocide Treaty
to prevent genocide, and it is its obligation under export law. The
position of the state that we can't confidently establish whether
violations are taking place is a charade."



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