The Netherlands’ highest court is ruling Friday on an appeal by the government against a ban on sending parts for F-35 fighter jets to Israel.
The case was originally brought in late 2023 by three Dutch rights groups who argued that transferring the F-35 parts makes the Netherlands complicit in possible war crimes being committed by Israel in its war with Hamas.
Israel denies committing war crimes in its campaign in Gaza.
The district court in The Hague initially rejected the ban, but in February 2024 an appeals panel ordered the Dutch government to halt shipments of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel, citing a clear risk of violations of international law.
The government appealed to the Supreme Court, saying that foreign policy was a matter for the government, not courts.
In November last year, a legal advisor to the Supreme Court issued a non-binding opinion that the government’s appeal should be rejected.
The Netherlands is home to one of three regional warehouses for US-owned F​The Netherlands’ highest court is ruling Friday on an appeal by the government against a ban on sending parts for F-35 fighter jets to Israel.
The case was originally brought in late 2023 by three Dutch rights groups who argued that transferring the F-35 parts makes the Netherlands complicit in possible war crimes being committed by Israel in its war with Hamas.
Israel denies committing war crimes in its campaign in Gaza.
The district court in The Hague initially rejected the ban, but in February 2024 an appeals panel ordered the Dutch government to halt shipments of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel, citing a clear risk of violations of international law.
The government appealed to the Supreme Court, saying that foreign policy was a matter for the government, not courts.
In November last year, a legal advisor to the Supreme Court issued a non-binding opinion that the government’s appeal should be rejected.
The Netherlands is home to one of three regional warehouses for US-owned F ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
