US EditionDutch high court orders government to reevaluate license to export F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel
The Dutch Supreme Court ordered the government to review the suspended export license amid concerns over complicity in potential war crimes in Israel's Gaza campaign.
- On Friday, the Supreme Court of the Netherlands ordered the Dutch government to re-evaluate its currently suspended export licence for parts for F-35 fighter jets to Israel.
- Three Dutch rights groups filed the suit in late 2023, arguing transfers risk complicity in war crimes, while the government appealed, citing a November legal adviser to the Supreme Court’s non-binding opinion.
- Gaza's Health Ministry reports more than 66,200 killed and nearly 170,000 wounded, figures U.N. agencies and independent experts view as the most reliable estimate.
- Exports remain suspended while the licence is reassessed, prompting action as Slovenia banned weapons transit in August, Spain halted sales in October 2023, and the U.K. suspended some exports last year.
- Amid the ongoing offensive and Oct. 29 elections, related court cases in France and Belgium reflect wider European legal scrutiny amid Israel's offensive in Gaza and the Netherlands' national elections.
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Dutch court says govt can decide on supplying Israel F-35 parts
The Dutch Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the government could decide whether to export parts used in Israeli F-35 fighter jets in Gaza, overturning a previous ban and ending a long-running legal saga. In February 2024, the Appeals Court in the Hague ordered the Dutch government to stop exporting the F-35 parts. That court sided with a coalition of rights groups that argued the parts contributed to what they said were violations of internatio…
Dutch High Court orders review of Israel arms exports, temporarily bans fighter jet parts
In late 2023, Dutch rights groups brought forward the case, arguing that the transfer of F-35 parts makes the Netherlands complicit in possible Israeli war crimes. Dutch government lawyers argue that a ban on transfers would be meaningless, as the U.S. would deliver the parts anyway
The Supreme Court gives the government six weeks to complete the assessment - The responsibility for assessing the risk of violating international law lies with the Minister of Foreign Trade, not the judiciary
Dutch Supreme Court Revisits F-35 Fighter Jet Export License Amidst Legal Tensions
The Dutch Supreme Court has ordered the government to re-evaluate its export license for F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel, amidst concerns of potential international law breaches. The ruling comes at a politically sensitive time in the Netherlands, with government decisions closely scrutinized against the backdrop of Israel's offensive in Gaza.
Dutch Court Orders Review of Export Ban on F-35 Parts to Israel
The Dutch Supreme Court has overturned a lower court’s ruling that banned sales of F-35 fighter jet parts from the Netherlands to Israel, ordering the government to reassess the licenses needed for sending the components.
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