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Democracy NowJUL 12 2024
Dutch and Palestinian NGOs filled a legal complaint on Thursday against the Netherlands over its alleged failure to prevent Israel from committing possible genocide in Gaza and other violations of international law. Israel has denied it is committing genocide in Gaza.Dutch, Palestinian and Jewish NGOs on Thursday filed a suit against the government of the Netherlands, accusing it of failing to prevent Israel from committing possible genocide in Gaza, as well as other violations of international law. Israel has denied it is committing genocide in Gaza.
The NGOs' lawyer told Reuters that the lawsuit seeks to ban all Dutch weapon exports to Israel and to halt all business with Israel related to its presence in the occupied Palestinian territories. The case is expected to be heard in November.Wout Albers, a lawyer on behalf of the NGOs, told Reuters that the lawsuit seeks to ban all Dutch weapon exports to Israel — further seeking to halt all business with the country related to its presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The case is expected to be heard in November.
The suit comes a few days after it was reported that Dutch prosecutors were considering opening a criminal case against senior Israeli intelligence officials for allegedly interfering with the the international criminal court's (ICC) investigation into possible Israeli war crimes.The suit comes a few days after it was reported that Dutch prosecutors were considering opening a criminal case against senior Israeli intelligence officials for allegedly interfering with the the International Criminal Court's (ICC) investigation into possible Israeli war crimes.
Israel will be increasingly internationally isolated as it continues its genocide in Gaza. Though these suits may not stop the war, at the very least, Western officials will feel more pressure to limit their support for Israel's genocidal rampage throughout the Middle East.
Israel, unlike all the other countries investigated by the ICC, is a democratic state with strong institutions. Karim Khan has politicized the organization in an unethical crusade against the Jewish state. There is simply no legal or moral basis to accuse Israel of genocide or to prosecute it.