A coalition of NGOs from the Netherlands and Palestine are suing the Dutch government over what they say is its failure to stop Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza.
In a statement released today the coalition demanded that the Dutch government ban the export or transit of military equipment and dual-use items to Israel, as well as cut trade and investments that support Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian Territories.
The coalition is made up of the al-Haq, Al Mezan, Een Ander Joods Gluid (EAJG), the European Legal Support Center (ELSC), Groningen Jabalya, SOMO, Stitching Kifaia, Stitching Palestina and is supported by lawyers from the Global Justice Association.
The statement argues that as a party to the Genocide Convention, the Netherlands is obliged to prevent the crime of genocide occurring, referring to the Netherlands-based International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) findings in January that Israel is plausibly committing genocide in Gaza…..more
