US EditionDutch High Court Orders Government to Reevaluate License to Export F-35 Fighter Jet Parts to Israel
The Dutch Supreme Court requires a government review of F-35 parts exports amid legal concerns over potential complicity in war crimes linked to Israel's Gaza campaign.
- Friday's decision by the Netherlands' highest court ordered the Dutch government to re-evaluate its suspended export license for F-35 parts to Israel within six weeks.
- Three Dutch rights groups filed the original suit in late 2023, arguing transfers could make the Netherlands complicit in possible war crimes, while a district court in The Hague initially rejected the ban but a February 2024 appeals panel ordered a halt.
- The Dutch government lawyers argued that a ban on transfers would be ineffective because the United States would still deliver the parts from the warehouse, which is one of three regional F-35 warehouses in the Netherlands.
- The ruling requires a time-limited reassessment and keeps exports halted, with Martijn Polak, Supreme Court Vice‑President, saying the government has six weeks to re-evaluate the licence.
- With national elections scheduled Oct. 29, the ruling comes as Israel's offensive in Gaza has killed more than 66,200 and wounded nearly 170,000, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.
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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.
According to the Supreme Court, it is not up to the courts to determine foreign policy. A lower court previously ruled that the Netherlands, by exporting the goods, may be contributing to "serious violations of international humanitarian law."
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Dutch high court orders government to reevaluate license to export F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel
The Netherlands' highest court has ordered the government to reevaluate a license to export F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel.
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