Rights groups sue Netherlands again over F-35 parts to Israel

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A trio of rights groups have taken the Dutch government back to court, arguing that a ban on supplying F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel is not being respected in practice, AFP reports.

In a landmark verdict in February, an appeals court ordered the Netherlands to stop delivering parts for fighter jets used by Israel in its offensive in the Gaza Strip. But the rights groups are returning to court, saying that the ban has not prevented the parts ending up in Israeli planes.

“Unfortunately, everything indicates that these parts end up in Israel from the Netherlands via other routes,” said Oxfam Novib, one of the groups involved in the case.

The Dutch government “has continued delivering [parts] to other countries, including the United States. And that contravenes the order of the court,” Liesbeth Zegveld, a lawyer representing the rights groups, told the court.

“The court order [from February] applies to all F-35 parts with Israel as the final destination and the state must stop all such deliveries in practice,” she argued. The government must “actively prevent” parts from reaching Israel, said Zegveld.

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