Human rights groups sue Denmark over arms exports to Israel https://www.euronews.com/2024/03/12/human-rights-groups-sue-denmark-over-arms-exports-to-israel By Euronews Published on 12/03/2024 The groups mentioned serious concerns that weapons and military equipment sent to Israel may be used in violation of international law in Gaza. A group of the world’s most prominent human rights organisations is suing Danish authorities over the continued exports of arms to Israel even as more than 30,000 people, most of them civilians, have been killed in Gaza by the Israeli military. The local branches of Oxfam, Amnesty, Action Aid and the Palestinian human rights group Al-Haq have announced a lawsuit against the Danish National Police and the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Their action asks Danish authorities to stop Denmark’s arms exports to Israel on the grounds that there is “a clear risk that weapons and military equipment that Denmark, directly and indirectly, exports to Israel will be used to commit serious crimes against civilians in Gaza”. According to the group, this would represents a violation of international rules on arms trade on behalf of Denmark, making the country complicit in “plausible genocide.” The UN top court, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), concluded in January that it is plausible that Israel's actions in Gaza could amount to genocide. “Denmark must not supply weapons to bomb civilians,” Lars Koch, secretary general of Oxfam Denmark, said in a statement published on social media. “With the trial, we will test whether Denmark respects international law and the value we profess,” he added. “We cannot ignore clear violations of humanitarian law, war crimes and the warning of a potential genocide.” What the NGOs are seeking for is the court’s word on whether Denmark’s actions represent a violation of international law. The country is bound by the UN Arms Trade Treaty and the EU Common Rules for Arms Exports to ensure that exports of arms and military equipment from Danish companies are not used in violation of international law. ”For five months we have been talking about a potential genocide in Gaza, but we have not seen politicians take action," said Tim Whyte, Secretary General of Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke, one of the organisations behind the lawsuit. "Denmark should not be sending weapons to Israel when there is a reasonable suspicion that it is committing war crimes in Gaza. "We need to get the court’s word on Denmark’s responsibility." In February, a Dutch court ordered the Netherlands to stop selling F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel over fears these might be used in violation of international law in Gaza.
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Netanyahu says he will press forward with military campaign in Rafah Reuters March 13, 2024 https://www.reuters.com/world/middl...ward-with-military-campaign-rafah-2024-03-12/ JERUSALEM, March 12 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel would press forward with its military campaign into Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, amid rising international pressure. A growing chorus of voices have joined in calls for Israel not to enter Rafah, one of the last relatively safe areas, where 1.5 million people have sought shelter. "We will finish the job in Rafah while enabling the civilian population to get out of harm's way," Netanyahu said in a video address to a conference of the pro-Israel AIPAC organization in Washington, D.C. Netanyahu's comments came as European Union leaders plan to urge Israel not to launch a ground operation in Rafah, according to draft conclusions of an upcoming summit. "The European Council urges the Israeli government to refrain from a ground operation in Rafah, where well over a million Palestinians are currently seeking safety from the fighting and access to humanitarian assistance," according to a draft text of conclusions of a summit seen by Reuters. The text will require the approval of all the EU's 27 national leaders to be adopted at the summit on March 21 and 22. U.S. President Joe Biden said on Saturday that Netanyahu was "hurting Israel more than helping" by conducting the war in a way contrary to the country's values.
Pentagon rushing Ukraine $300 million in weapons By Tara Copp and Lolita Baldor, The Associated Press Mar 13 2024 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon will rush about $300 million in weapons to Ukraine after finding some cost savings in its contracts, even though the military remains deeply overdrawn and needs at least $10 billion to replenish all the weapons it has pulled from its stocks to help Kyiv in its desperate fight against Russia, the White House announced Tuesday. It’s the Pentagon’s first announced security package for Ukraine since December, when it acknowledged it was out of replenishment funds. It wasn’t until recent days that officials publicly acknowledged they weren’t just out of money to buy replacement weapons, they are $10 billion overdrawn. The announcement comes as Ukraine is running dangerously low on munitions and efforts to get fresh funds for weapons have stalled in the House because of Republican opposition. U.S. officials have insisted for months that the United States wouldn’t be able to resume weapons deliveries until Congress provided the additional replenishment funds, which are part of the stalled supplemental spending bill. The replenishment funds have allowed the Pentagon to pull existing munitions, air defense systems and other weapons from its reserve inventories under presidential drawdown authority, or PDA, to send to Ukraine and then sign contracts to order replacements, which are needed to maintain U.S. military readiness. “When Russian troops advance and its guns fire, Ukraine does not have enough ammunition to fire back,” said national security adviser Jake Sullivan in announcing the $300 million in additional aid. ................................. Oh, by the way, don't mention how many billions of dollars gets pissed down into the bottomless Israel drain, a country which doesn't require assistance.
....even though the military remains deeply overdrawn and needs at least $10 billion to replenish all the weapons it has pulled from its stock to help Israel in its desperate fight against Palestine.
ya gotta laugh, Israel has USA society well and truly totally by the balls while leaching billions of American taxpayer dollars annually into the never never fight against a motley crew of sandalwearing riff raff. LMAO.
The Palestinians are no threat, but Israel drums up this bs propaganda that Palestine wants to Anhilate Israel. Truth be known, it's the other way around, but that's propaganda for you, text book russian type propaganda.