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No evidence of genocide in Gaza, UK lawyers say in arms export case

c/worldnews · u/RubberDuck@lemmy.world · 145 points

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  • UK government lawyers stated there is no evidence of genocide in Gaza or that the IDF specifically targets women and children, as they defended arms exports to Israel in a high court case.
  • The government seeks to uphold its arms sales, including F-35 components, citing international peace and security needs, while campaigners argue this violates domestic and international law obligations.
  • Al-Haq and other organizations assert severe humanitarian crises in Gaza, including mass displacement and significant civilian casualties, contesting the government's position regarding compliance with humanitarian law.

Comments

u/PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml · 4 points

Yeah, nowhere, i guess even Isn'treal is not yet on the stage of openly saying "we will kill them all" though it's clearly implied.

u/RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works · 21 points

"By last year we _technically_ meant there were 25 days last year in which that wasn't the official conclusion of the ICJ"

u/geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml · 28 points

Top tier gaslighting by UK lawyers. Just open the Hasbara handbook and start lying. It's worked for Israel so why not for them!

u/geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml · 55 points

So uhhh why did they ban arms exports?

Government lawyers also stressed that the international court of justice last year had not found there was a plausible risk of a genocide occurring.

Didn't the literal exact opposite of this happen?

u/PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml · 45 points

This news were right one after another in main, Israel literally announce it's a genocide

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u/some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org · 25 points

Oh, what a relief. I thought, from all the video evidence of children being murdered, that genocide was assured. Ffs.

u/raltoid@lemmy.world · 22 points

>UK government lawyers stated there is no evidence of genocide in Gaza or that the IDF specifically targets women and children, as they defended arms exports to Israel in a high court case.

So I'm guessing they don't allow recorded statements, public record or video recordings as evidence then? Or is it just some closed session where a bunch of idiots suck eachother off to the sound of money counting machines?

u/wewbull@feddit.uk · 14 points

Here's hoping the court sees through the rather obvious bullshit.

u/expatriado@lemmy.world · 14 points

No evidence of conflict of interest, said firm hired by lawyers contracted by the government.

u/Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de · 9 points

The laywer in casw you were wondering.

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u/RockLobstore@lemmy.ml · 2 points

🤮 the news makes me so sick, but it’s kind of our duty to know what goes on around the world funded by our tax dollars.