‘Fragility of Gaza ceasefire underscores risk of further violations and need to halt arms exports to Israel, including F-35s,’ says joint statement
Riyaz ul Khaliq |18.02.2025 – Update : 18.02.2025
Too little too late and anyway the Yanks need to sell their murder weapons somewhere – Mark
ISTANBUL
A global coalition of 232 civil society organizations has called on international partners of F-35 jets to end their arms exports to Israel, which is facing a case of genocide at the International Court of Justice.
The Australian Centre for International Justice (ACIJ) said in a statement on Tuesday that the civil society organizations urged all government partners in the F-35 fighter jet supply chain, including the Australian government, to “immediately halt all direct and indirect transfers of F-35 parts and components to Israel in accordance with their international legal obligations.”
F-35 partner countries, including Australia, Canada, Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, the UK, and the US, have thus far “refused to cease exporting parts and components manufactured in their countries for use in F-35 fighter jets, despite their ultimate end use by Israel in aerial attacks that have caused devastating and irreparable harm to Palestinians in Gaza,” it said in a statement.
Signatories to the joint call include organizations from Europe, the Americas, and Asia, as well as the Arab world.
South Africa was the first nation to drag Israel to the ICJ over its genocidal war on Gaza that has claimed more than 48,000 lives and reduced the enclave to rubble. A ceasefire that took hold on Jan. 19 is currently in place.
