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No evidence of genocide in Gaza, UK lawyers say in arms export case (www.theguardian.com)
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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.
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[-] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 56 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

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?

[-] RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works 45 points 6 days ago
[-] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 28 points 6 days ago

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

[-] RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works 21 points 6 days ago

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

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