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Many human rights organizations have criticized the UK’s Supreme Court’s decision to judge that the lawsuit against the government for continuing to sell weapons to Israel is not the jurisdiction of the courts.
These organizations, including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the global legal work network and the Palestinian “Al -Haq” organization, described the day of decision -making as “sad for justice and accountability And international law“.
Many organizations are followed human rights Data and statements to the media before the court building after the decision was issued yesterday.
Yasmine Ahmed, director of the UK branch in an organization Human Rights Watch The Supreme Court decision, saying: “Today is a sad day for justice, accountability and international law, but it is more sad for the Palestinian people who continue to confront crimes Genocide And other atrocities.
Doreen McCarthy, legal researcher at the “Al -Haq” organization, said the court’s decision “complicity UK In the genocide committed by Israel in Gaza.
“This issue is only the starting point in our struggle for justice and accountability,” McCarthy added.
McCarthy called on states to impose a ban on the export of weapons to Israel, to cut all its diplomatic, political, economic and commercial relations with it, and to work to expel Israel from United Nations General Assembly As a state that commits genocide, and to arrest and trial perpetrators of genocide.
The Executive Director expressed Amnesty International In the United Kingdom, Sasha Desmoch, about their disappointment at the court’s decision.
“Although the court clearly made it clear that it is not the authority to take a decision regarding the export of” F-35 “spare parts (F-35), this does not exempt the executive or parliament from bearing responsibility.”
In 2024, the Al -Haq Foundation and the Global Legal Network submitted a request to the Supreme Court against the British government after their requests were ignored to suspend arms sales. For Israel repeatedly.
The two organizations asked a government Britain Hold all weapons sales licenses to Israel, including F-35 fighter spare parts.