Good to see the F-35 challenge fail. However, I was appalled to learn that our government believes Israel is not committed to international humanitarian law in the conflict in Gaza, thereby justifying the withholding of export licences. This stance entirely ignores the complexity of fighting an enemy that uses Palestinian civilians as human shields. It is both simplistic and factually wrong.
Thank you, Joshua. With reluctance I am inclined to believe that the Court was right. Wherever my or anyone’s sympathies may lean, we are where we are in a bellicose world. There is an ugly strain of exceptionalism which has stalked and continues to stalk our and many other (supposedly developed and mature) lands. Someone please try to persuade me I am wrong- and why?
Good to see the F-35 challenge fail. However, I was appalled to learn that our government believes Israel is not committed to international humanitarian law in the conflict in Gaza, thereby justifying the withholding of export licences. This stance entirely ignores the complexity of fighting an enemy that uses Palestinian civilians as human shields. It is both simplistic and factually wrong.
Thank you, Joshua. With reluctance I am inclined to believe that the Court was right. Wherever my or anyone’s sympathies may lean, we are where we are in a bellicose world. There is an ugly strain of exceptionalism which has stalked and continues to stalk our and many other (supposedly developed and mature) lands. Someone please try to persuade me I am wrong- and why?