Netherlands maintains ban on export of F-35 parts to Israeli enemy

WORLD, Oct. 04 (YPA) – The Dutch government announced on Friday that it will maintain the ban on exporting F-35 fighter jet parts to “Israel”, despite a Supreme Court ruling that allows it to change its policy.

The export ban applies to the fighter jets that “Israel” has been using to bomb Gaza since February 2024, when the Court of Appeal ordered the government to halt these exports.

Earlier on Friday, the Supreme Court ruled that the lower court had overstepped its authority, stating that foreign policy is the government’s responsibility, not the judiciary’s.

The Supreme Court gave the Dutch government six weeks to review its export licensing policy, but the government made its decision within hours.

@E.Y.M