No evidence has been seen that a genocide is occurring in Gaza or that women and children were targeted by the IDF, UK government lawyers have claimed, as a high court case opened into the handling of arms exports controls to Israel.

They also suggested there was no obligation placed on the UK to make other states comply with international humanitarian law but only to ensure that no breach occured within its jurisdiction.

The government is seeking to defend itself in a judicial review brought over allegations that it acted unlawfully in continuing to sell F-35 parts and components to a global pool, even though some of those components might be used by Israel in Gaza in a way that the government regards as a breach of international law.

Much of the case will turn on the extent to which international law places obligations in domestic law.

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    Yup Israel has always had a free pass cause they’re basically the only ally of west in broken and dangerous middle east.

    Thats why Saudi Arabia is so fascinating - if they drag middle east out of swamp of incompetence they could make Israel redundant and take away its free pass.

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      if they drag middle east out of swamp of incompetence they could make Israel redundant and take away its free pass.

      Is that supposed to be some kind of joke?

      Saudi Arabia is the MOST incompetent of the whole bunch!

      It just doesn’t matter because they literally have more money than God.

      They’re so ultra-inbred incompetent that they literally founded, funded and armed a terrorist group that made their first and foremost goal the fall of Saudi Arabia under an Islamic caliphate.

      They learned to stay out of wars decades ago, because they’re too mentally damaged to fight them.

      I mean, until they tried to genocide Yemen, and of course got their asses handed to them by unarmed goat-herders who are still infinitely less trash.

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      They already have that free pass, they just choose to use it to murder journalists, gays, aposthates and opress women, immigrants, non-muslims and political adversaries.

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        I said absolutely nothing about free pass and Saudi Arabia - where are you getting that?

        My point being is that Saudis connecting middle east to the west could make Israel redundant and too expensive to support. Is that clearer? There’s 0 opinions in this comment just a geopolitical observation.

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          I said absolutely nothing about free pass and Saudi Arabia - where are you getting that?

          Well, absolutely nothing…

          Thats why Saudi Arabia is so fascinating - if they drag middle east out of swamp of incompetence they could make Israel redundant and take away its free pass.

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            Take away Israel’s free pass not take over. Jesus dude you have reading comprehension of a 3rd grader and that’s generous.

            Take away does not mean “steal” or “take over”. Just like when your mom takes away your dinosaur figurines before dinner she’s not really playing out t-rex vs stegosaurus battles herself right?

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              If I take away your phone, who has your phone? Maybe you should write clearer and be a bit more respectful, not jumping to insults right away.

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                Maybe you should take your advice and work on your reading comprehension before jumping to conclusions and trying to gaslight people. Bye

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                  My advice wasn’t about reading comprehension, so taking my advice would just make my writing clearer. As far as I can tell I was quite respectful and haven’t insulted you at any point.

                  And gaslighting has a very specific meaning, it’s not a “get out a discussion” free card. I cited everything I was commenting about.

                  Bye.