World Courant
PRAGUE, Czech Republic
Professional-Palestinian activists have arrange a variety of tent camps in central Copenhagen since final week, demanding the Danish authorities cease promoting weapons to Israel.
The group behind the encampment on the Metropolis Corridor Sq. space, known as the Palestine Sq. – Encampment for Arms Embargo, mentioned in a press release: “When the Worldwide Courtroom of Justice states that there’s most likely a genocide in Gaza, absolutely the minimal Denmark ought to do is to cease all arms commerce with the state of Israel.”
The mentioned that they’d not go away the encampment till their calls for are met by the federal government.
The group mentioned on social media: “The camp is based on one fundamental demand: That the Danish state imposes a full arms embargo on the state of Israel, to finish the Danish complicity within the ongoing genocide in Gaza in addition to the ethnic cleaning of historic Palestine.” It added: “Whereas Danish firms such Terma Group and others have contributed to the F-35 fighter jet programme, different Danish firms have provided anti-drone tools to the Israeli forces.”
“We demand a complete arms embargo in direction of the apartheid state as absolutely the minimal for so far as it’s finishing up genocidal acts in Gaza, the West Financial institution, and occupied East Jerusalem,” the group instructed Anadolu.
In April, 4 human rights teams filed a lawsuit towards Denmark for not complying with authorized obligations in permitting arms exports to Israel.
Amnesty Worldwide Denmark, Oxfam Denmark, Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke, and the Palestinian human rights group Al-Haq, filed the go well with towards the Overseas Ministry and the Danish Nationwide Police.
The teams mentioned Danish arms elements and different navy materials exported to Israel are at the moment getting used to commit doable conflict crimes and contribute to a believable genocide. The teams mentioned: “That is opposite to the UN Arms Commerce Treaty and the EU’s Frequent Guidelines on Arms Exports, which clearly state that member states are obliged to refuse arms exports if there’s a clear threat that the elements will probably be used to violate worldwide regulation.”
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