Supreme Court unanimously rejects petitions to prevent cut to humanitarian aid

https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rycjmzxtke

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  1. This article waters down the ruling a bit, in the decision Judge Mintz calls Israel’s genocide a religious war

    >“The State of Israel is in the midst of a war of duty [religious term מלחמת מצווה] in the full sense of the word.

    For a peek into Israeli society’s consciousness you should check out the Hebrew version of this story where you can see comments like this one:

    >The human rights organizations that made the petition should be killed along with the Arabs.

  2. Chief Justice Amit emphasized that Israel does not directly provide humanitarian goods but merely permits their entry, while terrorist organizations exploit the civilian population and seize aid shipments. The justices determined that the respondents’ conduct did not warrant judicial intervention, noting that no quantitative restrictions were imposed on the amount or type of aid, and that extensive efforts were made to improve infrastructure and mechanisms for aid delivery

    Justices Sohlberg and David Mintz concurred with Amit. Sohlberg wrote that Israel had gone far beyond its obligations by facilitating humanitarian aid, even at the expense of operational priorities and at the risk of soldiers’ lives. “Senior IDF officials coordinated logistical and security needs to ensure the frequent and large-scale transfer of humanitarian aid to Gaza,” he stated.

    While Mintz agreed with Amit’s ruling, he dissented on the notion that Israel has any legal obligation to provide humanitarian aid to Gaza

  3. In what way does the court have the authority to determine how Israel makes war? Even if they ruled the other way I feel like that would have just caused a different set of issues.

  4. “**Israel’s** Supreme Court unanimously rejected petitions from left-wing and human rights organizations demanding that the government expand humanitarian aid to Gaza during the ongoing war after it made extensive cuts. Chief Justice Yitzhak Amit ruled that Israel has fulfilled its obligations under international law and therefore dismissed the case.”

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