Gareth Jennings’s statement is what might be expected from a firm that makes a living of war. The Dutch judgment is meaningful in that it’s the “law” that’s intervening against companies like his and is setting an example.

With over 28,000 Palestinians killed by Israel so far in the Gaza Strip, a Dutch appeals court ruled Monday that the Netherlands must stop exporting parts for Israeli forces’ aircraft due to the “clear risk that Israel’s F-35 fighter jets might be used in the commission of serious violations of international humanitarian law.”

Explaining the potential limitations of the Dutch ruling, Gareth Jennings, aviation editor at the defense intelligence firm Janes, told The New York Times that “if one supplier isn’t able to deliver for any reason, the parts can be sourced from another.”

Therefore, the decision seems to be “a symbolic act rather than one having any meaningful effect on Israel’s F-35 fleet,” he said.

Source: Dutch Court Blocks Weapons Parts for Israel