On October 15, 2023, when a genocidal process begins in response to the bloody attacks of Hamas, around thirty Palestinian unions launched a SOS. They call “Their international counterparts and all people of conscience to put an end to any form of complicity with the crimes of Israel, by urgently ceasing the arms trade with Israel as well as any funding and any military research”.
Their message, relayed by the International Union Solidarity and struggles, takes a particular resonance in French companies related to armaments.
Since the end of 2021, the case law of the Court of Cassation has been clear: “Anyone who intentionally provides their help, their assistance or any form of assistance to the Commission or the attempt at war crime commission, crimes against humanity and genocide crime would be liable to prosecution, as an accomplice. »»
Exports of arms to Israel: French companies under pressure
And this insists lawyer Matteo Bonaglia, “without requiring a minimum participation threshold or that it is necessary to demonstrate an intention to help the CRIEME commission”. “Clearly, summarizes the lawyer, French armaments companies can no longer take refuge behind the state, which granted them an export license. Their own responsibility can be engaged. “…
