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Posted by: zanshin,
2008-08-17 05:32 |
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Israel's occupation of Palestinian land is illegal under international law
Israel's occupation of Palestinian land is illegal under international law
Background and Context
Israel's occupation of Palestinian land is illegal under international law
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Argument Tree
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Israel's occupation of Palestinian land is illegal under international law
East Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip are internationally recognized as occupied Palestinian territories, which Israel took over in 1967
>>Israel started to occupy Palestinian land during the war of 1967 (aka Six-Day War)
>>Gaza is no longer occupied by Israel
>>Israel withdrew from Gaza
Israel has no civilian, government or military presence in Gaza.
>>Israel removed 8,000 settler from the Gaza Strip
>>Israeli forces control Gaza by land, sea and air
Israel imposed an economic blockade on Gaza
>>“[A]n occupation regime that refuses to earnestly contribute to efforts to reach a peaceful solution should be considered illegal.
Indeed, such a refusal should be considered outright annexation. The occupant has a duty under international law to conduct negotiations in good faith for a peaceful solution. It would seem that an occupant who proposes unreasonable conditions, or otherwise obstructs negotiations for peace for the purpose of retaining control over the occupied territory, could be considered a violator of international law.
-- Eyal Benvenisti, Tel Aviv University law professor in his book: The International Law of Occupation (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1993), pp. 145–46.
>>Foreign occupation should be a temporary situation, pending a political settlement or solution
>>Victorious powers can legally occupy hostile territories seized in the course of conflict
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