'SETTLEMENTS' ARE LEGAL, JUST LOOK AT THE UN DOCUMENTS!
Most people may not be aware of this, but under international law the Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria have full legal status.
“American jurists such as former ICJ President Stephen Schwebel have said that Israel has more rights to Judea and Samaria,” said Rosenne, a former abbassador to the US and France “Any legal expert who looks at the UN documents will see that there is no such concept as the West Bank or the occupied territories, but rather Judea and Samaria. That is the terminology that appears in the official UN documents".
Dr. Rosenne added that according to the Geneva Convention, all the Jewish communities are legal, saying, “Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention says that an occupying power cannot forcibly move citizens to occupied territory. This was true during World War II when the Germans forcefully moved German citizens to occupied Polish territories. In our case, Israel never occupied Judea and Samaria. Judea and Samaria is an area that has never belonged to another country. Jordanian occupation was never recognized, just as the Egyptian occupation of Gaza was not recognized. The fate of these areas should be determined by negotiations among the parties. The settlers never forcibly entered anywhere, nor were they moved there, so they are perfectly legal.”
He also noted that, according to the Geneva Convention, terrorists imprisoned in Israel should not be considered prisoners of war.
“The Geneva Convention states that a prisoner of war is a man who openly carried weapons and wore uniforms and respected the laws of war,” said Dr Rosenne. “The terrorists do not carry arms openly, they do not have uniforms and they do not respect the laws of war when they kill children. They are not party to the conflict because no Arab state has adopted them. Nevertheless, Israel allows every terrorist to meet with an attorney.” (C) Elad Benari.
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| West Bank? A cunning catchy name coined by Fatah/Hamas and taken up by the media. “The PA is not a country. It has a Palestinian Authority and Hamas which controls Gaza. All UN documents dealing with Resolution 242 do not mention the word Palestinian.” |
Most people may not be aware of this, but under international law the Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria have full legal status.
“American jurists such as former ICJ President Stephen Schwebel have said that Israel has more rights to Judea and Samaria,” said Rosenne, a former abbassador to the US and France “Any legal expert who looks at the UN documents will see that there is no such concept as the West Bank or the occupied territories, but rather Judea and Samaria. That is the terminology that appears in the official UN documents".
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| St George Monastery, Wadi Kelt, Judea |
He also noted that, according to the Geneva Convention, terrorists imprisoned in Israel should not be considered prisoners of war.
“The Geneva Convention states that a prisoner of war is a man who openly carried weapons and wore uniforms and respected the laws of war,” said Dr Rosenne. “The terrorists do not carry arms openly, they do not have uniforms and they do not respect the laws of war when they kill children. They are not party to the conflict because no Arab state has adopted them. Nevertheless, Israel allows every terrorist to meet with an attorney.” (C) Elad Benari.
