Our system of law is based upon equality and fairness. If this system disgusts you then there's nothing that I can ever say that would sway your position on this subject.
Our system of law, whatever its merits, applies within the United States only. There is no system of law that applies to dealings between the US, Israel and the PA. Pretending there is one does not make it so.
As Steven den Beste ably pointed out recently, in the international arena, there are no neutral juries nor can there ever be any, just countries with conflicting interests, who generally are anything but neutral in regard to the outcomes of specific cases.
Most countries care only about interests, not "fairness" when dealing with other countries. But the US and Israel occasionally care about fairness too, which makes them different from other countries. (If the Palestinians had a different enemy, say the Turks, they would never have got to square one. The Kurds only got somewhere thanks to the US, and they have a hundred times the claim to a country). When they do care about "fairness", it's their own definition of "fair", since there is no common law between them and their opponents. The Palestinians don't think it's "fair" that Israel should exist at all, but they are not going to get Israel to agree to that standard. Neither the US nor Israel cares enough about "fairness" to damage their own interests badly for the sake of it, much less risk their existence. Nor is there an independent arbiter of "fair", at least not one worthy of respect (if you bring up the UN, excuse me while I barf. Did I mention that Muamar Gaddafi is scheduled to be the next head of the UN Human Rights Council?).
Which is why the problem remains...neutrals cannot judge, for judgement is not neutral. Without a generally agreed, overarching system of law applying equally to all parties, there is no standard but the final judgement that can show a "neutral" party. Therefore the said "neutral" party can never declare a judgement for one side or the other no matter what the evidence. Which means that your advice is not only impractical, but self-contradictory. |
