don't think it was only because of internal opposition, so we will disagree about that. Stepping into war crimes territory is always dicey, especially when you are counting on aid from a great humanitarian giant like the US.
I just pointed out that the US didn't approve of the settlements either, and it didn't stop the Israelis or cost them US aid.
As for "war crimes" territory, it's easy to say. Of course it presumes that Israel had a universally accepted Eastern border before the war (no Arab state recognized it) and that Israel mounted a simple war of conquest, instead of defensive war against 200,000 troops massed on her borders, egged on by the Soviets.
The Green Line was the truce line of 1949, and the Arab states had all reneged on their promises to recognize Israel within them. One reason why Resolution 242 says Israel is to withdraw from "territories" not "all the territories" occuped after 67, and that borders are to be settled by negotiation.
Of course, the Arabs took the position that the Green Line, which was as nothing to them in May 67, became sacred and inviolable in June 67 after Israel took the West Bank, lol. I see why they say this, but not why you agree with them. |
