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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (272298)	12/29/2009 12:54:51 PM
From: SARMAN	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Nadine, thanks for your input. Again.. answer the question.. Why are the settlements illegal? The Geneva Conventions outline the responsibilities of an occupying power. Under the Fourth Geneva Convention, to which Israel is a party, states are prohibited from transferring civilians from the occupying power's territory into the occupied territory, and from creating permanent changes in the occupied territory that are not for the benefit of the occupied population. There is broad international consensus that that all Israeli settlements in the West Bank – which includes East Jerusalem - violate the Fourth Geneva Convention and are, therefore, illegal according to international law. This position has been affirmed by the UN Security Council in Resolution 465, the International Court of Justice, the world's highest legal body, and by Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the respected Israeli human rights organization, B'Tselem. Not only did the US government repeatedly affirm this position throughout the 1970s and 1980s, the Israeli Supreme Court has acknowledged de facto its validity by ruling that the West Bank and Gaza Strip are under "belligerent occupation." adalahny.org So.. once again.. why are Israeli settlements, located on UNOCCUPIED LAND, illegal? Man you are stupid. Russia claimed the North pole, it is after all unoccupied, thus we should allow them to take it. Also, mister "I know the law and want everyone to follow the law" The Geneva Conventions outline the responsibilities of an occupying power. Under the Fourth Geneva Convention, to which Israel is a party, states are prohibited from transferring civilians from the occupying power's territory into the occupied territory, and from creating permanent changes in the occupied territory that are not for the benefit of the occupied population. If you love the Israelis so much and worried about their security, why don't you invite them here, we have plenty of unoccupied land. Please stop your bullshit it is making look stupid.