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  • ByrnzieByrnzie Posts: 21,037
    The Crisis in Gaza
    Made in Israel
    by Michael Warschawski

    June 24, 2007

    http://mail.psychedelic-library.org/pipermail/theharderstuff/20070626/003537.html

    The old dream of Ariel Sharon is becoming a reality: Palestinians are
    killing Palestinians, and Israel is counting the number of victims
    with great satisfaction. The tears of Israeli leaders are crocodile
    tears, and their claims that they are sorry for the tragic
    developments in Gaza are mere hypocrisy. The bloody confrontations
    were predictable, and the Israeli-US responsibility and active
    involvement are crystal clear.


    Many Israeli journalists are analyzing Israel's responsibility as
    indirect: "1.4 million people closed in a small territory like Gaza,
    without any possibility to have normal economic life, but also
    without the possibility of escape, are doomed to kill each other...
    like mice closed in a box." That zoological explanation is not only
    typically racist, but also based on a huge understatement. For, the
    Israeli and US role in the present confrontations was much more than
    simply "creating the conditions" for an inner-Palestinian conflict.

    For months, the US State Department has been pushing the Fatah
    leadership to launch a military offensive against Hamas, and two
    weeks ago, Israel was giving a green light to the entry of a huge
    quantity of arms for Fatah militias in Gaza. In that sense, the
    Israeli part in the present situation is not only conjectural, but an
    active role.


    Who is the Aggressor?

    "Hamas is taking over," "A Hamas coup d'etat"-these are some of the
    headlines from the Israeli newspapers in the last days, repeating the
    big lies of the Tel Aviv and Washington administrations. It appears
    that there is a need to make clear what should be obvious: Hamas
    smashed Fatah in the last Palestinian elections, after an electoral
    process that the whole international community, including Washington,
    hailed as "the most democratic ever in the Middle East."
    Unquestionable democratic process and massive popular support, few
    regimes can claim such legitimacy.

    Despite their huge victory, Hamas accepted to share the power with
    Fatah in a national unity government formed under the hospices of
    Saudi Arabia and Egypt, and hailed by the entire international
    community, with the exception of Washington and Israel. The political
    platform of the new government gave de facto recognition the State of
    Israel and endorsed the strategy of peaceful negotiations, based on
    the mechanism of Oslo.

    The priority of the new government was to deal with the burning
    domestic issues-economic improvement, restoration of law and order in
    Gaza, fighting the endemic corruption of the old Fatah-led
    administration-while allowing President Mahmoud Abbas and the PLO to
    continue the negotiation process, if and when Israel would accept to renew it.

    Hamas' moderate government platform, however, was confronted by two
    powerful enemies: a segment of the Fatah cadres who are not ready to
    renounce their monopoly in the political power, and the material
    privileges connected to that monopoly, and the US-Israeli
    neoconservative governments, which are conducting a global crusade
    against political Islam. Muhammad Dahlan, former Preventive Security
    chief and present Security Adviser of Mahmoud Abbas represent both:
    they are the executioners of Washington's plans in the Palestinian
    leadership, as well as the representatives of those corrupt Fatah
    leaders who are ready to do everything in order not to lose their
    economic resources.

    Since the electoral victory of Hamas, Dahlan's militia has been
    provoking the government, attacking Hamas militias and refusing to
    let the government control the Palestinian police forces. Despite
    Dahlan's aggression, Hamas has been doing its best to reach an
    agreement with Dahlan, asking its own activists to refrain from
    counter-violence. However, when it became clear that Dahlan was not
    looking for a compromise, but indeed attempting to liquidate Hamas,
    the Islamic organization had no alternative but to defend itself and
    fight back.


    The Algerian Model

    The US-Israeli plan is part of a global strategy aimed at imposing
    governments which are loyal to their interests, against the will of
    the local population. Algeria provides an example of such a strategy,
    but also of its failure and its colossal human cost: the
    unquestionable electoral victory of the FIS (Islamic Salvation Front)
    over the corrupted and discredited FLN, in 1991, was followed by a
    coup d'etat, supported by France and the US, which paved the way for
    a civil war that lasted for more than a decade and provoked more than
    one hundred thousand civilian victims.

    Hamas has clearly learned from the Algerian tragedy, and decided not
    to let Dahlan's plans succeed in his attempt to take power by force.
    Enjoying the support of the majority of the local population, Hamas
    militants smashed Fatah in less than two days, despite the arms
    supplied, indirectly, by Israel: a corrupt militia without any
    popular support could not face a relatively disciplined and highly
    motivated organization.

    Even after its smashing victory on Fatah, Hamas leadership has
    reiterated its intention to keep a national unity government and not
    to exploit the failed coup d'etat of Fatah as a pretext to eradicate
    the organization or to exclude it from the government. Fatah
    leadership, however, decided to cut any kind of relation with Hamas,
    and to establish a government without Hamas... in the West Bank.
    Another dream of Ariel Sharon is becoming a reality: total separation
    between the West Bank and Gaza, the later being considered a hopeless
    "Hamastan," a terrorist entity in which there are no civilians, but
    only terrorists which can be put under a total state of siege, and
    doomed to starvation.


    Washington, which fully endorses this policy, promised its full
    support to Mahmoud Abbas and his new Bantustan in the West Bank, and
    Ehud Olmert decided to release some of the Palestinian money that is
    in the Israeli government hands.

    Not a Civil War

    One of the Israeli and US administrations' objectives failed however:
    there is no chaos in Gaza. On the contrary. As one Palestinian
    security officer told Haaretz (17 June): "For a very long time the
    city has not been quiet. I prefer the present situation to the
    previous one. I can, finally, go out from my house..." The
    eradication of Fatah gangs from Gaza may put an end to a long period
    of anarchy, and allow for a return to a certain level of normal life.
    The latest events confirmed that Hamas does have the power to impose it.


    Israeli talks about a "Palestinian civil war" are no more than
    wishful thinking. The armed confrontation was between armed militia
    only, and if, unfortunately, there were civilian casualties, there
    were what the US army calls "collateral damage." The population is
    indeed politically divided-in the West Bank as well as in Gaza-but
    not fighting each other, in the meantime at least.

    With Gaza being defined as a hostile entity and its whole population
    as allied to Hamas, there is no doubt that it will be, in the near
    future, the target of a brutal Israeli aggression: eventual military
    incursions, bombardments and starvation.

    This is why our top priority, in Israel as well as throughout the
    world, is to organize solidarity with Gaza and its population.




    Michel Warschawski is a journalist and writer and a founder of the
    Alternative Information Center (AIC) in Israel. His books include On
    the Border (South End Press) and Towards an Open Tomb - the Crisis of
    Israeli Society (Monthly Review Press).
  • ByrnzieByrnzie Posts: 21,037
    evenkat wrote:
    Well if this is what the international community wants as you said, why doesn't the international community grow some balls and take on Israel and the US?

    Are you aware of something called the power of automatic veto? The U.S has this and uses it on a regular basis. This is why the U.N is so ineffectual.

    'U.S. Vetoes of UN Resolutions Critical of Israel'
    http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/UN/usvetoes.html
  • evenkatevenkat Posts: 380
    Byrnzie wrote:
    Are you aware of something called the power of automatic veto? The U.S has this and uses it on a regular basis. This is why the U.N is so ineffectual.

    'U.S. Vetoes of UN Resolutions Critical of Israel'
    http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/UN/usvetoes.html

    Yes I am. What about the other UN Resolutions Israel is already in violation of?

    Anyhow I wasn't talking about through the UN.
    "...believe in lies...to get by...it's divine...whoa...oh, you know what its like..."
  • ByrnzieByrnzie Posts: 21,037
    evenkat wrote:
    Yes I am. What about the other UN Resolutions Israel is already in violation of?

    Anyhow I wasn't talking about through the UN.

    'UN Resolutions being violated by countries other than Iraq'
    October 03, 2002
    http://www.zmag.org/znet/viewArticle/11599

    The cases are listed in order of resolution number, followed by the year in which the resolution was passed, the country or countries in violation, and a brief description of the resolution.

    Resolution 252 (1968) Israel
    Urgently calls upon Israel to rescind measures that change the legal status of Jerusalem, including the expropriation of land and properties thereon.

    262 (1968) Israel
    Calls upon Israel to pay compensation to Lebanon for destruction of airliners at Beirut International Airport.

    267 (1969) Israel
    Urgently calls upon Israel to rescind measures seeking to change the legal status of occupied East Jerusalem.

    271 (1969) Israel
    Reiterates calls to rescind measures seeking to change the legal status of occupied East Jerusalem and calls on Israel to scrupulously abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention regarding the responsibilities of occupying powers.

    298 (1971) Israel
    Reiterates demand that Israel rescind measures seeking to change the legal status of occupied East Jerusalem.

    353 (1974) Turkey
    Calls on nations to respect the sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of Cyprus and for the withdrawal without delay of foreign troops from Cyprus.

    354 (1974) Turkey
    Reiterates provisions of UNSC resolution 353.

    360 (1974) Turkey
    Reaffirms the need for compliance with prior resolutions regarding Cyprus "without delay."

    364 (1974) Turkey
    Reaffirms the need for compliance with prior resolutions regarding Cyprus.

    367 (1975) Turkey
    Reaffirms the need for compliance with prior resolutions regarding Cyprus.

    370 (1975) Turkey
    Reaffirms the need for compliance with prior resolutions regarding Cyprus.

    377 (1979) Morocco
    Calls on countries to respect the right of self-determination for Western Sahara.

    379 (1979) Morocco
    Calls for the withdrawal of foreign forces from Western Sahara.

    380 (1979) Morocco
    Reiterates the need for compliance with previous resolutions.

    391 (1976) Turkey
    Reaffirms the need for compliance with prior resolutions regarding Cyprus.

    401 (1976) Turkey
    Reaffirms the need for compliance with prior resolutions regarding Cyprus.

    414 (1977) Turkey
    Reaffirms the need for compliance with prior resolutions regarding Cyprus.

    422 (1977) Turkey
    Reaffirms the need for compliance with prior resolutions regarding Cyprus.

    440 (1978) Turkey
    Reaffirms the need for compliance with prior resolutions regarding Cyprus.

    446 (1979) Israel
    Calls upon Israel to scrupulously abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention regarding the responsibilities of occupying powers, to rescind previous measures that violate these relevant provisions, and "in particular, not to transport parts of its civilian population into the occupied Arab territories."

    452 (1979) Israel
    Calls on the government of Israel to cease, on an urgent basis, the establishment, construction, and planning of settlements in the Arab territories, occupied since 1967, including Jerusalem.

    465 (1980) Israel
    Reiterates previous resolutions on Israel's settlements policy.

    471 (1980) Israel
    Demands prosecution of those involved in assassination attempts of West Bank leaders and compensation for damages; reiterates demands to abide by Fourth Geneva Convention.

    484 (1980) Israel
    Reiterates request that Israel abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention.

    487 (1981) Israel
    Calls upon Israel to place its nuclear facilities under the safeguard of the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency.

    497 (1981) Israel
    Demands that Israel rescind its decision to impose its domestic laws in the occupied Syrian Golan region.

    541 (1983) Turkey
    Reiterates the need for compliance with prior resolutions and demands that the declaration of an independent Turkish Cypriot state be withdrawn.

    550 (1984) Turkey
    Reiterates UNSC resolution 541 and insists that member states may "not to facilitate or in any way assist" the secessionist entity.

    573 (1985) Israel
    Calls on Israel to pay compensation for human and material losses from its attack against Tunisia and to refrain from all such attacks or threats of attacks against other nations.

    592 (1986) Israel
    Insists Israel abide by the Fourth Geneva Conventions in East Jerusalem and other occupied territories.

    605 (1987) Israel
    "Calls once more upon Israel, the occupying Power, to abide immediately and scrupulously by the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Times of War, and to desist forthwith from its policies and practices that are in violations of the provisions of the Convention."

    607 (1986) Israel
    Reiterates calls on Israel to abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention and to cease its practice of deportations from occupied Arab territories.

    608 (1988) Israel
    Reiterates call for Israel to cease its deportations.

    636 (1989) Israel
    Reiterates call for Israel to cease its deportations.

    641 (1989) Israel
    Reiterates previous resolutions calling on Israel to desist in its deportations.

    658 (1990) Morocco
    Calls upon Morocco to "cooperate fully" with the Secretary General of the United Nations and the chairman of the Organization of African Unity "in their efforts aimed at an early settlement of the question of Western Sahara."

    672 (1990) Israel
    Reiterates calls for Israel to abide by provisions of the Fourth Geneva Convention in the occupied Arab territories.

    673 (1990) Israel
    Insists that Israel come into compliance with resolution 672.

    681 (1990) Israel
    Reiterates call on Israel to abide by Fourth Geneva Convention in the occupied Arab territories.

    690 (1991) Morocco
    Calls upon both parties to cooperate fully with the Secretary General in implementing a referendum on the fate of the territory.

    694 (1991) Morocco
    Reiterates that Israel "must refrain from deporting any Palestinian civilian from the occupied territories and ensure the safe and immediate return of all those deported."

    716 (1991) Morocco
    Reaffirms previous resolutions on Cyprus.

    725 (1991) Morocco
    "Calls upon the two parties to cooperate fully in the settlement plan."

    726 (1992) Israel
    Reiterates calls on Israel to abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention and to cease its practice of deportations from occupied Arab territories.

    799 (1992) Israel
    "Reaffirms applicability of Fourth Geneva Convention...to all Palestinian territories occupied by Israel since 1967, including Jerusalem, and affirms that deportation of civilians constitutes a contravention of its obligations under the Convention."

    807 (1993) Croatia
    Demands return of heavy weapons seized from UN storage areas.

    809 (1992) Morocco
    Reiterates call to cooperate with the peace settlement plan, particularly regarding voter eligibility for referendum.

    815 (1993) Croatia
    Reaffirms UNSC resolution 807.

    822 (1993) Armenia
    Calls for Armenia to implement the "immediate withdrawal of all occupying forces from the Kelbadjar district and other recently occupied areas of Azerbaijan."

    853 (1993) Armenia
    Demands "complete and unconditional withdrawal of the occupying forces" from Azerbaijani territory.

    874 (1993) Armenia
    Reiterates calls for withdrawal of occupation forces.

    884 (1993) Armenia
    Calls on Armenia to use its influence to force compliance by Armenian militias to previous resolutions and to withdraw its remaining occupation forces.

    896 (1994) Russia
    "Calls upon all concerned to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Georgia."

    904 (1994) Israel
    Calls upon Israel, as the occupying power, "to take and implement measures, inter alia, confiscation of arms, with the aim of preventing illegal acts of violence by settlers."

    973 (1995) Morocco
    Reiterates the need for cooperation with United Nations and expediting referendum on the fate of Western Sahara.

    995 (1995) Morocco
    Calls for "genuine cooperation" with UN efforts to move forward with a referendum.

    1002 (1995) Morocco
    Reiteration of call for "genuine cooperation" with UN efforts.

    1009 (1995) Croatia
    Demands that Croatia "respect fully the rights of the local Serb population to remain, leave, or return in safety."

    1017 (1995) Morocco
    Reiterates the call for "genuine cooperation" with UN efforts and to cease "procrastinating actions which could further delay the referendum."

    1033 (1995) Morocco
    Reiterates call for "genuine cooperation" with UN efforts.

    1044 (1996) Sudan
    Calls upon Sudan to extradite to Ethiopia for prosecution three suspects in an assassination attempt of visiting Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and to cease its support for sanctuary and offering of sanctuary to terrorists.

    1054 (1996) Sudan
    Demands that Sudan come into compliance with UNSC resolution 1044.

    1056 (1996) Morocco
    Calls for the release of political prisoners from occupied Western Sahara.

    1070 (1996) Sudan
    Reiterates demands to comply with 1044 and 1054.

    1073 (1996) Israel
    "Calls on the safety and security of Palestinian civilians to be ensured."

    1079 (1996) Croatia
    Reaffirms right of return for Serbian refugees to Croatia.

    1092 (1996) Turkey/Cyprus
    Calls for a reduction of foreign troops in Cyprus as the first step toward a total withdrawal troops as well as a reduction in military spending.

    1117 (1997) Turkey/Cyprus
    Reiterates call for a reduction of foreign troops in Cyprus as the first step toward a total withdrawal troops and reduction in military spending.

    1120 (1997) Croatia
    Reaffirms right of return for Serbian refugees to Croatia and calls on Croatia to change certain policies that obstruct this right, and to treat its citizens equally regardless of ethnic origin.

    1145 (1997) Croatia
    Reiterates Croatian responsibility in supporting the political and economic rights of its people regardless of ethnic origin.

    1172 (1998) India, Pakistan
    Calls upon India and Pakistan to cease their development of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles.

    1178 (1998) Turkey/Cyprus
    Reiterates call for a substantial reduction of foreign troops and reduction in military spending.

    1185 (1998) Morocco
    Calls for the lifting of restrictions of movement by aircraft of UN peacekeeping force.

    1215 (1998) Morocco
    Urges Morocco to promptly sign a "status of forces agreement."

    1217 (1998) Turkey/Cyprus
    Reiterates call for a substantial reduction of foreign troops and reduction in military spending.

    1251 (1999) Turkey/Cyprus
    Reiterates call for a substantial reduction of foreign troops and reduction in military spending.

    1264 (1999) Indonesia
    Calls on Indonesia to provide safe return for refugees and punish those for acts of violence during and after the referendum campaign.

    1272 (1999) Indonesia
    Stresses the need for Indonesia to provide for the safe return for refugees and maintain the civilian and humanitarian character of refugee camps.

    1283 (1999) Turkey/Cyprus
    Reiterates UNSC resolution 1251.

    1303 (2000) Turkey/Cyprus
    Reiterates UNSC resolutions 1283 and 1251.

    1319 (2000) Indonesia
    Insists that Indonesia "take immediate additional steps, in fulfillment of its responsibilities, to disarm and disband the militia immediately, restore law and order in the affected areas of West Timor, ensure safety and security in the refugee camps and for humanitarian workers, and prevent incursions into East Timor." Stresses that those guilty of attacks on international personnel be brought to justice and reiterates the need to provide safe return for refugees who wish to repatriate and provide resettlement for those wishing to stay in Indonesia.

    1322 (2000) Israel
    Calls upon Israel to scrupulously abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention regarding the responsibilities of occupying power.

    1331 (2000) Turkey/Cyprus
    Reiterates UNSC resolution 1251 and subsequent resolutions.

    1338 (2001) Indonesia
    Calls for Indonesian cooperation with the UN and other international agencies in the fulfillment of UNSC resolution 1319.

    1359 (2001) Morocco
    Calls on the parties to "abide by their obligations under international humanitarian law to release without further delay all those held since the start of the conflict."

    1384 (2001) Turkey/Cyprus
    Reiterates 1251 and all relevant resolutions on Cyprus.

    1402 (2002) Israel
    Calls for Israel to withdraw from Palestinian cities.

    1403 (2002) Israel
    Demands that Israel go through with "the implementation of its resolution 1402, without delay."

    1405 (2002) Israel
    Calls for UN inspectors to investigate civilian deaths during an Israeli assault on the Jenin refugee camp.

    1416 (2002) Turkey/Cyprus
    Reiterates UNSC resolution 1251 and all relevant resolutions on Cyprus.

    1435 (2002) Israel
    Calls on Israel to withdraw to positions of September 2000 and end its military activities in and around Ramallah, including the destruction of security and civilian infrastructure.
  • Byrnzie wrote:
    'UN Resolutions being violated by countries other than Iraq'
    October 03, 2002
    http://www.zmag.org/znet/viewArticle/11599

    The cases are listed in order of resolution number, followed by the year in which the resolution was passed, the country or countries in violation, and a brief description of the resolution.

    Resolution 252 (1968) Israel
    Urgently calls upon Israel to rescind measures that change the legal status of Jerusalem, including the expropriation of land and properties thereon.

    262 (1968) Israel
    Calls upon Israel to pay compensation to Lebanon for destruction of airliners at Beirut International Airport.

    267 (1969) Israel
    Urgently calls upon Israel to rescind measures seeking to change the legal status of occupied East Jerusalem.

    271 (1969) Israel
    Reiterates calls to rescind measures seeking to change the legal status of occupied East Jerusalem and calls on Israel to scrupulously abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention regarding the responsibilities of occupying powers.

    298 (1971) Israel
    Reiterates demand that Israel rescind measures seeking to change the legal status of occupied East Jerusalem.

    353 (1974) Turkey
    Calls on nations to respect the sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of Cyprus and for the withdrawal without delay of foreign troops from Cyprus.

    354 (1974) Turkey
    Reiterates provisions of UNSC resolution 353.

    360 (1974) Turkey
    Reaffirms the need for compliance with prior resolutions regarding Cyprus "without delay."

    364 (1974) Turkey
    Reaffirms the need for compliance with prior resolutions regarding Cyprus.

    367 (1975) Turkey
    Reaffirms the need for compliance with prior resolutions regarding Cyprus.

    370 (1975) Turkey
    Reaffirms the need for compliance with prior resolutions regarding Cyprus.

    377 (1979) Morocco
    Calls on countries to respect the right of self-determination for Western Sahara.

    379 (1979) Morocco
    Calls for the withdrawal of foreign forces from Western Sahara.

    380 (1979) Morocco
    Reiterates the need for compliance with previous resolutions.

    391 (1976) Turkey
    Reaffirms the need for compliance with prior resolutions regarding Cyprus.

    401 (1976) Turkey
    Reaffirms the need for compliance with prior resolutions regarding Cyprus.

    414 (1977) Turkey
    Reaffirms the need for compliance with prior resolutions regarding Cyprus.

    422 (1977) Turkey
    Reaffirms the need for compliance with prior resolutions regarding Cyprus.

    440 (1978) Turkey
    Reaffirms the need for compliance with prior resolutions regarding Cyprus.

    446 (1979) Israel
    Calls upon Israel to scrupulously abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention regarding the responsibilities of occupying powers, to rescind previous measures that violate these relevant provisions, and "in particular, not to transport parts of its civilian population into the occupied Arab territories."

    452 (1979) Israel
    Calls on the government of Israel to cease, on an urgent basis, the establishment, construction, and planning of settlements in the Arab territories, occupied since 1967, including Jerusalem.

    465 (1980) Israel
    Reiterates previous resolutions on Israel's settlements policy.

    471 (1980) Israel
    Demands prosecution of those involved in assassination attempts of West Bank leaders and compensation for damages; reiterates demands to abide by Fourth Geneva Convention.

    484 (1980) Israel
    Reiterates request that Israel abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention.

    487 (1981) Israel
    Calls upon Israel to place its nuclear facilities under the safeguard of the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency.

    497 (1981) Israel
    Demands that Israel rescind its decision to impose its domestic laws in the occupied Syrian Golan region.

    541 (1983) Turkey
    Reiterates the need for compliance with prior resolutions and demands that the declaration of an independent Turkish Cypriot state be withdrawn.

    550 (1984) Turkey
    Reiterates UNSC resolution 541 and insists that member states may "not to facilitate or in any way assist" the secessionist entity.

    573 (1985) Israel
    Calls on Israel to pay compensation for human and material losses from its attack against Tunisia and to refrain from all such attacks or threats of attacks against other nations.

    592 (1986) Israel
    Insists Israel abide by the Fourth Geneva Conventions in East Jerusalem and other occupied territories.

    605 (1987) Israel
    "Calls once more upon Israel, the occupying Power, to abide immediately and scrupulously by the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Times of War, and to desist forthwith from its policies and practices that are in violations of the provisions of the Convention."

    607 (1986) Israel
    Reiterates calls on Israel to abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention and to cease its practice of deportations from occupied Arab territories.

    608 (1988) Israel
    Reiterates call for Israel to cease its deportations.

    636 (1989) Israel
    Reiterates call for Israel to cease its deportations.

    641 (1989) Israel
    Reiterates previous resolutions calling on Israel to desist in its deportations.

    658 (1990) Morocco
    Calls upon Morocco to "cooperate fully" with the Secretary General of the United Nations and the chairman of the Organization of African Unity "in their efforts aimed at an early settlement of the question of Western Sahara."

    672 (1990) Israel
    Reiterates calls for Israel to abide by provisions of the Fourth Geneva Convention in the occupied Arab territories.

    673 (1990) Israel
    Insists that Israel come into compliance with resolution 672.

    681 (1990) Israel
    Reiterates call on Israel to abide by Fourth Geneva Convention in the occupied Arab territories.

    690 (1991) Morocco
    Calls upon both parties to cooperate fully with the Secretary General in implementing a referendum on the fate of the territory.

    694 (1991) Morocco
    Reiterates that Israel "must refrain from deporting any Palestinian civilian from the occupied territories and ensure the safe and immediate return of all those deported."

    716 (1991) Morocco
    Reaffirms previous resolutions on Cyprus.

    725 (1991) Morocco
    "Calls upon the two parties to cooperate fully in the settlement plan."

    726 (1992) Israel
    Reiterates calls on Israel to abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention and to cease its practice of deportations from occupied Arab territories.

    799 (1992) Israel
    "Reaffirms applicability of Fourth Geneva Convention...to all Palestinian territories occupied by Israel since 1967, including Jerusalem, and affirms that deportation of civilians constitutes a contravention of its obligations under the Convention."

    807 (1993) Croatia
    Demands return of heavy weapons seized from UN storage areas.

    809 (1992) Morocco
    Reiterates call to cooperate with the peace settlement plan, particularly regarding voter eligibility for referendum.

    815 (1993) Croatia
    Reaffirms UNSC resolution 807.

    822 (1993) Armenia
    Calls for Armenia to implement the "immediate withdrawal of all occupying forces from the Kelbadjar district and other recently occupied areas of Azerbaijan."

    853 (1993) Armenia
    Demands "complete and unconditional withdrawal of the occupying forces" from Azerbaijani territory.

    874 (1993) Armenia
    Reiterates calls for withdrawal of occupation forces.

    884 (1993) Armenia
    Calls on Armenia to use its influence to force compliance by Armenian militias to previous resolutions and to withdraw its remaining occupation forces.

    896 (1994) Russia
    "Calls upon all concerned to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Georgia."

    904 (1994) Israel
    Calls upon Israel, as the occupying power, "to take and implement measures, inter alia, confiscation of arms, with the aim of preventing illegal acts of violence by settlers."

    973 (1995) Morocco
    Reiterates the need for cooperation with United Nations and expediting referendum on the fate of Western Sahara.

    995 (1995) Morocco
    Calls for "genuine cooperation" with UN efforts to move forward with a referendum.

    1002 (1995) Morocco
    Reiteration of call for "genuine cooperation" with UN efforts.

    1009 (1995) Croatia
    Demands that Croatia "respect fully the rights of the local Serb population to remain, leave, or return in safety."

    1017 (1995) Morocco
    Reiterates the call for "genuine cooperation" with UN efforts and to cease "procrastinating actions which could further delay the referendum."

    1033 (1995) Morocco
    Reiterates call for "genuine cooperation" with UN efforts.

    1044 (1996) Sudan
    Calls upon Sudan to extradite to Ethiopia for prosecution three suspects in an assassination attempt of visiting Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and to cease its support for sanctuary and offering of sanctuary to terrorists.

    1054 (1996) Sudan
    Demands that Sudan come into compliance with UNSC resolution 1044.

    1056 (1996) Morocco
    Calls for the release of political prisoners from occupied Western Sahara.

    1070 (1996) Sudan
    Reiterates demands to comply with 1044 and 1054.

    1073 (1996) Israel
    "Calls on the safety and security of Palestinian civilians to be ensured."

    1079 (1996) Croatia
    Reaffirms right of return for Serbian refugees to Croatia.

    1092 (1996) Turkey/Cyprus
    Calls for a reduction of foreign troops in Cyprus as the first step toward a total withdrawal troops as well as a reduction in military spending.

    1117 (1997) Turkey/Cyprus
    Reiterates call for a reduction of foreign troops in Cyprus as the first step toward a total withdrawal troops and reduction in military spending.

    1120 (1997) Croatia
    Reaffirms right of return for Serbian refugees to Croatia and calls on Croatia to change certain policies that obstruct this right, and to treat its citizens equally regardless of ethnic origin.

    1145 (1997) Croatia
    Reiterates Croatian responsibility in supporting the political and economic rights of its people regardless of ethnic origin.

    1172 (1998) India, Pakistan
    Calls upon India and Pakistan to cease their development of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles.

    1178 (1998) Turkey/Cyprus
    Reiterates call for a substantial reduction of foreign troops and reduction in military spending.

    1185 (1998) Morocco
    Calls for the lifting of restrictions of movement by aircraft of UN peacekeeping force.

    1215 (1998) Morocco
    Urges Morocco to promptly sign a "status of forces agreement."

    1217 (1998) Turkey/Cyprus
    Reiterates call for a substantial reduction of foreign troops and reduction in military spending.

    1251 (1999) Turkey/Cyprus
    Reiterates call for a substantial reduction of foreign troops and reduction in military spending.

    1264 (1999) Indonesia
    Calls on Indonesia to provide safe return for refugees and punish those for acts of violence during and after the referendum campaign.

    1272 (1999) Indonesia
    Stresses the need for Indonesia to provide for the safe return for refugees and maintain the civilian and humanitarian character of refugee camps.

    1283 (1999) Turkey/Cyprus
    Reiterates UNSC resolution 1251.

    1303 (2000) Turkey/Cyprus
    Reiterates UNSC resolutions 1283 and 1251.

    1319 (2000) Indonesia
    Insists that Indonesia "take immediate additional steps, in fulfillment of its responsibilities, to disarm and disband the militia immediately, restore law and order in the affected areas of West Timor, ensure safety and security in the refugee camps and for humanitarian workers, and prevent incursions into East Timor." Stresses that those guilty of attacks on international personnel be brought to justice and reiterates the need to provide safe return for refugees who wish to repatriate and provide resettlement for those wishing to stay in Indonesia.

    1322 (2000) Israel
    Calls upon Israel to scrupulously abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention regarding the responsibilities of occupying power.

    1331 (2000) Turkey/Cyprus
    Reiterates UNSC resolution 1251 and subsequent resolutions.

    1338 (2001) Indonesia
    Calls for Indonesian cooperation with the UN and other international agencies in the fulfillment of UNSC resolution 1319.

    1359 (2001) Morocco
    Calls on the parties to "abide by their obligations under international humanitarian law to release without further delay all those held since the start of the conflict."

    1384 (2001) Turkey/Cyprus
    Reiterates 1251 and all relevant resolutions on Cyprus.

    1402 (2002) Israel
    Calls for Israel to withdraw from Palestinian cities.

    1403 (2002) Israel
    Demands that Israel go through with "the implementation of its resolution 1402, without delay."

    1405 (2002) Israel
    Calls for UN inspectors to investigate civilian deaths during an Israeli assault on the Jenin refugee camp.

    1416 (2002) Turkey/Cyprus
    Reiterates UNSC resolution 1251 and all relevant resolutions on Cyprus.

    1435 (2002) Israel
    Calls on Israel to withdraw to positions of September 2000 and end its military activities in and around Ramallah, including the destruction of security and civilian infrastructure.

    So?

    I mean,
    just because Israel is in standing violation of a few stupid UN resolution...

    :D
    If I was to smile and I held out my hand
    If I opened it now would you not understand?
  • Yeah I mean the media can show over (and over) again little Israeli girls writing "to Palestine with love" on bombs and missiles and nobody gives a shit...

    What's a bunch of ongoing international law violations and crimes against humanity going to do?

    hopelessly mind fucked by the media...

    hopeless...
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

    http://i36.tinypic.com/66j31x.jpg

    (\__/)
    ( o.O)
    (")_(")
  • fuckfuck Posts: 4,069
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7430141.stm

    "The Israeli government has announced plans to build nearly 900 new housing units in a part of East Jerusalem that is considered occupied territory."

    Just goes to show that "peace talks" really doesn't mean shit to the Israeli government...
  • rebornFixerrebornFixer Posts: 4,901
    At least once a week on here, someone posts that entire list of UN resolutions. And yet nothing changes, debate-wise. Go figure.

    ... truly ... All it does it waste time, having to scroll down ... It would be easier to just give a number of resolutions.
  • ByrnzieByrnzie Posts: 21,037
    At least once a week on here, someone posts that entire list of UN resolutions. And yet nothing changes, debate-wise. Go figure.

    ... truly ... All it does it waste time, having to scroll down ... It would be easier to just give a number of resolutions.

    Someone asked me for them, so I provided them.
    Apologies for any damage to your finger that the scrolling down may have caused. ;)
  • NYbenbenNYbenben Posts: 1,020
    Yeah I mean the media can show over (and over) again little Israeli girls writing "to Palestine with love" on bombs and missiles and nobody gives a shit...

    What's a bunch of ongoing international law violations and crimes against humanity going to do?

    hopelessly mind fucked by the media...

    hopeless...


    i think i missed those pictures... i recall more little palestinian children covered in Kafia's, hiding their faces and toting guns... LITTLE KIDS... that is what they are teaching their children.
    4/12/92, 8/11/92, 9/28/96, 9/11/98, 8/23/00, 8/24/00, 7/9/03, 4/30/03, 10/1/04, 10/3/05, 12/9/05, 5/12/06, 5/17/06, 5/28/06, 6/3/06, 12/9/06, EV LA 4/12-4/13/08, 6/12/08, 6,19,08, 6,20,08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 7/1/08

    and still jonesing for another show....
    "the waiting drove me mad..."
  • ByrnzieByrnzie Posts: 21,037
    NYbenben wrote:
    i think i missed those pictures... i recall more little palestinian children covered in Kafia's, hiding their faces and toting guns... LITTLE KIDS... that is what they are teaching their children.

    No, that is what israel is teaching Palestinian children. Ya see, when you experience imprsonment, oppression, home demolitions, massacres, check-points, racism, malnutrition and starvation from an early age, then it tends to make you angry and desperate from an early age. Do you understand? No? Ah, o.k.

    And as for the pictures of Israeli children writing messages on bombs intended for Lebanese children, here ya go...

    http://www.pwoiran.com/israeli%20children.htm

    http://yellowcakewalk.net/2006-07-18/israeli_girl_3.jpg

    http://attendingtheworld.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/israeli-children-attacking-arab-woman.jpg

    http://www.ww3report.com/gun2.jpg
  • NYbenben wrote:
    i think i missed those pictures... i recall more little palestinian children covered in Kafia's, hiding their faces and toting guns... LITTLE KIDS... that is what they are teaching their children.


    see above post...

    nice eh?

    nobody gives a shit, because THAT's ok right

    demented...
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

    http://i36.tinypic.com/66j31x.jpg

    (\__/)
    ( o.O)
    (")_(")
  • Byrnzie wrote:

    Waiting for the nwo to get desperate enough to start using these photos as evidence of a need for "global governance".

    Surely if we had justifiable and "democratic" world rule, we could illiminate such needless machinations of the failed ideal of the soverign nation state, right?

    :cool:
    If I was to smile and I held out my hand
    If I opened it now would you not understand?
  • ByrnzieByrnzie Posts: 21,037
    Palestinians were firing rifles at Jewish settlers since basically the moment the first one arrived.

    Michael Neumann:
    'Any population may defend itself against the threat of an externally imposed sovereignty.
    Not that the Palestinians first resort was violence. The peasant attacks at the end of the 19th century were few and minor. For the most part, the Palestinians reacted with pleas and verbal protests until 1920, some three years after the Balfour Declaration. Their pleadings were consistently ignored or rebuffed by the Zionists, the British government, and the Versailles conference.'
  • ByrnzieByrnzie Posts: 21,037
    Israeli groups call for lifting the Gaza Blockade
    Monday January 21, 2008


    http://www.imemc.org/article/52390
    'A number of Israeli groups called for Saturday, January 26, to be a countrywide relief convoy and demonstration in Israel in solidarity on the Gaza border with a parallel Palestinian demonstration in the Gaza Strip.

    A number of Israelis groups call for lifting the blockade on the Gaza Strip, imposed by Israel creating a humanitarian crisis in the costal region.

    Israel has recently decided to prevent any feul to enter the Gaza Strip and to cut its supply of electricity which puts the Strip on the verge of a real humantarian disaster.

    According to a press release issued by the Israeli Committee Against Home Demolition, (ICAHD), a humanitarian convoy of supplies headed by peace and human rights organisations will go from Haifa, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Beer Sheva to the Gaza Strip border, decked with signs "Lift the Blockade."

    Among the speakers who will join the convoy, former Knesset members Shulamit Aloni, Uri Avnery and Jeff Halper the director of (ICAHD), whose website provide detailed information about the convoy.

    The Israeli Peace Bloc Gush Shalom has sent out a similar call and will be part of the convoy.

    The convoy will speak to the Palestinians who will demonstrate in Gaza City at the "Unknown Soldier square" through the phone, where psychiatrist and human rights activist, Dr. Eyad Sarraj will give a speech as well.

    According to the press releases, the convoy will contain sacks of flour, food supplies and other essential products, especially water filters.

    Water supplies in Gaza are polluted, with nitrates at a level ten times the maximum recommended by the World Health Organisation. Due to the Israeli blockade, Gaza has a critical shortage of water filters, creating an intolerable violation of minimum humanitarian standards.

    In additoin, the lack of power has resulted in a sewage flood as the pumping engines are unable to pump sewage to the neaeby treatment plant.

    If the sewage water is not pumped from the streets and the fields soon, it would sink the people's houses.'
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