Gaza blockade "An abomination"

evenkat

NYbenben wrote:

I have family that lives in Israel... i have been there... it is a BEAUTIFUL country... the palaestinians have an opportunity to live together with them... they choose not to. The fact that palestinians dont want israel to exist or continue to attack Israel, will cause them to be blocked off... too fuckin bad for them... sorry to sound harsh about it and perhaps a bit primative about it, but it is the fact... Israel is a thriving country filled with great technology, Agriculture, arts, medicine... all good stuff... what do the palestinians have? NOTHING... cause that is they way they want it... they want it their way or no way... so you know what... NO WAY... let them live in sqalor... they can build their own roads, sewers and whatnot, and let them live in their own space... whatever that space may be.

So you're proud that Israelis have everything going for them and the Palestinians have nothing? That's really sad. It was not too long ago when the Jews had nothing and it's only a matter of time before the Palestinians are able to take back their land once the international community enforces it. Better not wish for the same treatment on the Israelis by the Palestinians.

Byrnzie

evenkat wrote:

And you need to read into all of the reports being made on this issue:

http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/reports/hundreds-killed-gaza-strip-violence-20071024

Hundreds killed in Gaza Strip violence



http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/MDE21/023/2007/en/dom-MDE210232007en.html

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What exactly is your point here?

Byrnzie

yellowsnowbetter wrote:

ok...please help me understand. israel wants to create jewish only racial colonies and palestinians want to create a muslim only world.

i think i will take my chances with an israel only colony.

At what point did the Palestinians say they wanted a Muslim only state, or 'world'?

I'll answer the question for you: they didn't.

Byrnzie

evenkat wrote:

Are you saying it's ok for some people or in some situations it’s ok to violate international law then?

Yes I am.

Although I'm not sure that the Palestinians have violated international law.
And I may be mistaken, but show me one U.N resolution which the Palestinians are currently in violation of.


http://www.un.org/documents/ga/res/42/a42r159.htm
General Assembly
94th plenary meeting - 7 December 1987

14. Considers that nothing in the present resolution could in any way prejudice the right to self-determination, freedom and independence, as derived from the Charter of the United Nations, of peoples forcibly deprived of that right referred to in the Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Co-operation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, particularly peoples under colonial and racist regimes and foreign occupation or other forms of colonial domination, nor, in accordance with the principles of the Charter and in conformity with the above-mentioned Declaration, the right of these peoples to struggle to this end and to seek and receive support;

Byrnzie

evenkat wrote:

and it's only a matter of time before the Palestinians are able to take back their land once the international community enforces it.

I wouldn't hold your breath.

evenkat

Byrnzie wrote:

Yes I am.

Although I'm not sure that the Palestinians have violated international law.
And I may be mistaken, but show me one U.N resolution which the Palestinians are currently in violation of.


http://www.un.org/documents/ga/res/42/a42r159.htm
General Assembly
94th plenary meeting - 7 December 1987

14. Considers that nothing in the present resolution could in any way prejudice the right to self-determination, freedom and independence, as derived from the Charter of the United Nations, of peoples forcibly deprived of that right referred to in the Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Co-operation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, particularly peoples under colonial and racist regimes and foreign occupation or other forms of colonial domination, nor, in accordance with the principles of the Charter and in conformity with the above-mentioned Declaration, the right of these peoples to struggle to this end and to seek and receive support;

The targeting of civilians whether they are Palestinians or Israelis (or anyone) is in violation of the Geneva Convention. The refusal of allowing the Red Cross to see prisoners of war is in violations of the Geneva Convention.

If you think you have the right to disregard international law then what makes you any different than the Israelis?

http://www.hrw.org/press/2002/08/hamasltr080602.htm

Letter to Hamas Spiritual Leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin
August 6, 2002 Sheikh Ahmed YassinSpiritual Leader Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) Gaza Dear Sheikh Yassin, We are writing to you regarding continued attacks against civilians for which the Islamic Resistance Movement (harakat al-muqawama al-islamiyya, Hamas) has claimed responsibility. We are aware of remarks by you and by other leading Hamas figures, including Dr. Abd al-Aziz al-Rantissi and Dr. Mahmoud Zahar, endorsing such attacks. Human Rights Watch strongly condemns attacks by any party that target civilians or in which civilians suffer disproportionate harm, whether such attacks are committed by agents of a government or by armed opposition groups. No matter what the aims and objectives are, such attacks flagrantly violate the most fundamental principles of international human rights and humanitarian law.
Human Rights Watch is an international human rights monitoring organization that documents and campaigns against violations of human rights and international humanitarian law throughout the world. Since the outbreak of the Al-Aqsa Intifada almost two years ago, we have sent numerous missions to the Occupied Territories to research violations of international human rights and humanitarian law. On several occasions we have pressed the international community to dispatch an international monitoring force to help provide some measure of protection for civilians in the current clashes. I attach to this letter a full list of Human Rights Watch publications on Israel, the Occupied Territories, and the Palestinian Authority, and a list of the reports and public statements from 2002 available in Arabic on our website: . According to news reports, Hamas has claimed responsibility for at least twenty-three suicide bombings that have targeted and killed civilians. These include Sunday's suicide bombing on a bus in northern Israel, which killed nine and injured forty-six, and last week's attack at the Hebrew University cafeteria, which killed seven students and injured eighty. Leading Hamas members have frequently described these attacks as retaliation for Israeli actions. On July 23, an Israeli air strike on a crowded Gaza apartment in killed fifteen, including Salah Shehadeh, the group's military leader, and injured over 140. Dr. Rantissi was quoted by Reuters on the same day as saying, "Hamas' retaliation will come very soon, and there won't be only just one [attack]…. After this crime, even Israelis in their homes will be the target of our operations." Human Rights Watch has condemned the July 23 air strike as a violation of international humanitarian law because Israel failed to take all feasible precautions to avoid civilian casualties. However, even such violations cannot justify deliberate attacks on civilians. Under international humanitarian law, the absolute prohibition against targeting civilians extends to acts of reprisal. One cannot attack civilians, no matter what the cause. You yourself have acknowledged that the Geneva Conventions prohibit attacks against civilians, but then claimed that such protections do not extend to "occupiers." In an interview published in the August 11, 2001 St. Petersburg Times, you are quoted as saying: "The Geneva convention protects civilians in occupied territories not civilians who are in fact occupiers.... All of Israel, Tel Aviv included, is occupied Palestine. So we're not actually targeting civilians-that would go against Islam." This is a gross misreading of international law. International humanitarian law in fact makes no exceptions whatsoever to the prohibition against targeting civilians. Human Rights Watch has made clear that, in our view, Israeli settlements in the territories occupied in 1967 are illegal under international humanitarian law. This illegal status, however, does not in any way make civilians associated with those settlements, or any other civilians, legitimate targets of armed attacks. All attacks that target civilians constitute crimes of the gravest sort. There can never be any justification for such blatant disregard of basic principles of international human rights and humanitarian law. We will press vigorously for those who commit these crimes, as well as those who direct or sponsor them, to be brought to justice. We strongly urge you to adopt and publicize a policy of full respect for the laws of war, including an immediate and total stop to the practice of targeting civilians. We ask that you publicly and unequivocally call on the military wing of your organization, the 'Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, and any other groups or individuals acting on behalf of the Islamic Resistance Movement, to desist from any attacks or acts of reprisal that deliberately target civilians or are indiscriminate. Such attacks have continued unabated for far too long. It is incumbent upon you as a leader of the organization sponsoring these attacks to take a clear and forthright position in opposition to the killing of civilians-no matter what justifications may be put forward. Sincerely,Hanny MegallyExecutive DirectorMiddle East and North Africa division

canadajammer

evenkat wrote:

And you need to read into all of the reports being made on this issue:

http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/reports/hundreds-killed-gaza-strip-violence-20071024

Hundreds killed in Gaza Strip violence

Vehicle on fire during clashes between Hamas and Fatah militants in Gaza City, May 2007

24 October 2007

Hundreds of Palestinians lost their lives as a result of the inter-factional political violence that engulfed the Gaza Strip in the past year. Fighting between security forces and armed groups loyal to the two main Palestinian political parties caused the deaths of many unarmed bystanders not involved in the confrontations, including children.

Both sides -- Fatah, headed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and Hamas of then Prime Minister Isma’il Haniyeh -- committed grave human rights abuses. They showed a flagrant disregard for the human rights of a civilian population already worn down by decades of Israeli occupation, military campaigns and blockades. These have caused a sharp deterioration in the humanitarian situation of the 1.5 million inhabitants of the Gaza Strip.

As armed clashes became more frequent and intensified, Fatah and Hamas gunmen unlawfully killed and maimed captured rivals and hostages. They used indiscriminate and reckless fire in and around residential neighbourhoods.

Neither medical nor educational facilities were immune as they and residential buildings were both attacked and used as firing positions from which to mount attacks. Homes and public properties were damaged and beleaguered residents were virtually imprisoned in their own homes for days by the fighting.

After Hamas’ violent takeover in the Gaza Strip in June, President Abbas’ decision to suspend operations of PA security forces and judicial institutions in the Gaza Strip created a legal and institutional vacuum there. This opened the way for Hamas to establish a parallel security and law enforcement apparatus, but one which lacks appropriately trained personnel, accountability mechanisms or safeguards.

Unsurprisingly, arbitrary detentions and torture or other ill-treatment of detainees by Hamas forces are now widespread and the initial improvements in the security situation that followed Hamas' takeover are fast being eroded.

In the West Bank, there has also been a marked deterioration in the human rights situation under the emergency government set up by President Abbas in June. Arbitrary detention of suspected Hamas supporters by Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces has become routine. Detainees are often subject to torture or other ill-treatment and Fatah gunmen have launched revenge attacks against Hamas supporters and their properties with impunity.

Amnesty International is calling on both the PA and Hamas to take swift and decisive measures to stop and prevent the increasingly widespread human rights abuses committed by those acting under their authority and to put an end to the impunity enjoyed by security forces and armed groups.

The organization is also calling on the international community to hold all the Palestinian parties accountable to the same human rights standards and to ensure that the population of the Gaza Strip is not punished for the positions and actions of the Hamas de-facto administration and that emergency assistance essential to fulfilling fundamental human rights is never used as a bargaining tool to further political goals.


http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/MDE21/023/2007/en/dom-MDE210232007en.html

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AI Index: MDE 21/023/2007 (Public)
News Service No: 202
24 October 2007

Embargo Date: 24 October 2007 00:01 GMT

Occupied Palestinian Territories: Palestinian factional strife fuelling abuses
Interfactional fighting between Hamas and Fatah forces in the Gaza Strip earlier this year left 350 Palestinians dead and has been followed by further serious abuses in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, Amnesty International said in a new report published today.

The 57-page report, Occupied Palestinian Territories: Torn apart by factional strife, accuses Hamas of resorting increasingly to arbitrary detentions and torture since it took power last June in the Gaza Strip, and of allowing its forces to attack and assault peaceful demonstrators as well as journalists reporting on their protests. In the West Bank, the report blames security forces loyal to Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas of arbitrarily detaining hundreds of Hamas supporters but of failing to take action against Fatah militants responsible for abductions, arson and other attacks.

"The leaders of both the PA and Hamas must take immediate steps to break the cycle of impunity that continues to fuel abuses, including arbitrary detentions, abductions, torture and ill-treatment by their forces," said Malcolm Smart, Amnesty International's Middle East Programme Director. "The ongoing factional struggle between Fatah and Hamas is having a dire effect on the lives of Palestinians, especially in the Gaza Strip, compounding and exacerbating the human rights and humanitarian crisis caused by Israeli military campaigns and blockades."

The report calls for the establishment of an independent commission of experts to investigate human rights abuses committed by both parties since the beginning of 2006 and for the leaders on both sides to commit to implementing its recommendations.

According to the report, Palestinian interfactional fighting in the Gaza Strip reached unprecedented levels during the past year, culminating in June 2007 when Hamas seized control of Palestinian Authority security institutions in the territory. It argues that both PA and Hamas security forces and armed groups displayed a flagrant disregard for the safety of the civilian population by launching indiscriminate attacks and reckless gun battles in residential neighbourhoods. This left civilians virtually trapped like prisoners in their own homes while dozens of unarmed bystanders who were not involved in the confrontations, including children, were caught in the line of fire.

The report contains harrowing accounts from victims of both sides and from residents who were directly affected by the waves of armed clashes which took place in the Gaza Strip in June and previous months: “For three days we could not leave the house. Gunmen had taken position on tall buildings and were firing rockets at each others. We feared that a missile could come through the window any time,” a resident of Gaza City told Amnesty International in June 2007.

Rival security forces whose responsibility it was to uphold and enforce the law, and to protect the population, betrayed this responsibility and instead acted as partisans, in concert with armed groups that serve as their proxy militias, and themselves broke the laws and committed gross abuses with complete impunity.

President Abbas’ decision to suspend the operations of PA security forces and judicial institutions in the Gaza Strip following the de-facto takeover of Hamas in Gaza has created a legal and institutional vacuum. This paved the way for Hamas to establish a parallel security and law enforcement apparatus - but one which lacks appropriately trained personnel, accountability mechanisms or safeguards.

As a result, arbitrary detentions and torture of detainees by Hamas forces are now widespread in Gaza, as are attacks against demonstrators and journalists covering such incidents. The initial improvements in the security situation which followed Hamas' takeover in Gaza are fast being eroded .

In the West Bank, human rights abuses by PA security forces are also rife, though much less well publicised - as the international community is seemingly unwilling to rock the boat ahead of forthcoming US-convened conference aimed at resuscitating the long-stalled peace talks between the Israeli government and the PA emergency government.

Hundreds of Hamas supporters or presumed sympathizers have been arrested and arbitrarily detained by PA security forces, violations of legal detention procedures are routine and reports of torture or other ill-treatment are becoming more frequent. Detainees are held in sites not authorized by law for this purpose and security forces frequently ignore orders the judges’ orders to release detainees for lack of evidence.

The PA emergency government has failed to hold to account Fatah gunmen who abducted Hamas supporters and burned down their houses, businesses and charity organizations suspected of links to Hamas in the West Bank - even though the perpetrators of these attacks were often known in their communities and acted in full view of the security forces.

The arrest and detention of more than 1,000 presumed Hamas supporters, most of whom are not accused of any crime, stands in stark contrast to the PA's failure to arrest and bring to justice members of the al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, Fatah’s armed wing, responsible for unlawful killings, hostage-taking, arson and other attacks against people and property.

"The lawlessness which has increasingly gripped the West Bank and Gaza Strip in recent years, culminating in the recent interfactional fighting, is to a large extent the result of the prolonged and systematic failure of the PA to uphold and enforce the law," said Malcolm Smart.

The report also calls on the international community to cease the sale or transfer of weapons to any parties until guarantees can be secured that they won't be used to violate human rights.

"The international community must hold all Palestinian parties accountable to the same human rights standards," said Malcolm Smart. "It must ensure that the population of the Gaza Strip is not punished for the positions and actions of the Hamas de-facto administration and that emergency assistance essential to fulfilling fundamental human rights is never used as a bargaining tool to further political goals."

As you can see, Palestinian suffering has a lot to do with their own politics, and a lot to do with civil fighting, and a lot to do with Hamas.

But once the civil fighting ends, the blame is put all back on Israel.

Byrnzie

Colorsblending9 wrote:

As you can see, Palestinian suffering has a lot to do with their own politics, and a lot to do with civil fighting, and a lot to do with Hamas.

But once the civil fighting ends, the blame is put all back on Israel.

You really won't ever get it will you Jlew. :rolleyes:

evenkat

Byrnzie wrote:

I wouldn't hold your breath.

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?

Byrnzie

Colorsblending9 wrote:

As you can see, Palestinian suffering has a lot to do with their own politics, and a lot to do with civil fighting, and a lot to do with Hamas.

But once the civil fighting ends, the blame is put all back on Israel.

Media Propaganda & the Palestinian Civil War
June 18, 2007 By Anthony DiMaggio

http://www.zmag.org/znet/viewArticle/4100
'Hamas' recent takeover of the Gaza Strip has been described as many things: an escalation of Palestinian civil war, a threat to Israel's existence, and a major setback for Palestinian statehood. The last of these descriptions, prevalent throughout the American mainstream press, has dramatic consequences for those seriously interested in the peaceful co-existence of both Palestinian and Israeli states.

The American mainstream press has long prided itself in one-sided demonizations of the Palestinian leadership, perhaps most notoriously for blaming the late Yasser Arafat for monkey-wrenching the 2000 Camp David "Peace" proposal. However, with the popular election of Hamas in 2006, American reporters and editors have found a new whipping boy that can effectively be blamed for holding up Israeli-Palestinian peace.

The recent violence in Gaza demonstrates this point rather well, as Western media coverage was rife with allegations that Hamas gunmen dragged several Fatah officers into the street and executed them, some in front of their families. Although Hamas officials denied the executions, the incendiary allegations have served as a rallying cry for anti-Hamas political leaders, pundits, and analysts in the U.S., Israel, and elsewhere. As the New York Times reports, Israeli political officials are beginning to wonder whether "Hamas' show of strength in Gaza would make it more likely that the Israeli military would intervene there this summer to cut back Hamas' political power."

American media coverage has been unequivocal in the placing of blame squarely at the feet of Hamas for hampering possibilities of Palestinian statehood in the foreseeable future. The New York Times reported that Palestinian President Mahmoud "Abbas faces the collapse of Fatah power in Gaza and a putative Palestinian state divided into a West Bank run by Fatah and a Gaza run by Hamas." The Washington Post claimed: "the territorial cornerstones of a future Palestinian state have been reduced to strongholds of each faction." Regional coverage has hardly fared better. The Chicago Sun Times commented that Abbas' firing of Hamas leader and Palestinian Prime Minister Ismael Haniyeh left Palestinians "struggling to adjust to a new political reality that has crushed their long-standing hopes for their own state." Perhaps the most critical that any corporate media outlet has come to blaming the U.S. or Israel for the failure of a two-state solution was seen in the Chicago Tribune, where Ali Jarbawi, a professor of Political Science at Bir Zeit University was cited arguing that the U.S. has "failed to empower Abbas politically through genuine progress toward a negotiated two-state solution, leaving him domestically weakened." Substantive condemnations of Israel and the U.S. for denying Palestinian statehood and engaging in terrorism against the Palestinian people have predictably been out of bounds, as only Hamas' acts of terror are deemed to be a salient issue.

While it is difficult to argue with American journalists who argue that the escalating rift between Hamas and Fatah poses a serious danger to peace in Palestine, the one-sided blame placed upon Hamas for the failure of peace represents more a propaganda strategy than a legitimate reporting of the reality on the ground. What is systematically omitted from media coverage are the many attempts by Israeli leaders to exclude any viable two state solution, not to mention the vehement efforts of those same leaders to foment a civil war between Hamas and Fatah.

For only a few of the most recent examples of such efforts, one need look only to the wall being constructed by Israel, which cuts deep into Palestinian territory, unofficially annexing as much as 10% of Palestinian lands by some estimates. The International Court of Justice condemned the wall as an egregious violation of international law and the Geneva Conventions, although one would hardly know this by reading American media coverage. It is difficult to argue that the wall is intended primarily for security purposes (rather than a land grab), considering that the wall could have provided the same level of security if it was built on the Israeli side of the 1967 green line border, rather than the Palestinian side. One can also look to the myth of the "generous" offer at Camp David in 2000. The American press has long been known by Progressive Americans to have played a major role in misrepresenting the offer, which prohibited the establishment of a Palestinian army, refused to offer any concessions on the status of occupied Jerusalem, left a Palestinian "state" with no control over its borders, airspace, or water supply, and failed to dismantle the major settlements or settlement infrastructure within the West Bank (see "The Myth of the Generous Offer," by Ackerman for more details on US media complicity).

More recently than Camp David, one can also look to "Operation Defensive Shield," a 2002 Israeli military operation undertaken in the West Bank, the main goal of which was to systematically destroy the Palestinian governing structure, so as to pave the way for a renewed military occupation. And then, of course, there are the explicit demands of Israeli leaders themselves, codified in the 2003 Road Map, that Abbas engage in armed conflict against Hamas. The second phase of the Road Map directed the Palestinian leadership to undertake "the complete dismantling of terrorist organizations," including Hamas and Islamic Jihad - a prescription that the late progressive critic Tanya Reinhart condemned as a recipe for civil war (see The Road Map to Nowhere: Israel/Palestine Since 2003).

The reporting of the inconvenient facts above might very well shed more light upon the underlying reasons for the emergence of civil war in Palestine. However, to do so would be a serious challenge to the longstanding American practice of uncritical support for Israel, regardless of its violent provocations and illegal military occupation, which has now entered its 4th decade. And while condemnations of Hamas for attacks against civilians should be well taken by anyone opposed to terrorism and violence, the media's one-sided pre-occupation with such terror to the neglect of the far more deadly terror of the Israeli military (directed against Palestinian militants and civilians) remains the major obstacle to a real peace in the Middle East.


Anthony DiMaggio has taught Middle East Politics and American Government at Illinois State University. He is the author of Mass Media, Mass Propaganda: Understanding American News in the "War on Terror" (forthcoming from Lexington Books, Fall 2007).'

Byrnzie

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).

Byrnzie

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

evenkat

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.

Byrnzie

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.

DriftingByTheStorm

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...

RolandTD20Kdrummer

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...

fuck

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...

rebornFixer

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.

Byrnzie

reborncareerist wrote:

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.

NYbenben

RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:

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.