tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173608192502430020.post8272205154934425048..comments2024-02-01T04:37:24.702-08:00Comments on snaggletoothie of the Loyal Opposition: Israel, Gaza, International Law and ProportionalityChris M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02185274210137762060noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173608192502430020.post-43592236803730302192009-01-05T11:20:00.000-08:002009-01-05T11:20:00.000-08:00Well this is certainly not the case. Israel may ha...Well this is certainly not the case. Israel may have a moral obligation, but certainly not a legal obligation since it no longer has any governmental control over the area, which is the sole definition of what "occupation" stands for.<BR/><BR/>While Israel may control the air space and the coastline, it does not /before the ground war started, control the lives on the ground.<BR/><BR/>O'Connell errors greatly, there is no such thing as a qausi occupation, she is making up defintions all her own that are not recognized in international law.<BR/><BR/>Israel is under no legal obligation to supply even water or electricty or food, but as I said earlier, there is of course a moral consideration, but it has no legal bearing on Israel whatsoever.KGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09743739958015568193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173608192502430020.post-78913738342367623952009-01-05T02:28:00.000-08:002009-01-05T02:28:00.000-08:00Israel pulled its settlements from Gaza but seemed...<I>Israel pulled its settlements from Gaza but seemed to continue to exercise a sort of quasi-occupation of Gaza.</I><BR/><BR/>That is BS and an outright lie.Jameel @ The Muqatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.com