Umm, Jerusalem's municipality is part of the government.
Since when?! What in heavens name are you talking about, since when is the municipality part of the government?
The municipality must answer to the government's rulings, but that doesn't mean that it's part of the government.
The municipality is the municipality and the government is the government.
Degreez said:
That they operate on different levels is another thing, mainly an obvious attempt by Israel to not abide by the rules of an Occupying Power in an Occupied Territory. If it's not the government behind the actions that took place in East Jerusalem, whose was it? Normal Israeli citiznens? Settlers in Occupied East Jerusalem?
The Jerusalem Municipality, perhaps?
Degreez said:
I've asked you to refer to the violated law. This is a UN resolution, not an international law.
International laws are treaties between countries such as the Geneva conventions.
International law is also bodies that are instructed to rule internationally, such as the international court at the Hague.
The UN is not international law, it's an international body that attempts to cast order amongst the nations while not really being a governing body.
And besides that, the entire Middle East is in violation of resolution 242, not just Israel.
Degreez said:
Read above. It is illegal to acquire territory by war. That you cannot understand something so simple is beyond me.
Again, refer to that law.
Degreez said:
According to Israel. We've been through this. Israeli law does not trump international law. It is illegal to demolish homes in occupied territories. The houses are not illegal because Israel's role as the Occupying Power in Occupied East Jerusalem does not grant it authority to deem who can build/live where they want inside the Occupied Territory. That lies with the
Jerusalem Governorate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
If Israel sees East Jerusalem as part of its lands then obviously it would act as if it is a part of its lands.
That Israel refers to East Jerusalem as part of itself is nothing new, and has been going on for 43 years now.
Degreez said:
You are the definition of spin
Not true.
According to Wikipedia:
An Apocalypse (Greek: Ἀποκάλυψις Apokálypsis; "lifting of the veil" or "revelation") is a disclosure of something hidden from the majority of mankind in an era dominated by falsehood and misconception, i.e. the veil to be lifted. The term also can refer to the eschatological final battle, the Armageddon, and the idea of an end of the world. These perceptions may better be related to the phrase apokalupsis eschaton, literally "revelation at [or of] the end of the æon, or age". In Christianity The Apocalypse of John is the Book of Revelation, the last book of the Bible.
Degreez said:
and the only time you can identify a straw man is when you engage in one.
I've just proven that one to be wrong when I've identified yours without engaging in a straw man argument.
Degreez said:
What is the Jerusalem municipality?
The Jerusalem Website
Degreez said:
Israel's opinion on the matter is irrelevant
Actually that's all that is relevant when speaking about "on the ground" issues.
Degreez said:
because international law is clear on the acquistion of territory by war.
Still waiting for that reference I've been asking for.
Degreez said:
Read above. Israel's opinion is irrelevant.
Read above. Actually that's all that is relevant when speaking about "on the ground" issues.
Degreez said:
Read above.
Degreez said:
The rule of law it should be upholding is international law
But as far as Israel is concerned it is not in violation of international law since it doesn't see East Jerusalem as an occupied territory.
Those who do see it as an occupied territory will say it's in violation.
Degreez said:
since the territory in question is currently occupied by Israel. It should not take actions, such as demolishing homes in occupied territories, that in clear violations of international law.
Still waiting for that reference.
Degreez said:
Read above. Israel's opinion is irrelevant.
Read above. Actually that's all that is relevant when speaking about "on the ground" issues.
Degreez said:
Yes, because the territory is indeed occupied. Israel applying it owns laws in Occupied East Jerusalm is a violation of international.
Still waiting for that reference.
Degreez said:
The Soviet Union and Nazi Germany also applied their own laws in Occupied Poland circa 1939-1945.
The Soviet Union and Nazi Gemrnay have also had the letter 'I' in their states' names.
Degreez said:
You need to educate yourself on rules governing occupied territories.
You need to educate yourself on the hierarchy of a state and who governs who.