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In what way are Jewish settlements illegal?
I don’t really know what they refer to on the ground, only that they are spoken of very controversially and often called illegal.
But my understanding is basically that Zionist Jews who believe that no land should have ever been conceded to the…
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Is it legally plausible that Israel could be guilty of genocide against Palestinians?
A recent article from the Anti-Defamation League states (without citing any sources or providing any evidence):
Genocide is a legal term, and in no way do Israeli policies and actions meet this legal threshold. [...] While one may oppose and even…
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Are Arab Israelis permitted to purchase land in the West Bank?
It seems that Palestinian land laws prohibit Palestinians from selling any Palestinian-owned lands to "any man or judicial body corporation of Israeli citizenship, living in Israel or acting on its behalf". Do Arab Israelis, living on land that has…
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Does US courts' application of the "political questions doctrine" to breach of international conventions not itself breach them?
The US is a party to the 1948 genocide convention (full text here), and is obligated by it not to support genocide, and, in fact, to act to prevent genocide. It has also codified the convention into federal law: The Genocide Convention…
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Would Jewish settlements on Palestinian territory be illegal if the settlers were Palestinian and they didn’t encroach on any already settled lands?
I’m trying to understand whether the individual settlers themselves are violating any laws (presumably Palestinian ones), and if so, which ones and how. Is it illegal under Palestinian law to enclose common grazing land, and settle/claim it for…
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