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27 Dec NYU’s Selective Defence of Academic Freedom
...protest against his leadership because of his Holocaust role? Did the Arab Communists protest that role? Maybe. But by and large he was accepted as the top leader despite his Nazi record. Elliott Maon, concerning the Jewish majority in the Land of Israel west of the Jordan. I did not say that the Jews were the majority in the Judea-Samaria (west bank) area. I said there was a Jewish majority in the Judea-Samaria area plus Little Israel within the 1949 armistice lines. Indeed there is a Jewish majority in the...26 Jul More International Law at the U.S. Supreme Court: Where is Jerusalem?
...the armistice agreement in its brief analysis of the status of the territory in the 2004 advisory opinion on the Legal Consequences of the Construction of the Wall. The Declaration On Principles Of International Law Friendly Relations And Co-Operation Among States In Accordance With The Charter Of The United Nations stipulates that "Every State likewise has the duty to refrain from the threat or use of force to violate international lines of demarcation, such as armistice lines, established by or pursuant to an international agreement to which it is a...15 Jun What Now?
...any others who are legally classified as combatants. These are typically the unlawful combatants (or "unlawful belligerents" before 1949). In the Quirin case, the Supreme Court applies the term to "enemies of the United States and acting for ... the German Reich, a belligerent enemy nation, [who] secretly and covertly passed, in civilian dress, contrary to the law of war, through the military and naval lines and defenses of the United States ... and went behind such lines, contrary to the law of war, in civilian dress ... for the...13 Apr House Passes Resolution on Saudi Boycott of Israel
...water or phone lines. The IDF then invaded and reoccupied nearly all of the PA self-rule areas, including the cities of Bethlehem, Jenin, Tulkaram, Qalqilya and Nablus. Soldiers imposed tight 24-hour curfews and cut electricity and water supply to the population. Palestinians, both militiamen and some policemen given arms by Israeli-Palestinian peace agreements, resisted the offensives with force, particularly during pitched battles in Nablus and Jenin. The Israeli operation has been characterized by massive tank deployments and intense shelling of PA and civilian buildings, house-to-house searches, confiscations of arms and...26 Nov Britain to Support Palestine’s UNGA Resolution?
...status of a state to begin with, before the occupation, which is not the case of Palestine. In my opinion, it is senseless to speak of a "government" that does not govern the relevant territory. It is simply an oxymoron. Moreover, some scholars have noted that the rational directing the Montevideo qualifications is Indipendence. Occupation and Indipendence can not coexist. As to the defined territory and the question of borders: the 1967 lines are actually the 1948-1949 armistice lines. All Arab states insisted to include in these agreements a clear...29 Mar Comparing the ICJ’s Provisional Measures Orders in South Africa v. Israel
...killed over one hundred Palestinians desperately seeking food. At this point, Israel’s English-language spokesperson, Eylon Levy, began a campaign to argue that Israel was not blocking food from entering Gaza. “The idea that Israel ‘isn’t letting aid in’ is simply a lie”, he tweeted. On March 7th, Levy got into a Twitter fight with British MP, Alicia Kearns, Chair of the British Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, where he argued that the Kerem Shalom Crossing was closed on Saturdays “at the request of the UN”. Something Kearns denied, citing information provided...
08 Dec Responding to the Open Letter to the ASP Regarding Palestine
...Cairo statement, Khan specifically describe Palestinian civilians as innocent: “And there’s no denying that any right-minded person would agree that beyond that crossing — and I had those pictures we see on the television around the world in my mind — beyond that crossing are innocent Palestinians, innocent children, boys and girls who should be at school, who should be playing in parks or playing football or playing with their friends, learning and studying and hoping to build a better future.” Moreover, Khan has left no doubt that Israel must...25 May Weekly News Wrap: Monday, May 25, 2015
...Sunday, while in Syria the government said the Islamists had killed hundreds of people since capturing the town of Palmyra. Saudi forces and Yemen’s Houthi militia traded heavy artillery fire which destroyed part of the main border crossing between the two countries overnight, residents said on Sunday, an escalation of the two-month war. Hezbollah is fighting across all of Syria alongside the army of President Bashar al-Assad and is willing to increase its presence there when needed, the leader of the Lebanese Shi’ite movement said on Sunday. Asia A group...
23 Aug Procedural Barriers and the ‘Right to Seek’ Asylum in the Biden Era
...will review the interview transcript and perform his or her own ‘reasonable fear’ analysis. Any who can’t make it through these stringent burdens by this point and are unable to meet the ‘withholding of removal’ standard against refoulement are then deported. III. Barriers Upon Arrival or Crossing Between Designated Ports of Entry For those who arrive between ports of entry, whether at the frontiers of the territory or by crossing into U.S. between ports of entry and encountering border guards, access to the asylum process and screening for refoulement is...22 Apr The Right to Health of Venezuelans in Colombia: From Policy to Practice (Part 2)
...of Venezuelans during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although there is no official data, Colombian authorities have estimated that at least 36,000 people have returned to Venezuela using the main crossing point between Colombia and Venezuela since mid-March. In fact, the Colombian government reported that over 600 Venezuelans left Colombia in just one day in April 2020. In the context of a failing healthcare system in Venezuela, on the face of it, this requires explanation. The inadequacy of measures to protect the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR) of Venezuelan migrants, asylum...