You’re moving the goal post. I’m saying Israel isn’t an occupying force because they can’t blockade Gaza in the way you wrote. Since they’re not an occupying force, they have the right to self defense under the Geneva Conventions.
I’m not saying I like what Israel is doing. What I’m saying is they can either choose to endure attacks on their own population or defend themselves. They chose the latter, and that’s completely legal under international law.
B’tselem, The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories says the following:
Although Israel declared an end to its military administration in Gaza, it continues to control critical aspects of life there. It controls all border crossings by land, apart from Rafah, as well as Gaza’s sea and air space. This control allows Israel to exclusively monitor the movement of people and goods in and out of Gaza, which it regulates according to Israeli interests. This holds true even when Gaza residents wish only to transit through Israel in order to reach the West Bank or other countries.
Regarding moving of the goal post, you brought up Egypt, not me.
If you want to continue discussing in good faith, please stick to the talking points.
So because Egypt isn’t doing enough, Israel isn’t to blame? Right. Solid argument.
What Egypt does or doesn’t do does not in any way negate the fact that Israel is completely out of line.
What an argument “but look at them, they are also bad, which means the even badder guys must not be as bad”.
You’re moving the goal post. I’m saying Israel isn’t an occupying force because they can’t blockade Gaza in the way you wrote. Since they’re not an occupying force, they have the right to self defense under the Geneva Conventions.
I’m not saying I like what Israel is doing. What I’m saying is they can either choose to endure attacks on their own population or defend themselves. They chose the latter, and that’s completely legal under international law.
B’tselem, The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories says the following:
Regarding moving of the goal post, you brought up Egypt, not me.
If you want to continue discussing in good faith, please stick to the talking points.