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Little Tich

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37. What about International Humanitarian Law, Thrasymachus? n/t

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UNESCO Adopts Controversial Jerusalem Resolution [View all] Eugene Oct 2016 OP

The U.S., Britain, Germany, Holland, Lithuania and Estonia voted against the resolution. oberliner Oct 2016 #1

Every country that abstained leftynyc Oct 2016 #2

Kind of surprised that it passes without a majority YES vote oberliner Oct 2016 #3

Nothing about unesco leftynyc Oct 2016 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author 6chars Oct 2016 #5

I understand the feeling, but aranthus Oct 2016 #6

This resolution is about a site that isn't even in Israel. Little Tich Oct 2016 #7

Israel has effectively annexed Jerusalem. aranthus Oct 2016 #8

I guess you also believe that Crimea is Russian sovereign territory now. Little Tich Oct 2016 #9

Arguably it is. aranthus Oct 2016 #12

It's never a good thing when a fascist leader starts gobbling up parts of neighboring countries in Little Tich Oct 2016 #17

That wasn't your question. aranthus Oct 2016 #31

According to international law, Russia is an occupying power in Ukrainian Crimea, not a sovereign. Little Tich Oct 2016 #34

One big difference sabbat hunter Oct 2016 #45

I hope you understand that it's not even a de facto annexation until every single Palestinian Little Tich Oct 2016 #46

And you keep bringing up the UN aranthus Oct 2016 #13

If there's no legal framework for how wars are waged, it will open up for all kinds of atrocities, Little Tich Oct 2016 #16

Also not the issue. aranthus Oct 2016 #32

I think it's too early to declare the demise of international law. Little Tich Oct 2016 #35

Again you have no reason. aranthus Oct 2016 #36

What about International Humanitarian Law, Thrasymachus? n/t Little Tich Oct 2016 #37

It isn't law. aranthus Oct 2016 #44

So what legal framework should the Palestinians in East Jerusalem apply to Little Tich Oct 2016 #47

You can't even admit leftynyc Oct 2016 #10

You seem to be a one-stater... Little Tich Oct 2016 #15

So you think the Western Wall leftynyc Oct 2016 #19

I'm not sure a 2-state proposal exists that puts the wall in a future Palestinian state. shira Oct 2016 #23

Israeli's will NEVER allow leftynyc Oct 2016 #24

Only Jew hating bigots would advocate for Palestinian control of the Kotel... shira Oct 2016 #25

More country's voted against leftynyc Oct 2016 #26

And Israel's "critics" pretending to be humanitarians support UNESCO's Jew hate. shira Oct 2016 #27

Only the occupied part of Jerusalem is part of the occupied territories. Little Tich Oct 2016 #28

Headline: Thousands of Jews desecrate al-Buraq (the Wall) shira Oct 2016 #22

Please. There's no excusing pure antisemitism, denial of Jewish history. shira Oct 2016 #11

If Israel stopped behaving like a hostile occupier in East Jerusalem, Little Tich Oct 2016 #18

Yes, we all know leftynyc Oct 2016 #20

Why is it so wrong to extend the notion of democratic rights to include Palestinians? Little Tich Oct 2016 #29

And once again leftynyc Oct 2016 #30

So you're saying UNESCO's anti-Jewish resolution is justified, right? shira Oct 2016 #21

You seem to be working under the assumption that an anti-Israel resolution condemning Israel's Little Tich Oct 2016 #33

It's anti-Jewish (not anti-Israel) as proven by PA/Fatah reaction to UNESCO... shira Oct 2016 #38

Aha - so that's why I didn't find any anti-Semitism in the resolution itself... Little Tich Oct 2016 #39

The release is accurate, stop with the denial. While the resolution says Jerusalem... shira Oct 2016 #40

If the allegations that Israel was changing the status quo in Jerusalem were untrue, Little Tich Oct 2016 #41

What evidence do you have the status quo is changing? You have nothing. shira Oct 2016 #42

So which of the allegations in the resolution are untrue? Little Tich Oct 2016 #48

Jews "storming" the Mount, Israel inciting violence at the mount... shira Oct 2016 #49

The head of UNESCO condemned the resolution as a denial of history.... shira Oct 2016 #43

J-Street says UNESCO vote shows contempt for Jewish people's ties to Temple Mount shira Oct 2016 #14