What Does International Law Say about Settlements in Occupied Territory? If Israel Does It, It’s Illegal
Not a double standard, but no standard at all.
September 22, 2020
What Does International Law Say about Settlements in Occupied Territory? If Israel Does It, It’s Illegal
Not a double standard, but no standard at all.
It is the general opinion of most governments, legal experts, Middle East specialists, and the editorial boards of major English-language newspapers that the construction of homes for Jews in the West Bank is, at least in some cases, a violation of international law. Yet it is not at all clear why this should be so. Two recent books on disputed territories in international law, both of which pay special attention to Israeli settlements in the West Bank, address this subject in detail, and in the end side against Israel. But, writes Eugene Kontorovich in his review, their authors fail to appreciate the problem that the law in question has never been applied to any country besides the Jewish state:
September 22, 2020
Russia Extends Its Influence into Lebanon
Putin wants to be the Middle East’s indispensable intermediary.
Qatar Supports Hamas, Spreads Anti-Israel Propaganda, and Is Cozy with Iran
Not a potential friend.
A Rediscovered Prayer by a Medieval Rabbinic Giant
Naḥmanides and the Catalonian liturgy.
Photographs of Death Camp Inmates Shouldn’t Be Called “Poignant”
The Met’s Birkenau blunder.