Observers tell TRT World that top UN court's opinion underlines Israel's military and settler presence in occupied Palestinian territory has 'zero valid' legal basis, and supporting settlement policies and violence in these areas is unacceptable.
Observers tell TRT World that top UN court's opinion underlines Israel's military and settler presence in occupied Palestinian territory has "zero valid" legal basis, and supporting settlement policies and violence in these areas is unacceptable.The International Court of Justice's advisory opinion on Friday declaring Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories illegal under international law will have broad historic implications, observers feel.
Daniele highlighted that ICJ adopted a normative conception of occupation in this case, explaining that even if the law of occupation doesn't prescribe time limits for military occupations, the legality or unlawfulness of occupation must still be determined under other relevant rules of international law.
"The ICJ ruling is certainly a historic milestone since the first case was raised before the World Court in May 1947," Moubayed told"This isn’t just symbolic; this verdict will put many countries in a difficult position, especially the US and UK, who have been the most hawkish since the Gaza War began," he addedMoubayed pointed out that the verdict's scope extends beyond Gaza, addressing the occupation of the West Bank and the entirety of the 57-year occupation since...
"The court has said that the Israeli occupation as a whole in the entirety of the Palestinian territory, which represents a single territorial unity, is unlawful because it's characterised by the purpose of permanently controlling Palestine, annexing it and considering it domestic Israeli territory, which is tantamount to a use of force for aggressive purposes against the territorial integrity of another nation," he added.
"ICJ opinion doesn't solely target Israel; it also addresses Israel's allies, conveying that they cannot support the settlement policy or the ongoing violence and persecution in the occupied territories in any manner," Williams toldDr Sahar Mohamed Khamis, Professor of Communication at the University of Maryland, feels the ruling sets a precedent that has never been established before.
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