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Israel/Palestine

Little Tich

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11. The simplest way to refute an argument is to prove that its negation is true, which I've already

Reply to shira (Reply #9)

Thu Sep 15, 2016, 08:23 PM

Sep 2016

done.

It's up to you to prove that "the continued occupation of That territory by Morocco" isn't synonymous with Morocco being the "occupying power", which could be difficult. Perhaps you'll have better luck with trying to prove the argument that the "General Assembly resolutions have referred to Israeli-held territories as “occupied” 2,342 times"?

Either way, if the authors of the OP are unable to understand the contents of UN resolutions about West Sahara, why should they be trusted to know anything about resolutions about Israel? My skepticism is fully justified.

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At the U.N., Only Israel Is an ‘Occupying Power’ [View all] shira Sep 2016 OP

Reminds me of a good rule of thumb: don't attack your neighbor without provocation. jonno99 Sep 2016 #1

Amen leftynyc Sep 2016 #3

I call BS on the OP. Little Tich Sep 2016 #2

From what I can see, your documents are about what "was". The OP is about what "IS". jonno99 Sep 2016 #4

The Moroccan occupation of West Sahara is still ongoing - just ask Ban Ki Moon. n/t Little Tich Sep 2016 #6

It is a very simple point: jonno99 Sep 2016 #8

It's very simple. Your opponent knows damned well how simple & factual the point is. n/t shira Sep 2016 #10

By it's singular focus on Israel, the UN effectively absolves all other nations' occupations. shira Sep 2016 #13

I seem to be the only one who actually reads the UN resolutions about occupied territories. Little Tich Sep 2016 #16

Maybe we should do a word search & comparison on the phrase "deeply deplores"... shira Sep 2016 #19

Me? I have nothing to prove - you go ahead and have fun with the resolutions... n/t Little Tich Sep 2016 #20

The OP includes verbs like "deplore".... shira Sep 2016 #21

I'll let you have all the fun reading and comparing the UN resolutions... Little Tich Sep 2016 #22

You're not responding to the precise terminology from the OP. shira Sep 2016 #5

The Moroccan occupation of West Sahara was specifically mentioned in the OP. Little Tich Sep 2016 #7

Sure, so find how many times Morocco is described as the "Occupying Power". shira Sep 2016 #9

The simplest way to refute an argument is to prove that its negation is true, which I've already Little Tich Sep 2016 #11

And you haven't refuted anything. Nice try with the bullshit. shira Sep 2016 #12

As the saying goes- jonno99 Sep 2016 #14

Your argument is to prove Morocco being an "occupying power" isn't synonymous... shira Sep 2016 #15

If you could perhaps take a look at S/RES/1483 (2003) that I linked to in post #2? Little Tich Sep 2016 #17

Problem is you don't read too well. Here's what the OP states... shira Sep 2016 #18