Israel/Palestine

shira

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

Fri Sep 16, 2016, 08:02 AM

Sep 2016

....with their "continued occupation of That territory by Morocco".

That isn't the argument the OP makes, however. The argument is in the loaded language and I'm surprised you can't see it. Maybe you don't want to see it.

That loaded language of "Occupying Power" comes verbatim from Gen. Art. 49.6 and the UN applies it only to Israel and no one else (in a prolonged occupation). No other nation that occupies another in a prolonged manner is ever described or compared to the situation within Geneva 49.6. And that's the point.

The OP is 100% factually accurate and correct. We all know why the UN uses that precise terminology only for Israel. As the OP states:

Israel has been reminded by resolutions against it of the country’s obligations under the Geneva Conventions about 500 times since 1967—as opposed to two times for the other situations.

Now you tell us why the Gen 49.6 language referring to the "Occupying Power" isn't used for any other occupying nation other than Israel. Go on. You know why. Be honest. Tell us why Israel is such a special case.

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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