al-Nakba: the Palestinian "Catastrophe"

Ironic, how quickly innocent victims can become ruthless victimizers

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The United Nations Charter, including the Statute of the International Court of Justice, was adopted following World War II in 1945 to regulate international relations among its member states.

Its purposes were to:

-"save succeeding generations from the scourge of war,"
-"affirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person,"
-"establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be maintained."

toward these ends:
-"to practice tolerance and live together in peace with one another as good neighbors,"
-"to unite our strength to maintain international peace and security,"
-"to ensure...that armed force shall not be used, except in the common interest."

Chapter 1, Article 2 (3) states, "All members shall settle their international disputes by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace, and justice, are not endangered."

Chapter 1, Article 2 (4) states,"All members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state."

The International Court of Justice has ruled Israel's "security" wall in occupied Palestine to be illegal.

Israel's 1967 invasions of Egypt, Jordan and Syria, and their two invasions of Lebanon, were violations of this charter to which they are bound as a UN member state.  Repeated UN resolutions have condemned and mandated cessation of these actions, all of which have been ignored by Israel, with international sanctions blocked by US vetoes.





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