"Gaza Island"

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You don't know very much about American Indian sovereignty, do you?

Huh?

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P.S. American forces dropped phosphorus bombs on Fallujah in November 2004; yet we're still a democracy.

Not quite the same thing, is it? We are not trying to forcibly remove the Iraqis from their homes, so that Americans can live there, are we?

When it comes to the way the US conducts warfare, we not coming anywhere near the spirit of modern conventions on warfare. We still use ADM's and chemical agents, despite most "civilized" nations have signed conventions again their use, and we continue to reserve the option to use nuclear weapons as a first use weapon.

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Not quite the same thing, is it? We are not trying to forcibly remove the Iraqis from their homes, so that Americans can live there, are we?

No-one is forcibly removing Israeli Arab citizens from their homes either.

I think you're confusing Israeli Arab citizens (who live in Israel) with Palestinian Arabs who live in the West Bank and Gaza.

The article Sofiya posted was about the disparity between Israeli Jews and Israeli Arabs.

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No-one is forcibly removing Israeli Arab citizens from their homes either.

I think you're confusing Israeli Arab citizens (who live in Israel) with Palestinian Arabs who live in the West Bank and Gaza.

The article Sofiya posted was about the disparity between Israeli Jews and Israeli Arabs.

You didn't read the article, did you?

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Aren't they still seizing homes in East Jerusalem? My understanding is that you get a knock at the door and then have an hour to clear out.

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You didn't read the article, did you?

I did. You have no clue, do you?

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Aren't they still seizing homes in East Jerusalem? My understanding is that you get a knock at the door and then have an hour to clear out.

Only if they refuse to pay rent or otherwise violate the terms of their leases.

A court order is required to evict someone.

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Only if they refuse to pay rent or otherwise violate the terms of their leases.

A court order is required to evict someone.

Hmmmm.My link

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Only if they refuse to pay rent or otherwise violate the terms of their leases.

A court order is required to evict someone.

and another: My link

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Hmmmm.My link

From your link:

"The Israeli Land Authority claims that the land is owned by it."

and another: My link

"a sentence by Israel’s High Court ordered the family to leave the premises."

As in "court order".

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From your link:

"The Israeli Land Authority claims that the land is owned by it."

"a sentence by Israel’s High Court ordered the family to leave the premises."

As in "court order".

Well, the Palestinians have little say, don't they?

Well, the Palestinians have little say, don't they?

And because the Israeli Land Authority claims they own land that was owned by someone else for hundreds of years, makes it true, doesn't it?

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And because the Israeli Land Authority claims they own land that was owned by someone else for hundreds of years, makes it true, doesn't it?

Not necessarily, but at least there's some sort of due process.

A court hears a case and makes a decision, whether we agree with it or not.

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Not necessarily, but at least there's some sort of due process.

A court hears a case and makes a decision, whether we agree with it or not.

Hmmm. I wonder how objective the court was...

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Not necessarily, but at least there's some sort of due process.

A court hears a case and makes a decision, whether we agree with it or not.

Objectivity aside, the process doesn't work if the IDF ignores or defies the court.

Despite court ruling, IDF took Arab land for train line

Former Civil Administration head signed order expropriating 50 dunams from West Bank village for rail line connecting Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.

By Chaim LevinsonFormer Civil Administration head, Brig. Gen. Yoav Mordechai, signed an order expropriating 50 dunams from a West Bank village for the rail line connecting Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, just two days before stepping down from his post on November 3.

According to the document, Mordechai was convinced the expropriation was done for public good and that the user of the land would be in a position to compensate the property owners.

Part of the strip of land, 20 dunams, will be used to build a tunnel for the train, and 30 other dunams will serve to prepare the ground for the construction. At the end of the construction, the land will be cleared and return to its original use.

The fact that the rail line connecting Jerusalem and Tel Aviv will pass through the West Bank is causing legal problems. An in-house opinion at the Justice Ministry does not permit the expropriation of land in the West Bank for the benefit of settlers or of Israel without it also benefitting the local population.

Usage of the sewage treatment plant in the settlement of Ofra, for example, which was built on private Palestinian land, was banned by the Supreme Court banned. The Civil Administration is required to link the sewage system up to the nearby Palestinian villages, which refuse to cooperate. As such, the installation remains unused.

In the case of Route 443, which links Modi'in and Jerusalem, the Supreme Court ordered the road to be open for use by the residents of Palestinian villages living on both sides of the road. Initially, when the route was being built, land was expropriated from the villages - a move which was justified by promises that it would be easier for them to access Ramallah via the new road - but they were forbidden from using the road for many years for security reasons.

Many international firms are involved in the construction of the rail line to Jerusalem, and they are under pressure from the left for their work in the territories. In addition to the firms providing the rail cars and the technological know-how, an Italian firm is set to build the tunnel.

The original rail line was to have passed only though Israeli territory.

But, as a result of a drawn-out struggle by environmentalists and residents of Mevasseret Zion, a decision was made to pass a tunnel through the West Bank because this would offer a quicker alternative.

My link

Not necessarily, but at least there's some sort of due process.

A court hears a case and makes a decision, whether we agree with it or not.

Just like in the Jim Crow South, I suppose.

Hmmm. I wonder how objective the court was...

Are you suggesting that it should be called the Court of Star of David chamber? I shouldn't say that, the courts of Israel have made many pro-Palestinian decisions that were promptly ignored.

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Hmmm. I wonder how objective the court was...