Letters For Palestine
Israeli Settler Colonists
Background
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- In 1967, Israel attacked the surrounding Palestinian lands and other countries.
- During that war, Israel moved to occupy East Jerusalem, the West Bank, Gaza, the Syrian Golan and the Egyptian Sinai.
- In 1967, Israel Ethnically Cleansed The Syrian Golan of the Resident Arab Population. Only allowing the Syrian Druze to remain as they were considered as likely to become loyal to Israel.
- In 1979, Israel signed a peace treaty with Egypt and subsequently withdrew from the Sinai Peninsular. In doing so, Israel abandoned a plan for a city of 200,000 Jews in the Sinai and also removed over 20,000 Illegal Settler/Colonists from the Sinai.
- Since 1967, Israel has been creating Jewish Only Villages, Towns and Cities within the Occupied Palestinian Territories within the West Bank.
- Over 750,000 Israeli Citizens (settler colonists) have been transferred into the OPT since 1967.
- Israel has constructed a network of roads to connect those Jewish only enclaves to Israel.
- The Transfer of Israeli Civilians into the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) is in contravention of 4th Geneva Convention - Article 49 – Sixth Paragraph - The Occupying Power shall not deport or transfer parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies.”
- Take action and ask your Political Representatives whether they Consider Israel’s actions in Gaza meets the definition of Terrorism!
- Please take action.
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To: Winston Peters - Foreign Minister
CC: Jacinda Ardern - Prime Minister
Simon Bridges - Leader of the National Party
James Shaw - Co Leader of the Green Party
Subject: Transfer of Israeli Citizens (Settlers) into the Occupied Palestinian Territories
Dear Mr Peters
I have recently become aware that the Israeli Government has been Transferring Israeli Citizens (Settlers) into the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
My understanding is that the UN recognizes that the Palestinian Territories of the West Bank, Jerusalem and Gaza are “Occupied Territories” and therefore come under the Geneva Conventions.
https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/applic/ihl/ihl.nsf/Treaty.xsp?documentId=AE2D398352C5B028C12563CD002D6B5C&action=openDocument
My understanding that under the 4th Geneva Convention - Article 49, the transfer of Israeli Citizens into the Occupied Palestinian Territories goes against International Conventions and therefore International Law.
The specific convention is as follows:
4th Geneva Convention - Article 49 – Sixth Paragraph - The Occupying Power shall not deport or transfer parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies.”
4th Geneva Convention - https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/applic/ihl/ihl.nsf/Treaty.xsp?documentId=AE2D398352C5B028C12563CD002D6B5C&action=openDocument
An argument can therefore be made that the Politicians of the Government of Israel and the Military Hierarchy of Israel have contravened International Law and therefore are War Criminals.
My questions are these:
I look forward to your response on behalf of our Country to my questions above.
Kind regards
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To: Winston Peters - Foreign Minister
CC: Jacinda Ardern - Prime Minister
Simon Bridges - Leader of the National Party
James Shaw - Co Leader of the Green Party
Subject: Transfer of Israeli Citizens (Settlers) into the Occupied Palestinian Territories
Dear Mr Peters
I have recently become aware that the Israeli Government has been Transferring Israeli Citizens (Settlers) into the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
- https://972mag.com/the-man-on-the-heels-of-israels-settlement-enterprise/127679/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_settlement
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_2334
My understanding is that the UN recognizes that the Palestinian Territories of the West Bank, Jerusalem and Gaza are “Occupied Territories” and therefore come under the Geneva Conventions.
https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/applic/ihl/ihl.nsf/Treaty.xsp?documentId=AE2D398352C5B028C12563CD002D6B5C&action=openDocument
My understanding that under the 4th Geneva Convention - Article 49, the transfer of Israeli Citizens into the Occupied Palestinian Territories goes against International Conventions and therefore International Law.
The specific convention is as follows:
4th Geneva Convention - Article 49 – Sixth Paragraph - The Occupying Power shall not deport or transfer parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies.”
4th Geneva Convention - https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/applic/ihl/ihl.nsf/Treaty.xsp?documentId=AE2D398352C5B028C12563CD002D6B5C&action=openDocument
An argument can therefore be made that the Politicians of the Government of Israel and the Military Hierarchy of Israel have contravened International Law and therefore are War Criminals.
My questions are these:
- Does our Country support the 4th Geneva Convention - Article 49 – Sixth Paragraph?
- Does our Country agree that Israeli actions in regards to “4th Geneva Convention - Article 49 – Sixth Paragraph” contravene International Conventions?
- Does our Country agree that Israeli actions in regards to “4th Geneva Convention - Article 49 – Sixth Paragraph” contravene International Law?
- If Israel is in contravention of International Law, what will our Country do to bring the War Criminals who have perpetrated these crimes to International Attention or to the attention of the International Criminal Court at the Hague? Please note that there is “Universal Jurisdiction” for War Crimes and there are “No Statute of Limitations” to War Crimes. Our Country has the right to take any identified War Crime to the ICC at any time.
I look forward to your response on behalf of our Country to my questions above.
Kind regards
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