The U.S. Is Keeping the Promise Made at San Remo in 1920 – Eugene Kontorovich (J. Post via Daily Alert)
Jan. 3, 2020 The U.S. Is Keeping the Promise Made at San Remo in 1920 – Eugene Kontorovich(Daily Alert, Jan. 3, 2020)At San Remo in 1920, the international community promised the Jews a “national home” in Palestine, and an explicit right to “settle” throughout the territory, which included Judea and Samaria. It was left entirely up […]
Read More →Israeli Settlements and International Law (Israeli Embassy in Nigeria)
From 2017: Attempts to present Jewish settlement in West Bank territory (ancient Judea and Samaria) as illegal and “colonial” in nature ignores the complexity of this issue, the history of the land, and the unique legal circumstances of this case. The Historical Context Jewish settlement in the territory of ancient Judea and […]
Read More →Israeli Settlements Are a Political, Not a Legal Issue – Douglas J. Feith (National Review via Daily Alert)
Nov. 25, 2019 Israeli Settlements Are a Political, Not a Legal Issue – Douglas J. Feith (National Review) In his statement about the legality of Israel’s West Bank settlements, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made four main points. First, the settlements are not “inherently illegal.” Second, the West Bank’s fate should be determined through negotiations. Third, […]
Read More →TEARING UP ISRAEL IS HARDLY A SOLUTION WORTHY OF THE NAME by Mark Vandermaas (CJN)
July 10, 2019 https://www.cjnews.com/perspectives/opinions/vandermaas-tearing-up-israel-is-hardly-a-solution-worthy-of-the-name As the official lecturer for Canadians for Israel’s Legal Rights (CILR.org), the organization co-founded by the late land rights expert and author, Salomon Benzimra (The Jewish People’s Rights To The Land Of Israel), I would like to offer some items of consideration before readers accept David Roytenberg’s assertion in The CJN that ‘territorial […]
Read More →Must watch: 6 Facts That You Need to Know About Israel’s Legal Rights
Jan. 13, 2019 How International Law supports Israel’s claims to the land of Israel Click here for 3 min. video on Israel’s legal rights
Read More →The Invention of ‘Palestinians’ by Jerold Auerbach
Feb. 14, 2019 Millennia before Palestinians appeared on the world stage following the Six-Day War, the “West Bank” was already known as Judea and Samaria. “Palestine” dates from the League of Nations Mandate (1923) that granted England governing power over the land, including Trans-Jordan, that was previously controlled by the defeated Ottoman Empire. The Mandate […]
Read More →EoZTV: Answering IfNotNow
Dec. 28, 2018 I’ll try to summarize: IfNotNow’s example questions are: The first question presupposes that there is a capital O “Occupation.” From the perspective of international law, this is not true. The definition of “occupation” comes from Hague Convention of 1907: Territory is considered occupied when it is actually placed under the authority of […]
Read More →‘International consensus’ on Jerusalem is baseless, by Eldad Beck (Israel Hayom)
Nov. 30, 2018 Canadian legal scholar Dr. Jacques Gauthier has devoted 20 years to the thorny question of the ownership of Jerusalem, and has concluded that Israel has unquestionable sovereignty not only over the whole city, but over Judea and Samaria as well. Click here for full article
Read More →Must Read: International law and the State of Israel By Ted Belman (Israpundit)
Must Read: International law and the State of Israel By Ted Belman, Sept. 27, 2018 For thousands of years, nations came and went, pursuant to the rule, to the victor go the spoils. This included the right to rape the women, enslave the men, confiscate their wealth and rule the country as they saw fit. […]
Read More →Is there an Occupation? #2 Eugene Kontorovich (Youtube)
Mar. 9, 2017 Are Israel’s borders legal? Well, are the borders of Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan legal? Professor Eugene Kontorovich says they all are. Why? Watch the video! Click here for 2 1/2 min. video
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