tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post8950495002334498628..comments2024-01-01T17:21:52.555+00:00Comments on Is the BBC biased?: NumbersCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-65287368138264236862019-10-16T06:11:04.731+01:002019-10-16T06:11:04.731+01:00International consensus says that settlements viol...International consensus says that settlements violate the Article 49(6) of the Fourth Geneva Conventions and are illegal under international law. The Foreign Ministry’s new booklet disputes these claims, arguing that the Geneva Conventions, written in the aftermath of World War II, were intended to protect civilians from forced displacement.<br /><br />“Quite apart from the question of whether the Fourth Geneva Convention applies de jure to territory such as the West Bank, over which there was no previous legitimate sovereign, the case of Jews voluntarily establishing (or re-establishing their pre-1948) homes and communities in their ancient homeland, and alongside Palestinian communities, does not compare to the kind of forced population transfers contemplated by Article 49(6),” the booklet reads.<br /><br />However, the Foreign Ministry argues, Israelis “voluntary” moving to the the West Bank was not forbidden by international law. “Nor does it prohibit the movement of individuals to land which was not under the legitimate sovereignty of any state and which is not subject to private ownership.”Adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933695058963755347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-91425543949425370162019-10-15T18:19:03.264+01:002019-10-15T18:19:03.264+01:00 Jews have lived in Judea and Samaria — the West B... Jews have lived in Judea and Samaria — the West Bank — for “thousands of years” and been legitimized by international treaties long before Israel captured the territory in 1967.<br /><br />“The attempt to portray Jewish communities in the West Bank as a new form of ‘colonial’ settlement in the land of a foreign sovereign is as disingenuous as it is politically motivated. At no point in history were Jerusalem and the West Bank subject to Palestinian Arab sovereignty,” Jews have lived in Judea and Samaria — the West Bank — for “thousands of years” and been legitimized by international treaties long before Israel captured the territory in 1967.<br /><br />“The attempt to portray Jewish communities in the West Bank as a new form of ‘colonial’ settlement in the land of a foreign sovereign is as disingenuous as it is politically motivated. At no point in history were Jerusalem and the West Bank subject to Palestinian Arab sovereignty,” Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-58415517943178129562019-10-15T13:34:04.566+01:002019-10-15T13:34:04.566+01:00I think we have to also look at the nature of the ...I think we have to also look at the nature of the terrorist attacks. Palestinians and others have often targeted children, even nurseries. The terrorists who carry out these actions receive stipends from the Palestine Authority and such stipends have the full backing of the Palestinian people. <br /><br />This gives a clear indication that there is something genocidal about the campaign, not just political. <br /><br />Israel is not perfect by any means, and I <br />wish they would stop the absurd, entirely unncessary, settlement programme, but compared with the monsters all around it, well it is a monument to virtue in the midst of evil and chaos. Monkey Brainsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-31475882667931580922019-10-15T12:32:19.341+01:002019-10-15T12:32:19.341+01:00Maaarten Paayshans is up in bandit country most of...Maaarten Paayshans is up in bandit country most of the time. And Lyce Doucet made many of her reports from the roof of a 5 star hotel in Lebanon. God knows why.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-40345710948293041262019-10-15T08:21:13.342+01:002019-10-15T08:21:13.342+01:00It's hard to accuse the BBC of being anti-semi...It's hard to accuse the BBC of being anti-semitic because the Palestians are semites too! It's definitely anti Israel, and it's hard to understand why since its reporters land in Israel, and travel about a Western country with all the facilities available, and then cross into the West Bank for a fleeting visit to report on some atrocity allegedly Israel's fault, and nip back into the safety of Israel. <br /> <br />Reporters don't stay close to Gaza to experience the random rocket attacks that happen at a rate of several nearly every month, and then criticise Israel's blockade (which allows a lot of supplies into Gaza) without mentioning Egypt's blockade. The reporters also don't go across the border into Eqypt as Sinai is too dangerous... they might be kidnapped and be held to ransom near the Gaza border and the BBC reporters value their freedom... freedom to denigrate Israel while keeping silent on Gaza and West Bank atrocities and terrorist attacks against Israel. <br /><br />The same applies to Syria... where are the reporters in Syria reporting on the atrocities there? It's not safe, so they safely criticise from the safe sidelines of Israel of all places!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com