You meant to say forcibly transferring your own civilians into occupied areas., didn't you? I admit, it defeats your arguement, but the truth is the truth, no matter how distasteful. Or are you suggesting that Israel forces Jews there at the point of a gun?
BTW, just from whom is Israel occupying those territories? They were offered to the Arabs as a homeland in 47, but they turned them down cold. Egypt doesn't claim Gaza. Jordan doesn't claim the West Bank. There is no recognized state claiming those lands as we speak. It's Israel's right to annex them if she wishes.
If you're looking for illegal population transfers I'd suggest looking places like Rwanda, Tibet, or the Balkans. The UN isn't.
BTW, a meeting of the conention signatories without all the signatories and with out signatures is as useful as the new war crimes tribunal, which I assume you assert Americans are subject to.
...transferring your own civilians into occupied areas.I sure didn't. Why? Because that's not what the Convention says. Let's try the actual text of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War. From Article 49:You meant to say forcibly transferring your own civilians into occupied areas., didn't you?
The Occupying Power shall not deport or transfer parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies.
Show me where the word "forcible" applies. You can't. Indeed, deporting is forcible transfer. Since the Convention says "deport or transfer", it's pretty clear that voluntary transfers are also included.
BTW, a meeting of the conention signatories without all the signatories and with out signatures is as useful as the new war crimes tribunal, which I assume you assert Americans are subject to.Just like a meeting of the UN without a major member(like the one in 1950 minus the Soviets)? A meeting of Congress without full attendance. All signatories were there except us and Israel. We've stated our opposition to the settlements on other grounds.
We haven't signed the "war crimes tribunal" deal, nor should we. Israel has signed the Geneva Convention.
-Eric