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Old 03-10-2008, 22:14 PM   #5 (permalink)
troung
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I don't consider them illegal.
Israel defies freeze on illegal settlements - Middle East, World - Independent.co.uk
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The settlements, illegal under international law, already account for nearly 40 per cent of West Bank territory
I can literally post a million links to back up the accepted illegality (even the US beats around the issue).

Goes to the forth Geneva convention (Israel signed in 1951), which also out laws the collective punishment and torture along with population resettlements.

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As far as what makes Palestinian leaders happy, death seems to be the only universal thing
They were not blowing themselves up one hundred years ago.
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