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Originally Posted by Rochard
Not this shit again.
Under International law, ships can be searched by the host country pretty much anywhere out to 200 miles from the shore. In this case, it was about 34 miles. Again, the United States - The US Coast Guard really - does this on a daily basis.
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blah blah rhetoric, you and i both know israel would not lets its ships be boarded for searches , nor would they allow their weapons to be confiscated.
A blockade may only be used against a soverign nation you are at war with ( not an internal conflict ) , since gaza is not recognized by israel as a soverign nation the blockade is illegal and thus so are the searches. The blockade is also in violation of Article 33 of the fourth Geneva Convention.
http://www.icrc.org/ihl.nsf/com/380-600038?opendocument