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Originally Posted by SmokeyTheBear
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 |
That's a bunch of hogwash right there.
If an Israeli ship comes within 200 miles of any other country, it legally can be searched. It's not open to discussion. This happens a dozen times a day off the coast of any large country with a modern navy. It's a simple matter of maritime law enforcement.
As for the Geneva Convention, well, you need to do a lot more reading there. Not all countries automatically accept all protocols of the Geneva Convention. Ironically, Israel does not accept the fourth Geneva Convention and how it applies to the occupied territory. The United States also does not ratified two of the protocols.
You need you read a book called "Bravo Two Zero". It's about British paratroopers caught behind lines in Iraq. Seems the Geneva Convention didn't apply at all when this guy got captured and had his teeth beat out of him.