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Originally Posted by directfiesta
Again , wrong :
Exclusive economic zone
An exclusive economic zone extends from the outer limit of the territorial sea to a maximum of 200 nautical miles (370.4 km) from the territorial sea baseline, thus it includes the contiguous zone.[3] A coastal nation has control of all economic resources within its exclusive economic zone, including fishing, mining, oil exploration, and any pollution of those resources. However, it cannot prohibit passage or loitering above, on, or under the surface of the sea that is in compliance with the laws and regulations adopted by the coastal State in accordance with the provisions of the UN Convention, within that portion of its exclusive economic zone beyond its territorial sea. Before 1982, coastal nations arbitrarily extended their territorial waters in an effort to control activities which are now regulated by the exclusive economic zone, such as offshore oil exploration or fishing rights (see Cod Wars). Indeed, the exclusive economic zone is still popularly, though erroneously, called a coastal nation's territorial waters.
You are not stupid .. you know what the EEZ is for ....
Now, do you support a country abusing the purpose of the zone ?
And as asked by another poster , has Israel ever did anything wrong in your eyes ?
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Or.... Direct from the UN:
http://www.un.org/Depts/los/conventi...clos/part5.htm
Article73
Enforcement of laws and regulations of the coastal State
1. The coastal State may, in the exercise of its sovereign rights to explore, exploit, conserve and manage the living resources in the exclusive economic zone, take such measures, including boarding, inspection, arrest and judicial proceedings, as may be necessary to ensure compliance with the laws and regulations adopted by it in conformity with this Convention.
Where the FUCK is this open to discussion? This is something that every "large" nation with a modern Navy does on a daily basis.
To tackle your next question, has Israel ever done anything wrong in my eyes? They sure have. The are aggressive, powerful, and not overly concerned about the law. They do what they want when they want, and try to gloss over everything. They attacked US warship to cover up war crimes; They've pursued Nazis across the globe, and you can even say Israel invented terrorism.
Their intention here is not a two party state; Their intention is to push out the Palestinians, plain and simple. They've been doing it for sixty years.
I'm currently reading a book called "The Iron Cage" by Rashid Khalidi which is about the Palestinian attempts at statehood. The very first page of the book has a map of British Mandate compared to Israel today. Israel has grown and at the same time it's pushing out anyone who isn't Jewish.