UN says Israeli seizure of aid ship a crime; US rep still jailed. Israel Above Law

LADIES and Gentleman and that doesn't include you posters above who are neither, we are Israeli. We do not own your media, we do not hate the Palestinians or want to exterminate them. We do not have any voodoo over you or your government. We are fighting for our lives and our historical homeland and that can be ugly. But rest assured, we are making the best of efforts to retain a democracy. We are Ethiopian, Druze, Sudanese, Iraqi, Yemeni, Morroccan, and Bedouin and we all fight for the IDF together because Israel has offerred us education and free speech unavailable in the Muslim world. We were opressed throughout those lands and have come here seeking asylum. If you do not allow us to defend ourselves, we will perish at the hands of religous uniformity. Gay pride in Tel Aviv will die at the hands of Hamas. The government will become like Iran's. Conquered by Mullahs. Do not believe the hype. Get to know this land of which you speak before you judge what is going on. Get to know the people who are as diverse as America. Do not be a racist pig and spout shit like we controll America, we can barely controll our own little stretch no more than 50 miles wide at it's widest. And know your sources and their biases. You're not Alternative just because you listen to the guy no one else believes. You're just a rebel without a clue for not looking at EVERY view of the story.

anything said against Israel is biased. This line of defense is no longer valid since it is used for ALL criticism against Israel...nor is the defense of being antisemitic. Israel never complies with laws (Look at the resolutions in my post, etc), Israel never cooperates with ANY outside investigations-what is Israel hiding?
Israel would have much more respect if it followed the law and gave back to Palestine what is Palestine's and made REAL steps towards peace.

I have searched the entire net and have not find one unbiased news source that isn't tied to one faith or another or one side or another to clarify any of the charges here in this article. Figures.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/042002/opi_089-5915.shtml

Her ties to Islamic funding???

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1605668/posts

everything you need to know about former congresswoman Cynthia McKinney and her attitude towards any type of authority, even her own country, therefore, former.

When the proverbial hits the fan Israel will be just a memory. They know it too. They try to divide and conquer....they made peace with Egypt in 1979, and now are considering peace with Saudi Arabia. I hope King Abdullah Al Saud won't do that. They need to unite and get Israel out. Israel has America in it's dirty paw and thinks its invincible.

The world is waking up gradually to what they are doing.

Thank you WorldpeaceTv for a brilliant piece. Trust you to get all your facts right, and on the day that the hostages are coming back to Heathrow....six British hostages are on a flight as I write ............after being roughed up by the prison guards in Israel.

I have seen Palestinians, all stateless citizens, around the Middle East.....................and when I had problems in Saudi Arabia they were there to help. Wonderful people......like the exiled Iranians, I hope they get the chance to return home soon..

I can understand why they would feel like they are above the law. we're living in an era when the mega powers are very hesitant to engage in real conflict so they understand that almost regardless of what they do no one will start a war with them over it.

that said, peace won't last forever and when shit does go down people will remember their actions. I'm curious if europe would provide any support to israel. i doubt anyone outside of the US would.

and even MORE:
Resolution 468: calls on Israel to rescind illegal expulsions of two Palestinian mayors and a judge and to facilitate their return.

Resolution 469: strongly deplores Israel's failure to observe the council's order not to deport Palestinians.

Resolution 471: expresses deep concern at Israel's failure to abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention.

Resolution 476: reiterates that Israel's claim to Jerusalem are null and void.

Resolution 478: censures (Israel) in the strongest terms for its claim to Jerusalem in its Basic Law.

Resolution 484: declares it imperative that Israel re-admit two deported Palestinian mayors.

Resolution 487: strongly condemns Israel for its attack on Iraq's nuclear facility.

Resolution 497: decides that Israel's annexation of Syria's Golan Heights

is null and void and demands that Israel rescinds its decision forthwith.

Resolution 498: calls on Israel to withdraw from Lebanon.

Resolution 501: calls on Israel to stop attacks against Lebanon and withdraw its troops.

Resolution 509: demands that Israel withdraw its forces forthwith and unconditionally from Lebanon.

Resolution 515: demands that Israel lift its siege of Beirut and allow food supplies to be brought in.

Resolution 517: censures Israel for failing to obey UN resolutions and demands that Israel withdraw its forces from Lebanon.

Resolution 518: demands that Israel cooperate fully with UN forces in Lebanon.

Resolution 520: condemns Israel's attack into West Beirut.

Resolution 573: condemns Israel vigorously for bombing Tunisia in attack on PLO headquarters.

Resolution 587: takes note of previous calls on Israel to withdraw its forces from Lebanon and urges all parties to withdraw.

Resolution 592: strongly deplores the killing of Palestinian students at Bir Zeit University by Israeli troops.

Resolution 605: strongly deplores Israel's policies and practices denying the human rights of Palestinians.

Resolution 607: calls on Israel not to deport Palestinians and strongly requests it to abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention.

Resolution 608: deeply regrets that Israel has defied the United Nations and deported Palestinian civilians.

Resolution 636: deeply regrets Israeli deportation of Palestinian civilians.

Resolution 641: deplores Israel's continuing deportation of Palestinians.

Resolution 672: condemns Israel for violence against Palestinians at the Haram Al-Sharif/Temple Mount.

Resolution 673: deplores Israel's refusal to cooperate with the United Nations.

Resolution 681: deplores Israel's resumption of the deportation of Palestinians.

Resolution 694: deplores Israel's deportation of Palestinians and calls on it to ensure their safe and immediate return.

Resolution 726: strongly condemns Israel's deportation of Palestinians.

Resolution 799: strongly condemns Israel's deportation of 413 Palestinians and calls for their immediate return.
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The Fourth Geneva Convention (1949) is a cornerstone of international humanitarian law that ensures minimum protections for civilians in armed conflict and occupation.

It forbids, among other things: the construction of settlements on occupied land1, unilateral annexation2, willful killing of civilians3, collective punishment4, torture5, and the destruction of property without a compelling military reason6. It also requires judicial accountability for those who commit war crimes (defined as “grave breaches” listed in Article 147 of the Convention). The Convention fully takes into account military necessity and cannot be violated for “security” reasons.

1Article 49, 2Article 47, 3Articles 146-147, 4Article 33, 5Articles 31-32 and146-147, 6Articles 53 and 146-147

MORE:
Resolution 259: deplores Israel's refusal to accept UN mission to probe occupation.

Resolution 262: condemns Israel for attack on Beirut airport.

Resolution 265: condemns Israel for air attacks for Salt in Jordan.

Resolution 267: censures Israel for administrative acts to change the status of Jerusalem.

Resolution 270: condemns Israel for air attacks on villages in southern Lebanon.

Resolution 271: condemns Israel's failure to obey UN resolutions on Jerusalem.

Resolution 279: demands withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon.

Resolution 280: condemns Israeli's attacks against Lebanon.

Resolution 285: demands immediate Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon.

Resolution 298: deplores Israel's changing of the status of Jerusalem.

Resolution 313: demands that Israel stop attacks against Lebanon.

Resolution 316: condemns Israel for repeated attacks on Lebanon.

Resolution 317: deplores Israel's refusal to release.

Resolution 332: condemns Israel's repeated attacks against Lebanon.

Resolution 337: condemns Israel for violating Lebanon's sovereignty.

Resolution 347: condemns Israeli attacks on Lebanon.

Resolution 425: calls on Israel to withdraw its forces from Lebanon.

Resolution 427: calls on Israel to complete its withdrawal from Lebanon.

Resolution 444: deplores Israel's lack of cooperation with UN peacekeeping forces.

Resolution 446: determines that Israeli settlements are a serious obstruction to peace and calls on Israel to abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention

Resolution 450: calls on Israel to stop attacking Lebanon.

Resolution 452: calls on Israel to cease building settlements in occupied territories.

Resolution 465: deplores Israel's settlements and asks all member states not to assist its settlements program.

Resolution 467: strongly deplores Israel's military intervention in Lebanon.