That's exactly the point of my original argument. The Gaza entity doesn't conform to any category treated by international law...it's a legal and administrative monster. The reasons for this involves Israel's intransigence regarding the protection of its citizens from Palestinian aggression and Palestinian intransigence regarding the acceptance of sovereignty on anything less than a final settlement. Thus my suggestion that Israel unilaterally declare Gaza to be an independent sovereign state, carry out an orderly termination of supply of water,fuel and energy to Gaza. and thereby compel the local authority to truly govern Gaza rather than simply use it as a base to mount attacks on their neighbor. Of course if the duly constituted sovereign Gaza government persists in armed belligerence towards Israel, then the blockade may be renewed on the basis of the Declaration of London and the San Remo Manual etc. etc....
It's admittedly a bit innovative, the declaration of independence of a region that rejects sovereignty, by its neighbors, but this is Southwest Asia, the region which gave to the world the city, the state, and written law and where anything can happen and probably will.
Highest regards Victor
On 10 June 2010 01:02, Carrol Cox <cbcox at ilstu.edu> wrote:
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> Doug Henwood wrote:
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> > On Jun 9, 2010, at 4:31 PM, Victor Friedlander wrote:
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> > > Gaza is not a sovereign state but only a
> > > break-away district of the State of Israel.
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> > You have the most creative way with words. How is an occupation
> > enforced with violence and blockade a breaking away?
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> The West Bank Palestine Authority lost the election -- but under Israeli
> occupation _it_ broke away from the legally elected government in Gaza.
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> "Creative use of words" is an understatement.
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> But even the mildest defenses or apoloigies for Israel demand such use
> of language. The verey existence of Israel is an attack on human
> decency.
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