Thread: Israel attacks/ international law?
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Old 25-07-2006, 10:23 PM posted to uk.legal,uk.local.hampshire,uk.local.isle-of-wight,uk.local.southwest,uk.rec.gardening
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Default Israel attacks/ international law?
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Scott wrote:

Humble Scribe wrote:

In message , Guy Fawkes
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Are Israeli attacks against the people of Lebanon and Gaza in accord with
the requirements of international law, and if not, how are these
attacks any
different to Hitler invading Poland?



Poland wasn't firing rockets into Germany........

The rockets followed the attack against Lebanon, they did not preceed it.


Wrong, actually. UN Security Council Resolution 1655 (2006) noted,
amongst other concerns involving both sides "the hostilities initiated
by Hizbullah on 21 November 2005 and those triggered by the firing of
rockets from Lebanon into Israel on 27 December 2005".


The attack of 21 Nov had been responded to by Israel. A meeting
convened by Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz decided on a restrained
response. The IDF argued that Hezbollah suffered a failure and Israeli
losses had been relatively minor. Senior officers argued that a harsh
response "would play into Hezbollah hands and ignite the region."

As for the rocket attack of 27 Dec, Hezbullah denied launching the
attack or having any knowledge of it.

I repeat that Israel didn't attack in response to rockets being fired
from Lebanon since the current wave of rockets was a response to
Israel's action not a cause of it.

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