PALESTINE & ISRAEL IN PEACE IS ONLY THE BEGINNING FOR GLOBAL-PEACE AS SOON AS THE GREAT LEADER of PALESTINE BOBEL-PEACE-WINNER:1994 YASEER ARAFAT & YITZHAK RABIN and SHIMON PERES of ISRAEL SIGNED DOCUMENT IS HONORED, which SAYS 2 STATES THEORY ROAD MAP TO PEACE, SUPPORTED by PRESIDENT CARTER AND PRESIDENT CLINTON, LATER OPPOSED BY BUSH & NETNYAHU & TILL TODAY BLOOD DRAINED, IT IS NOW AT THE FINAL STEP BY UN & EU IN BRINGING BOTH THE SIDE FOR REAL & FAIR PEACE SHUTTERED AND DISTURBED BY GLOBAL TERRORISM! (eu/un-journalist & peace-observer/research,vet.a.momin) FOLLOWING DEVELOPMENT IS A NICE NEWS OF PROGRESS TOWARDS PEACE IN PEOPLES to PEOPLES PARTICIPATION: Geneva Conventions invoke rights of Palestinians Associated Press By JOHN HEILPRIN 1 hour ago: news.yahoo/geneva-conventions-invoke-rights-palestinians-130818255.html GENEVA (AP) — The international community delivered a stinging rebuke to Israels settlement construction in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, saying Wednesday the practice violates its responsibilities as an occupying power. A declaration adopted by consensus among 126 of the 196 parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention insists that international humanitarian law must be followed in areas affected by the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. The Geneva Conventions govern the rules of war and military occupation. Nations that took part in a one-day conference in Geneva emphasize that all serious violations of international humanitarian law must be investigated and that all those responsible should be brought to justice, according to the 10-point declaration. Swiss Ambassador Paul Fivat, who chaired the conference, told reporters afterward the declaration is legally binding on all nations that adopted it. Israel and the U.S. didnt participate. This is a signal and we can hope that words count, Fivat said. The declaration emphasizes one aspect of the Geneva Conventions: a prohibition on colonizing occupied land. Israel contends the prohibition shouldnt apply to the West Bank and Gaza because their sovereignty is in limbo, with Jordan and Egypt no longer claiming them and the Palestinians never having their own state. Another concern raised in the declaration is that Israel should fully and effectively respect the Fourth Geneva Convention, meant to protect civilians during times of war including in East Jerusalem and other occupied territories. Switzerland, as the depositary of the Geneva Conventions, said the state of Palestine acceded to the conventions effective April 2 — 25 years after Palestinians first sought membership. Israel opposed the move, arguing there is no universally recognized Palestinian state and it would complicate peace talks. The U.N. General Assembly upgraded Palestine to a non-member observer state of the world body in 2012.
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