THE ILEGAL OCCUPATION

REGIME OF ISRAEL
A PRESENTATION INTO ITS ORIGIN
AND ILLEGALITY VIOLATIONS OF
INTERNATIONAL LAW

shirin"i woke up to a loud thunderous explosion,it seems that

we have been hit by a huge earthquake,the roof of
my the scarce makeshift little area which i have stared
to call my home swayed with each drone that hit us,I
reached for the electric switch but after trying nearly
a dozen times,the switch refused to light up my
room,I realized suddenly the thunder bolt,which hit
us last night was actually a bomb,our lone power
plant was blowing up in smokes,i hugged my children
tightly,i was the lone breadwinner of my family I still
remember last year how my husband s body was
blown into many pieces, i have to be strong for my
children,I told myself I have to move on,I have to
survive

 reda"we are not violent, rock-throwing people,

one woman in palestine told me. we dont
want war, just a normal life like our
grandmothers had" added another. "they could
grow their olives, and have family picnics in the
orchards at harvest time." "now our homes are
sad, dark places and our husbands have no time
for tenderness, said a third woman sorrowfully.
Its little wonder, when the israeli authorities in
the area i visited have declared whole villages
illegal by forbidding any structure over 30cm
high. With nowhere to go, families dig holes and
try to carry on some semblance of normal life in
the cold dark of an underground bunker.

 Wafa says
Ive been sleeping in my clothes for as long as i
can remember a woman named najah told
me. when the soldiers burst into your
house, you dont want the embarrassment of
being seen in your nightdress. "in our
village," added one of her friends, "even
women in labour are forced to climb over a
wall to get to the road to the hospital.

 Zainab
At the checkpoint there were several
soldiers; they ignored us. I crawled behind a
concrete block by the checkpoint to have
some privacy and gave birth there, in the
dust, like an animal. I held the baby in my
arms and she moved a little but after a few
minutes she died in my arms.

These are only a handful of examples while there

are numerous such tales u can hear everyday.
Sadly ignored by the world, there is a highly
deprived group of women who are stripped of
their basic right to live normal lives .Sordid tales
of violations and violence mark their tales of
survival stories a few experts have been
reproduced by me, to give the readers an idea
on the attrocities faced by the women and
children,

After reading this story,which moved me to tears and i

decided to find out for how long and how many more
women were facing such situation in the war ravaged and
partially destroyed city which once was the cradle of three
major religions of the world.The women and children of
the Gaza are thankful if they and their loved ones survive
by the end of the day.Each new day brings about a fresh
struggle for survival,the minds of most women in
Palestine is preoccupied with the thought of providing a
single decent meal in a day.While mothers in the other
part of the world worry what to give their children for
tiffin the next day, the palestinian mothers worry whether
they will even see their kids alive the next morning or
not,In the morning when their kids go to the makeshift
schools they train their ears for the sound of the next
missle and drone attack.so that they can run to the
schools to rescue their children.

The condition of refugees living in different

refugee camps is as deplorable,we can write
scrolls of papers on their misery and
conditions.The children are suffering from
various illments,lack opf hygiene, clean
drinking water,sleeping mats, food and
various other day to day needs are un
fulfilled

Palestinian community is one of the most

abused,violated,subjugated ,deprived
population in the history of mankind.They are
bearing the burnt of one the Israeli agression for
many years now,their condition is becoming
worse by each passing year.It seems that the
world has forgtten the brutally victimized
women and children in its race towards growth
and developoment.Days turn into months and
months into years,each passing year adding only
misery to their lives.Even when some individuals
stand up for their rights ,they have have to face
opposition.

The Land of Palestine has a great and long history and is sacred to three
major world religions Islam ,Christianity and Judaism.It has been a bone
of contention between power hungry kings.
The history of israel begins with the advent of the twentieth century,the
zionist movement founded by a group of european jews had given a call
to jews living all over the world to go and settle down in the land of
Palestine, which they called a land without people and wanted to built a
jewish homeland,contarary to their claim the zionists did not settle in a
land without people but they created a state on a piece of land inhabited
by the arabs.lord balfour who gave his name to november 1917
declaration said that his country did not consider the feelings of the
people of the land and automatically created a new and permanent
community in the occupied land without the permission of the
people.the arabs resisted the occupation and fought against becoming
indirect victims of the holocaust.after finding out about the gas
chambers the international community along with the united natons
approved the division of palestine into two

There are now 12.1 million Palestinians around the world of which
5.4million are refugees,15 percent are Christians while rest are
muslims. Here MEMO looks at where they live and how their life
has been affected by the seven decade long conflict.
*
UNRWA-registered refugees from the 1948 Nakba and excludes
Palestinians made refugees in 1967 (Naksa) and during other
expulsions.
44.6% of Palestinians are refugees
Gaza Strip: 14.9%
West Bank: 23.1%
Israel: 12.4%
rest of the World: 49.6%

 My main focus is on the question which the Israel has

used for a long time to justify its existence Historians and scholars differ about its origin.
Scholars of arab origin lead by Edward Said, point to
the first use of the phrase by an Israeli British author,
playwright and poet named
Zangwill .Another group attributes the phrase to 19th
century christian writers who coined and propagated
the phrase,like Alexander keith and William
blackstone.
the late nineteenth century saw the phrase being
used commonly in Great Britain which finally was
taken up by Zionist jhistorians like Zangwill.

In 1901, Zangwill, wrote in the New Liberal Review that "Palestine is

a country without a people; the Jews are a people without a
country."
jewish historians have come up denouncing this claim of Zionists.
Ilan Pappe,one of the most famous historians of jewish origin says
that the land of Palestine can be called as a colony of Israel
avi shlaim, a professor of international relations,oxford,says that
history is the propoganda of the victors
The great thinker Edward Said calls it a propoganda by the Zionists
to prove their illlegal occupation ,oppression and violations of
human rights .
Now I have compiled a list of some of the International laws violated
by Israel.

ISRAELI OCCUPATION IS ILLEGAL:

Laws Violated: U.N. Charter, Article 2(4) & 51
(1945),1970; Declaration on Principles of
International Law Concerning Friendly
Relations, Principle 1
(1970).
Israeli Actions: It is illegal under international
law to acquire land by force: Israel annexed
land occupied by force during 1948 and 1967

ILLEGAL ISRAELI SETTLEMENTS ON OCCUPIED LAND:

Laws Violated: Geneva Conventions IV, Article 49(6)
(1949).
ILLEGAL TO TAKE LAND BY FORCE & CLAIM
SOVEREIGNTY:
Laws Violated: U.N. Charter, Article 2(4) (1945);
Declaration on Principles of International Law
Concerning Friendly Relations, Principle 1
(1970).
ILLEGAL ISRAELI PRACTICE OF ETHNIC CLEANSING:
international law and UN resolutions. Geneva
Convention IV, Articles 45, 46 & 49 (1949), UN
resolutions 194 (III) (General Assembly; 1948) &
237 (Security Council; 1967).

 ISRAELI APARTHEID SYSTEM IS ILLEGAL:

Laws Violated: International Convention on the
Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of
Apartheid (1976). Link to our fact sheets on
Israeli
Apartheid.
MASSIVE VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS (HR):
Laws Violated: U.N. Charter, Article 1 (1945);
Declaration on Principles of International Law
Concerning Friendly Relations, Principle 5
(1970).

 VIOLATIONS OF U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL

RESOLUTIONS:
Laws Violated: Israel has violated 28
resolutions of the United Nations Security
Council (which are legally binding on
member-nations U.N.
Charter, Article 25 (1945); a few sample
resolutions - 54, 111, 233, 234, 236, 248, 250,
252, 256, 262, 267, 270, 280, 285, 298, 313,
316, 468, 476,

 I WOULD conclude by inviting all of you to

join the BDS movement , A SPECIAL GROUP
OF PEOPLE,LIKE THE PEOPLE OF THEIS
FORUM,WHO ARE STANDING AGAINST THE
TERRORIST STATE OF Israel,their small and
consistent efforts are making a big difference
to the Israeli state.

 The BDS movement As defined in wilkipedia,the online

encyclopedia The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement (BDS
Movement) is a global campaign[1] attempting to increase
economic and political pressure on Israel to comply with the
stated goals of the movement: the end of Israeli occupation and
colonization of Palestinian land, full equality for Arab-Palestinian
citizens of Israel, and respect for the right of return of Palestinian
refugees.[1][2]
The campaign was started on 9 July 2005 by 171 Palestinian nongovernmental organizations in support of the Palestinian
cause for boycott,divestment and international sanctions against
Israel. Citing a body of UN resolutions and specifically echoing the
anti-apartheid campaigns against white minority rule in apartheid
era South Africa,[3] the BDS campaign called for "various forms of
boycott against Israel until it meets its obligations
under international law".[4]

 COLLECTIVE PUNISHMENT IS ILLEGAL:

Laws Violated: Geneva Conventions IV,
Article 33 (1949); Geneva Conventions
(Protocol I), Article 75(2d) (1977).
ILLEGAL MASSIVE TRANSFORMATION OF
LOCAL LAWS:
Laws Violated: Hague Regulations IV, Article
43 (1907).