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P F Tinmore, et al,
I think you are misusing the term "siege." A "siege" is used in the offense with the intent to prevent conquer by attrition or assault --- during wartime. In the case of GAZA, the applicable term is containment and the establishment of a security barrier to prevent:
It is understood that: small arms and light weapons (SALW) are broadly used by many different groups including but not limited to militaries, gangs and terrorist organisations, --- including Palestinian terrorist Organizations, Islamic Resistance Movements and Militant activities, and generalized Jihadist and Fedayeen.
Noting that the main factors, which influence the illicit trade of small arms and light weapons, are:
a)weak border control
b)cross-border smuggling
c)The black Market
d)The demand for arms
e)The poor monitoring of the trade of small arms and light weapons,
It have become necessary to contain the Hostile Arab Palestinian (HoAP) from obtaining SALW to further the official hostile agenda through the infiltration and exfiltration of asymmetric elements to pursue the targeting of cross-border civilian targets:
INFORMATIONALS
- attacks upon a person's life which may cause death;
- attacks upon the physical integrity of a person;
- kidnapping or hostage taking;
- causing extensive destruction to a Government or public facility, a transport system, an infrastructure facility, including an information system, a fixed platform located on the continental shelf, a public place or private property likely to endanger human life or result in major economic loss;
- seizure of aircraft, ships or other means of public or goods transport;
- manufacture, possession, acquisition, transport, supply or use of weapons, explosives or of nuclear, biological or chemical weapons, as well as research into, and development of, biological and chemical weapons;
- release of dangerous substances, or causing fires, floods or explosions the effect of which is to endanger human life;
- threatening to commit any of the hostile acts
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(COMMENT)When does Israel plan to lift the siege on Gaza?
When does Israel plan to leave the Jordan Valley?
The issue of settlements is a matter that is suppose to be resolved via the dispute resolution agreement outlined in the Oslo Accords.
OSLO I Article XV
RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES
1. Disputes arising out of the application or interpretation of this Declaration of Principles, or any subsequent agreements pertaining to the interim period, shall be resolved by negotiations through the Joint Liaison Committee to be established pursuant to Article X above.
2. Disputes which cannot be settled by negotiations may be resolved by a mechanism of conciliation to be agreed upon by the parties.
3. The parties may agree to submit to arbitration disputes relating to the interim period, which cannot be settled through conciliation. To this end, upon the agreement of both parties, the parties will establish an Arbitration Committee.
OSLO II ARTICLE XXI
Settlement of Differences and Disputes
Any difference relating to the application of this Agreement shall be referred to the appropriate coordination and cooperation mechanism established under this Agreement. The provisions of Article XV of the DOP shall apply to any such difference which is not settled through the appropriate coordination and cooperation mechanism, namely:
1.Disputes arising out of the application or interpretation of this Agreement or any related agreements pertaining to the interim shall be settled through the Liaison Committee.
2. Disputes which cannot be settled by negotiations may be settled by a mechanism of conciliation to be agreed between the Parties.
3. The Parties may agree to submit to arbitration disputes relating to the interim period, which cannot be settled through conciliation. To this end, upon the agreement of both Parties, the Parties will establish an Arbitration Committee.
It should be noted that the Islamic Resistance Movement indicated in its 2013 Political Position Paper, that sovereignty over the entire territory is demanded: "Palestine from the river to the sea, and from north to south, is a land of the Palestinian people and its homeland and its legitimate right, we may not a waiver an inch or any part thereof, no matter what the reasons and circumstances and pressures." This essentially means the dismantlement of the Jewish State of Israel; as established under the UN Partition Plan. This is not unlike the threat base correspondence of 1948 by the Arab Higher Committee:
It should be noted that the Arab Higher Committee (as the aggressor as part of the Aggressor Force in 1948) was the last Arab Palestinian organization that stipulated the end of the conflict: "In conclusion, the Arab Higher Committee Delegation wishes to stress the following:" When will it end:
Most Respectfully,
(g) The Arabs of Palestine made a solemn declaration before the United Nations, before God and history, that they will never submit or yield to any power going to Palestine to enforce partition. The only way to establish partition is first to wipe them out — man, woman and child.
RThe 521 tunnels– believed to be primarily used for smuggling weapons,
Smuggling is the term for importing illegally.
It is not illegal for Palestine to import weapons.
In this case "smuggling" is a propaganda term.
Those Zionists just don't get it. You see folks, the Palestinians are "importing weapons" to protect & defend Israel. Silly Zionists.