I've often heard the complaint that Israel is illegally preventing palestinians within the disputed territories their rights of self determination when they (the Israeli's) deny free passage to certain palestinian communities considered a threat to national security.
I disagree but I'd welcome any dissenting opinion as I find the discussion a great way to hone my own skills regarding the issue.
I'd note the IV Geneva convention
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Which allows for the negotiated acquisition of land within a disputed territory
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Wich allows Israel to construct safety zones for civilian populations. IE Israeli's living in the disputed territory.
In the end Israel is under no legal obligation to allow either combatants or persons deemed a threat to national security freedom of travel from confinement areas under martial law.
I disagree but I'd welcome any dissenting opinion as I find the discussion a great way to hone my own skills regarding the issue.
I'd note the IV Geneva convention
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Art. 5 Where in the territory of a Party to the conflict, the latter is satisfied that an individual protected person is definitely suspected of or engaged in activities hostile to the security of the State, such individual person shall not be entitled to claim such rights and privileges under the present Convention as would, if exercised in the favour of such individual person, be prejudicial to the security of such State.
Where in occupied territory an individual protected person is detained as a spy or saboteur, or as a person under definite suspicion of activity hostile to the security of the Occupying Power, such person shall, in those cases where absolute military security so requires, be regarded as having forfeited rights of communication under the present Convention.
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Art. 14. In time of peace, the High Contracting Parties and, after the outbreak of hostilities, the Parties thereto, may establish in their own territory and, if the need arises, in occupied areas, hospital and safety zones and localities so organized as to protect from the effects of war, wounded, sick and aged persons, children under fifteen, expectant mothers and mothers of children under seven.
Upon the outbreak and during the course of hostilities, the Parties concerned may conclude agreements on mutual recognition of the zones and localities they have created. They may for this purpose implement the provisions of the Draft Agreement annexed to the present Convention, with such amendments as they may consider necessary.
Which allows for the negotiated acquisition of land within a disputed territory
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Art. 15. Any Party to the conflict may, either direct or through a neutral State or some humanitarian organization, propose to the adverse Party to establish, in the regions where fighting is taking place, neutralized zones intended to shelter from the effects of war the following persons, without
distinction:
(a) wounded and sick combatants or non-combatants;
(b) civilian persons who take no part in hostilities, and who, while they reside in the zones, perform no work of a military character.
Wich allows Israel to construct safety zones for civilian populations. IE Israeli's living in the disputed territory.
In the end Israel is under no legal obligation to allow either combatants or persons deemed a threat to national security freedom of travel from confinement areas under martial law.