antique4xpu,
et al,
I thought the "International Law" in question was governed by the
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
(OBSERVATION)
- IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF): Is a signatory to the NPT:
Page 34 of NPT
Address: Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations
622 Third Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10017
Telephone: (212) 687-2020
- ISRAEL (STATE OF): Is NOT a signatory to the NPT
(QUESTION)
Is the STATE of ISRAEL, which is not a party to the NPT, subject to the same requirements as the ISLAMIC REPUBLIC of IRAN, which is a party to the NPT?
(COMMENT)
All states, especially the US, operated in their own best interest. Fairness and international politics rarely have an intercept point.
(OBSERVATION)
(COMMENT)
I have stated several times that neither side has clean hands. But some hands are a bit more dirty than others.
"Izz al-Din al-Qissam was killed by British Police in Palestine on November 20, 1935; after a decade (plus) of anti-Jewish/Zionist and anti-Mandate terrorism operations. In 1930 al-Qassam formed the Palestinian Black Hand after the 1929 Palestine Western Wall Uprising riot.
Arguments suggest that the Israelis started the (alleged) ethnic cleansing "before the war." Yet the first engagement was Hebron (1929) and 1929 Safed riots (1929); not excluding the Palestinian namesake today recognizes Izz ad-Din al-Qassam as well as Haj Amin Al-Husseini (the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem).
But even before then, one of the major incidents that triggered regimentation of Jewish Defense Forces was the inflammatory anti-Zionist rhetoric of Amin al-Husseini which instigated the April 1920, uprising in the Old City (Nebi Musa riots) that caused 50,000 Arabs to attack Jews. It was after these attacks that the Haganah (1920) emerged as a defense force. The Irgun (1931) did not emerge until the Black Hand of al-Qassam began operations.
Yes, eight decades ago, both side employed terrorism. One side evolved beyond that tactic, while the other side still endorses it today.
In this argument, it must be remembered that the Hostile Arab Palestinians (HoAP) attempted to bring forth an Islamic State through terrorism and aggression; but failed. You cannot (with any dignity) claim foul just because you are weaker than your adversary which beat you at your own game.
While Israel does not have any terrorist organizations today, the HoAP pledges to violate law:
- "There is no solution for the Palestinian question except through Jihad."
- "Armed struggle is the only way to liberate Palestine." ... ... ... the "Commando (Feday'ee) action constitutes the nucleus of the Palestinian popular liberation war."
Most Respectfully,
R