P F Tinmore,
et al,
You commit terrorism when you: "violate international lines of demarcation, such as armistice lines, established by or pursuant to an international agreement to which it is a
party or which it is otherwise bound to respect."
RoccoR said:
While the "Preamble" is in compliance, the "Preamble" does not authorize "terrorism." That is because the "purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and with the Organization's resolutions" do not authorize "terrorism."
That is true but I am still unclear on how the terrorist label applies to Palestine. You seem to hinge much of your posts on that without being clear on your premise.
Like how can they be labeled international terrorists when they do not leave their own territory? That, on its face, does not make any sense.
(REFERENCE)
(SUMMARY)
After the Jewish Agency accepted the apportionment allocated in GA/RES/181(II), hostilities immediately ensued. A series of war were fought and Armistice Lines were drawn. In two cases, Israel concluded treaties with
Egypt and
Jordan; while
1949 Armistice Line held with Lebanon and Syria.
In November 1988, invoking GA/RES/181(II), the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Declared Independence for the State of Palestine and demanded:
- (b) Israel's withdrawal from all the Palestinian and Arab territories which it has occupied since 1967, including Arab Jerusalem;
- (c) Cancellation of all measures of attachment and annexation and removal of the settlements established by Israel in the Palestinian and Arab territories since the year 1967;
In effect, the State of Palestine was confined to Arab territories which were occupied since 1967, and Arab Jerusalem. In December 1988, the UN Acknowledges the proclamation of the State of Palestine by the Palestine National Council on 15 November 1988; and decides that, effective as of 15 December 1988, the designation "Palestine" should be used in place of the designation "Palestine Liberation Organization."
On 23 September 2011, Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine, recalling the 1988 Declaration of Independence, and invoking Part I, Section F (Admission to Membership in the UN), GA/RES/181(II), appealed to the UN for “sympathetic consideration” for the application of the State of Palestine for admission to the United Nations. President Abbas asked that bilateral recognition for the State of Palestine be given on the basis of the 4 June 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, and the number of such recognitions continues to rise with each passing day.
Declaration on principles of international law concerning friendly relations and cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations) said:
Every State likewise has the duty to refrain from the threat or use of force to violate international lines of demarcation, such as armistice lines, established by or pursuant to an international agreement to which it is a party or which it is otherwise bound to respect. Nothing in the foregoing shall be construed as prejudicing the positions of the parties concerned with regard to the status and effects of such lines under their special regimes or as affecting their temporary character.
SOURCE: General Assembly resolution 2625 (XXXV) of 24 October 1970
(COMMENT)
Prior to the 1988 Palestinian Declaration of Independence, the Palestinian Terrorist were non-state actors. After 1988, they became state sponsored terrorist actors; and still are today via the pledges made by the
HAMAS Covenant and the
Palestinian National Charter. Neither the Covenant or the Charter recognized the territorial limitation of the State of Palestine as Declared in 1988 and reaffirmed in 2011 in the Application for Admission.
However, the sovereignty of the State of Israel, with respect to the sovereignty declared by the PLO for the State of Palestine are recognized by international lines of demarcation of one sort or another. Nor did they respect the Treaty Lines or the Armistice Lines from the previous period. They are, unquestionably, terrorist that "act or threat of violence, whatever its motives or purposes, that occurs in the advancement of an individual or collective criminal agenda and seeking to sow panic among people, causing fear by harming them, or placing their lives, liberty or security in danger, or seeking to cause damage to the environment or to public or private installations or property or to occupying or seizing them, or seeking to jeopardize a national resources." Their previous history of past criminal behaviors included (not limited to) while crossing international lines of demarcation:
- 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.
Most Respectfully,
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