P F Tinmore
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Billo_Really, toastman; et al,
I think that our friend "toastman" would agree that "occupied" would have been a better choice of words.
(COMMENT)How many times do I have to ******* tell you conquer by conquest has been outlawed since the end of WWII?Israel captured the West Bank from Jordan when they attacked Israel.
Get your facts straight
The "key point" our friend "toastman" was making, is that it was Jordanian Territory (annex on April 11, 1950), and not Palestinian Territory. And that on 31 July, 1988, when HM King Hussein "announced the severance of all administrative and legal ties with the occupied West Bank" --- HM the King, left (abandon) it in the hands of the Israelis, the Occupation Power since 1967. There was no other governmental authority in which to hand it.
Most Respectfully,
R
Then how did it become occupied Palestinian territory after the 1967 war?
The 1949 armistice agreements divided Palestine into three areas of occupation. No Palestinian land was ceded to any of these occupiers. Jordan was promised the West Bank in a prewar agreement if it did not attack Israel in the upcoming war. Of course this agreement was illegal. When Jordan attempted to annex that land only Britain, who was in on the deal, and Pakistan recognized the move. It is illegal for an occupier to annex the land it occupies.
