P F Tinmore, et al,
I don't think I said that. And again you don't quite understand.
You keep confusing military control (occupation) with sovereignty. (Must be that old government service. You people think funny like that.)
Occupations do not acquire sovereignty. Look it up.
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And I don't think you read the links.
Did you read? "
terra nullius - territory that may be acquired by a state's occupation of it."
Or did you read? "
In international law, a territory which has never been subject to the sovereignty of any state, or over which any prior sovereign has expressly or implicitly relinquished sovereignty is
terra nullius. Sovereignty over territory which is
terra nullius can be acquired through occupation."
Now, there are several other legal sources I could cite, and have cited in the past. But I'll just simplifiy this the best I can.
But what I can say is that these issues are not isolated concepts. There are relationships between them. You have this idea that only a single source or concept is relevant.
Sovereignty is an extension of authority. "
But if sovereignty is a matter of authority, it is not a matter of mere authority, but of supreme authority."
Sovereignty is:
• the full right and power of a governing body to govern itself without any interference from outside sources or bodies.
•In political theory, sovereignty is a substantive term designating supreme authority over some polity. It is a basic principle underlying the dominant Westphalian model of state foundation.
You never answered the previous questions (
Post #2988), so I assume you are not aware of the answers or do not understand how they relate. "
Sovereignty, in political theory, the ultimate overseer, or authority, in the decision-making process of the state and in the maintenance of order." In the case of the Arab Palestinians, they cannot really be considered sovereign it they cannot exercise power and authority. And with the Possible exception of Area "A" --- and --- in a very limited respect, the Gaza Strip, the Arab Palestinians can talk all they want about "rights;" but in fact if they don't have control or authority, they simply do not have Sovereignty.
In the case of the West Bank, the Sovereignty was handed over to the Israelis by default when the Jordanians severed all ties. It went terra nullius (Jordan abandon sovereignty).
Most Respectfully,
R