You don't pay attention. A treaty is but only ONE of
several ways that territorial sovereignty may be arrived at. We've gone over several different interpretations of those recognized ways.
WRONG as Israel has imposed borders prior to the existence of the Palestinian state and they are legal until such a time as the Palestinians keep their promise to negotiate mutual borders.
Borders are not imposed. They are arrived to be treaty.
The Palestinians do not need to change their borders.
(COMMENT)
In the case of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, the Armistice Agreements (Article XII) stipulated that the agreed upon method would be by Peace Treaty
(outlined in the posting above). Egypt and Jordan both made such Treaties. There was no Armistice Agreement with the Palestinians, as they were represented by the Arab League. Thus, any method is open.
Methods of Acquiring Territorial Soveignty include, but are not limited to:
• Cession is the transfer of territory from one state to another usually by means of treaty;
• Occupation is the acquisition of territory that belongs to no state, or
terra nullius;
• Prescription is the effective control of territory of another acquiescing state;
• Operations of nature is the acquisition of territory through natural processes like river accretion or volcanism;
• Creation is the process by which new land is reclaimed from the sea such as in the Netherlands.
• Adjudication and
• Conquest
While there are certainly arguments to be made concerning the international legitimacy of a couple of these modes (Occupation and Conquest as examples), they have all been used right up to the present day; including Occupation and Conquest.
In the case of the dispute with the Palestinians, the
Oslo I (Article V --- Permanent status negotiations - security arrangements, borders) and
Oslo II (XII --- responsibility for protecting the Egyptian and Jordanian borders; --- For the purpose of this Agreement, "the Settlements" means, in the West Bank - the settlements in Area C)(Article XXXI --- Permanent status negotiations - security arrangements, borders) are the operable factors.
The State of Palestine has no fixed borders with Israel, that Israel does not maintain and enforce; which are --- for all practical and realistic purposes, are recognized by every nation within or operating around in the region; to include the Arab League Nations. Whether or not they agree that these are permanent boundaries, except those established by treaty with Jordan and Egypt, is inconsequential. Every nation within or operating around in the region, to include the Arab League Nations, recognize the physical controls and political limitations --- and --- abide by the border requirements and protections established by Israel.
The means of dispute resolution are defined in Article XV of the Oslo I Agreement --- and --- Article XXI of the Oslo II Agreement. The Palestinians have essentially agreed to abide by the Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Co-operation among States [
A/RES/25/2625 (XXV)] to settle their international disputes by peaceful means in accordance with the Charter. This includes refraining from the threats or use of force as a means of solving territorial disputes and problems concerning frontiers.
Most Respectfully,
R
