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[quote=Muslima][quote=Anonymous]I am trying to find an unbiased interpretation of these issues.  I can find arguments to counter those arguments, but they are clearly biased by Israel.  Similarly, this is biased against Israel.

[b]Common sense [/b]tells me, no matter what, I can defend myself against an attack.  Otherwise, Israel would be required to accept the repeated shelling of her cities and do nothing.  I think the international law interpretation was dealing with action only within the occupied territories.  [/quote]

Citizens, and countries abide by laws. If you live in a  civil society and commit a crime, you will be arrested and if whatever crime you're arrested for doesn't make sense to you will be irrelevant because that's the law. But besides that, this law actually makes a lot of sense, because it applies to Occupation , you can't occupy a territory and claim self-defense, the same way I can't walk in your house, shoot you and claim self-defense. International law for an occupying power includes the responsibility to protect civilians living under occupation and their property and to provide for the humanitarian needs of the population living under the occupation. International humanitarian law requires all combatants to protect civilians and civilian property during any armed conflict. If  Israel doesn't like this law, then they shouldn't occupy the territory. These are the laws you have to abide by if you choose to occupy a territory....
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