Ihab Hassan
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Palestinian Christian | Human rights advocate | MA in Human Rights @catholicuniv | Take action: https://t.co/tOCw1ygxty
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Since I got attacked for calling what Natasha Hausdorff is saying here nonsense, here's the actual legal breakdown. This argument misunderstands how international law works because it mixes together three different legal questions: (1) who has sovereignty, (2) what uti possidetis juris means, (3) what constitutes an occupation. She’s right that uti possidetis juris was meant to preserve existing colonial administrative borders when colonies become independent. It was developed mainly in Latin America and Africa to prevent newly independent states from fighting over borders. But the rule does not say that whichever new state emerges automatically inherits every inch of a former colony. Unlike in Latin America and Africa, there was no single, uncontested successor after the British Mandate in the context of Palestine. The British ended colonial rule, the UN Partition Plan was never implemented as binding law, war broke out, Israel declared independence, Jordan took control of the West Bank, and Egypt administered Gaza. This sequence of events is why international law practitioners generally reject the application of uti possidetis to the Israel/post-Mandate context. Even if someone believes that Israel had a stronger territorial claim in 1967, that still doesn't address the occupation point. Under IHL, occupation is based on effective military control, not on who has the better sovereignty claim. The reason why the law of occupation exists is to protect civilians while territorial disputes remain unresolved. Whether a war was defensive or whether the previous controller had lawful title does not determine whether occupation law applies. This is exactly why the ICJ has consistently held that the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) is occupied territory. The court was fully aware that Jordan's annexation of the West Bank was not widely recognized and that Egypt never claimed sovereignty over Gaza. Even so, it still concluded that Israel is an occupying power because occupation is a question of control, NOT settled sovereignty. Even if uti possidetis applied, she completely ignores the Palestinian right to self-determination, which is distinct from territorial succession claims. International law recognizes both the law of occupation and the Palestinian right to self-determination regardless of unresolved sovereignty claims. These aren’t issues that boil down to a simple political disagreement; the facts can’t be disputed. I encourage her and everyone to look at the relevant ICJ advisory opinions from 2004 and 2024, the ruling in Burkina Faso v. Mali, and Article 42 of the Hague Regulations.
Ihab Hassan36,545 просмотров • 1 день назад
A horrific day in the West Bank as Israeli settler terrorists spread across the region, attacking Palestinian olive pickers. In this video, settler terrorists are seen setting Palestinian cars on fire, attempting to kill olive pickers, and chasing American journalist jasper nathaniel, trying to kill him before he narrowly escaped. American journalist Jasper Nathaniel said the Israeli army lured him and the Palestinian farmers directly into the ambush, then sped away. He contacted the U.S. Embassy, which told him they could not protect him.
Ihab Hassan3,868,810 просмотров • 9 месяцев назад
BREAKING: The Israeli army is currently invading the Church of the Nativity and Manger Square in Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank.
Ihab Hassan2,146,377 просмотров • 6 месяцев назад
Israeli MK Yitzik Kroizer on the killing of a Palestinian family by the Israeli army in Jenin: "There are no innocent civilians in Jenin, there are no innocent children in Jenin. I support the IDF soldiers in every situation, even if the incidental cost is children or women."
Ihab Hassan1,251,194 просмотров • 3 месяцев назад
BREAKING: While Israel and the West Bank are under Iranian missile attacks, dozens of Israeli settlers, protected and escorted by the Israeli army, stormed the village of Huwara. They attacked Palestinian homes by throwing stones and terrorizing the community.
Ihab Hassan1,352,829 просмотров • 4 месяцев назад
![Israel’s President Isaac Herzog warned that Israeli society is becoming desensitized to violence, saying it is “creeping into the mainstream,” and said, “We are exposed to disgraceful and ugly behavior by [Jewish] extremists against Christians and Muslims.”](https://image.24vids.com/tw-2058603666332852596/amplify_video_thumb/2058603192410157056/img/UXhmruZtaoGHxumg.jpg)
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog warned that Israeli society is becoming desensitized to violence, saying it is “creeping into the mainstream,” and said, “We are exposed to disgraceful and ugly behavior by [Jewish] extremists against Christians and Muslims.”
Ihab Hassan451,397 просмотров • 1 месяц назад
At the inauguration of a new illegal settlement, Israel's Finance Minister Smotrich lays out his vision for a Greater Israel: “There will be expansion in Gaza that will extend our borders. In Lebanon, to the Litani, in Syria, Mount Hermon, parts of the north, south, and east.”
Ihab Hassan827,170 просмотров • 3 месяцев назад
A clearer video show Israeli soldiers shooting two young Palestinian men at point-blank range after they surrendered near the Jenin refugee camp, following a military raid in the northern occupied West Bank. No official information issued so far about their condition.
Ihab Hassan1,918,580 просмотров • 7 месяцев назад
![Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir: "We have a plan for settlement in Lebanon, and we also have plans to encourage the emigration [of Palestinians] from Gaza and the West Bank." Not "emigration," but ethnic cleansing plans.](https://image.24vids.com/tw-2055310692907971053/amplify_video_thumb/2055309605605920768/img/g3Sg5CvZakz63G3e.jpg)
