Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-08-14 21:07:40 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 89DDC73C7B441BBD46F740B0202C3B034E53183535B16082EA386B702142562B
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Original Note:
Israel does not meet the criteria of "military occupation" as defined under international law. Therefore, Israeli settlements are not illegal. Designating settlements as a war crime in the Rome Statute was done deliberately to target Israel. https://embassies.gov.il/MFA/InternatlOrgs/Speeches/Pages/Judge%20Eli%20Nathan%20at%20UN%20Diplomatic%20Conference%20of%20Pl.aspx https://aclj.org/israel/israel-not-occupying-power https://jcpa.org/article/the-levy-report-and-the-occupation-narrative/ https://www.law.gmu.edu/news/2019/israeli_settlements_do_not_violate_international_law_according_to_eugene_kontorovich
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