Peloni: International recognition of the Jewish state stems from the League of Nations Mandate for Palestine, as confirmed following the establishment of the United Nations. The boundaries were set and agreed upon in the Paulet-Newcombe Agreement, and simultaneously the foundation of the state of Jordan was also created as the sister state to what would become the State of Israel. Importantly, Article 5 of the League of Nations Mandate for Palestine states that “no …territory shall be ceded or leased to, or in any way placed under the control of the Government of any foreign Power.” So, as Sha’i asserts, whose Gaza is it...
League of Nations. Photo by Frédéric Boissonnas – National Library of Norway, Public Domain, Wikipedia
by Sha’i ben-Tekoa
On November 3, YNETnews.com headlined, “The United States has circulated a draft resolution at the U.N. Security Council calling for the creation of an international force in Gaza with authority to oversee demilitarization and reconstruction under a new transitional body.”
On what Authority does Trump dictate the future of the Gaza Strip, including, apparently, the reconstruction of the Strip benefitting the party that ignited the war?
Since when did he become the sovereign owner-ruler of this 25-mile-long beach-front property empowered to decide its future?
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