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A week after the United Nations court reaffirmed its opinion on the illegality of Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories, Canada seems to be trying to “keep its head in the sand” rather than reckon with the implications, says international criminal justice expert Mark Kersten.
” The federal government’s official policy is that it does not recognize permanent Israeli control over territories occupied in 1967, and notes that the Fourth Geneva Convention establishes Israel's obligations as an occupying power. Additionally, it says that the settlements in those occupied territories are a violation of that convention and “constitute a serious obstacle to achieving a comprehensive, just and lasting peace.
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