• Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldOP
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    What about militant israeli settler colony outposts which were ruled illegal and have recently been ordered to be immediately be fully dismantled and vacated by the UN?

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      There’s a compelling argument to be made that a settlement like that is inherently an occupying force, even if they aren’t being used to store weapons.

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      Settling occupied territories is itself a war crime (Article 49 of the Geneva Convention)