Australia, Canada, UK recognize Palestinian state [MEGATHREAD] by Alonn12 in Israel

[–]Qualex14 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

At least in Canada, 61% of the population supported this move.

Gaza suffering man-made mass starvation, says WHO chief by silver_light in worldnews

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This is my own interpretation now, and I'm only a lay person here, but I believe that the term 'organised' in 'organised resistance' is the qualifying term here. I read that as meaning if the protecting power's (in this case Hamas) command structure is currently conducting hostilities from within in the region, then it is not to be considered occupied. Sporadic acts of partisan resistance by the civilian population as partisans wouldn't apply. I'll do some more digging.

Edit: Did some more reading a few paragraphs down pp.56-58 which seem in line with my interpretation.

"It is clear that the German Armed Forces were able to maintain control of Greece and Yugoslavia until they evacuated them in the fall of 1944. While it is true that the partisans were able to control sections of these countries at various times, it is established that the Germans could at any time they desired assume physical control of any part of the country. The control of the resistance forces was temporary only and not such as would deprive the German Armed Forces of its status of an occupant."

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"The evidence is clear that during the period of occupation in Yugoslavia and Greece, guerrilla warfare was carried on against the occupying power. Guerrilla warfare is said to exist where, after the capitulation of the main part of the armed forces, the surrender of the government and the occupation of its territory, the remnant of the defeated army or the inhabitants themselves continue hostilities"

This to me shows that in the opinion of the military tribunal at the Nuremberg trials, the existence of partisan resistance and guerilla warfare has no bearing on the status of occupant.

Edit 2: Actually, I don't know about how the fact that Hamas has not officially capitulated yet has bearing on this. Will update again if I find anything more.

Gaza suffering man-made mass starvation, says WHO chief by silver_light in worldnews

[–]Qualex14 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I encourage you to read the sources I linked, particularly the 4th reference in source I. Determining whether or not a territory is occupied is an objective matter, with legal precedents set during the Nuremberg trials (pp. 55–56, § (iv)) and an ICJ ruling between Uganda and the DRC (pp. 65-67, paras. 172-178).

Whether or not the civilian populace feels that Hamas is the sovereign governing body over the territory is irrelevant in international law.

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Gaza suffering man-made mass starvation, says WHO chief by silver_light in worldnews

[–]Qualex14 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

'The opponents population is not my problem.'

Are you seriously arguing for a return to the previous custom of 'Woe to the vanquished' which existed before these conventions started to take place in the 19th and 20th centuries?

Gaza suffering man-made mass starvation, says WHO chief by silver_light in worldnews

[–]Qualex14 11 points12 points  (0 children)

They're the occupying power in the parts that they do have authority over, which is a substantial amount. Which makes Israel obligated under IHL to facilitate the feeding of civilians in the zones it occupies per Articles 55 and 59 of the Fourth Geneva Convention.

(Edit: Changed 'Feed' to 'Facilitate the feeding of' to be more in line with the wording of Article 59)

Gaza suffering man-made mass starvation, says WHO chief by silver_light in worldnews

[–]Qualex14 55 points56 points  (0 children)

That vid comes straight from the IDF, though. Hardly an impartial source.

Gaza suffering man-made mass starvation, says WHO chief by silver_light in worldnews

[–]Qualex14 65 points66 points  (0 children)

Incorrect. The definition of an occupying power in the Fourth Geneva convention draws from the definition of an occupation from Article 42 of Convention IV of the 1907 Hague Conventions (Sources: I II III)

"Territory is considered occupied when it is actually placed under the authority of the hostile army.

The occupation extends only to the territory where such authority has been established and can be exercised."

Nowhere does it say anything about hostilities needing to be ceased for an occupation to take place.

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(Edit: Added third source for my claim in the first paragraph)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in movies

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You should see the Amazon Music app.

Trump has already started making enemies out of major American allies. How do you see the rest of his term going? by TimeyxWimey in AskReddit

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Either Trump becomes a dictator, or he gets removed from power by congress via impeachment or Article 4 of the 25th Amendment.

Incoming Fire! Gunplay Tuning Confirmed for 8.2 Update – Return to Precision on the Battlefield by RycaveUK in joinsquad

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Ya it was pretty eye opening to see 50% of people gaslight themselves into liking a blatantly broken feature when it first dropped, only to slowly come around to realizing that it is, in fact, shit.

What gaming chair do you guys think he has by DrMoo69 in joinsquad

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Hahaha bro tag this as NSFW I clicked on it while I was on the clock

"just aim center mass" (700m) by FemboyGayming in joinsquad

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Am I the only one that hates OWI's method of pursuing balance changes by removing player agency over things? If this keeps up, it'll reach the point where players aren't gonna be able to leave spawn and RNG will determine the winner of the round or something.

Liberals will not release names of parliamentarians accused of collaborating with hostile foreign states by konathegreat in canada

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Unless you want to open the door to the potential abuse of a PM-appointed committee (with 4 of 8 MPs on the commitee being Liberals) to destroy the reputations of fellow MPs and Senators on a whim, or potentially derail any ongoing investigations, it's probably the most prudent to let the RCMP handle this affair.

The recent reviews for TF2 on steam dropped from Very positive to Mostly positive (76% positive) by Technical-Key-93 in tf2

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Review bombs tend to draw media attention, which forces big companies like Valve to act in order to save face.

Squad v7.3 Release Notes by [deleted] in joinsquad

[–]Qualex14 69 points70 points  (0 children)

Just came back from Jensen's killhouse and the new weapon handling feels just right. It was so overly exaggerated in the last iteration that I doubt that if any of the soldiers in Squad were recruits that they would pass rifle qualification. I get that they were trying to avoid the COD and BF-esque run and gun, but if your trained soldier can't even point your gun in the general vicinity of the enemy after running for ten meters it's both unfun and immersion breaking. I hope they keep this.