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Last March, the Israeli district court in occupied East Jerusalem ratified orders for six Palestinian families – the al-Kurds included – in Sheikh Jarrah to vacate their homes in order to make way for the settlers. The same court also ruled that another seven families should leave their homes by August 1.
On Sunday, Israel’s Supreme Court postponed its ruling regarding these families who threatened with displacement from their homes in favour of mostly private US-funded settler organisations. The court gave the families until Thursday to reach an “agreement” with the settlers, which is based on paying the settlers rent and recognising them as the landlords of their own homes.
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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/...h-settler-says
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Forcible transfer entails consequences including the abandonment of one’s home and possessions and potentially losing one’s rights in the property. Whereas deportation requires the displacement of persons across a national border, forcible transfer may take place within national boundaries or the occupied territory. The seriousness of this act is emphasized by the inclusion and categorization of forcible transfer as a grave breach of the Fourth Geneva Convention. The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court qualifies forcible transfer as a war crime, and additionally, as a crime against humanity when carried out as part of a widespread and systematic attack against a civilian population.
The forcible nature of deportation or eviction is not limited to physical force, but may encompass threat of force or coercion. The act of deportation or forcible transfer is prohibited, irrespective of the motive and the purpose of such displacement. Even the fact that an eviction or deportation order is issued pursuant to judicial proceedings is irrelevant to this rule.
In summary thus far: Based on the principle of inalienability of sovereignty through the use of force, the law of occupation reflects the supposedly temporary nature of occupation and prohibits the occupying power from acquiring sovereignty through annexation or introducing new laws unnecessary for the preservation of public life and order of protected persons. In addition, the law of occupation contains a set of specific rules compelling the occupying power to refrain from committing forcible transfer, making demographic changes in the occupied territory and harming property rights of protected persons, except in very specific
circumstances.
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https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/pdf/...-jerusalem.pdf
So essentially the Israeli courts are cool to authorize and enforce war crimes. This is a great background, and if any lawyers want to read section 4, it explains what laws are being broken, and how the Geneva Conventions prevent legally taking land through war, it can only be done with a peace treaty. Which is why shrugging your shoulders and saying countries have done this for millennia no longer applies. For anyone interested in the history, this looks to be a good neutral document well supported with references.