Daily Archives: June 19, 2020

Israel’s proposed “annexation” of the ‘West Bank’ under international law – Q&A

ArticlesBy Andrew Tucker and Pieter Hoogendoorn June 19, 2020 3 Comments

There is much confusion and controversy about the plan of the Israeli government to extend its legal administration and excercise its sovereignty in certain parts of Judea and Samaria per 1 July 2020. This Q&A is intended to assist the reader in understanding what international law says about the plans.

An Open Letter to the Israeli Government Condemning Annexation – A Response

ArticlesBy Dr. Cynthia Day Wallace June 19, 2020 7 Comments

In response to the Open Letter in Opinio Juris about the plans of the Israeli Government to “annex” certain parts of the “West Bank”, the author points at the misrepresentation of the planned act as ‘annexation’; you cannot annex territory where you already possess sovereignty.

A Tale of Two Cities – Oslo vs. San Remo

BlogBy Dr. Cynthia Day Wallace June 19, 2020 Leave a comment

The author compares the San Remo Resolution of 1920 with the Oslo Accords of the 1990’s and draws a striking conclusion.