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Beastly Boy

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7. Those who invoke Article 23 of the fourth Geneva convention never bothered to read it.
Mon May 19, 2025, 02:41 PM
May 19

But it would be of interest to some DUers who would make you believe that Israel's obligations are unconditional. So here it is, in its entirety (bolding mine):

ART. 23. — Each High Contracting Party shall allow the free
passage of all consignments of medical and hospital stores and
objects necessary for religious worship intended only for civilians of
another High Contracting Party, even if the latter is its adversary. It
shall likewise permit the free passage of all consignments of
essential foodstuffs, clothing and tonics intended for children under
fifteen, expectant mothers and maternity cases.
The obligation of a High Contracting Party to allow the free
passage of the consignments indicated in the preceding paragraph
is subject to the condition that this Party is satisfied that there are no
serious reasons for fearing:
a) that the consignments may be diverted from their destination,
b) that the control may not be effective, or
c) that a definite advantage may accrue to the military efforts or
economy of the enemy through the substitution of the above-
mentioned consignments for goods which would otherwise
be provided or produced by the enemy or through the release
of such material, services or facilities as would otherwise be
required for the production of such goods.
The Power which allows the passage of the consignments
indicated in the first paragraph of this Article may make such
permission conditional on the distribution to the persons benefited
thereby being made under the local supervision of the Protecting
Powers.

Such consignments shall be forwarded as rapidly as possible, and
the Power which permits their free passage shall have the right to
prescribe the technical arrangements under which such passage is
allowed.
https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/documents/atrocity-crimes/Doc.33_GC-IV-EN.pdf

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Amazing the Arab countries don't form an interim police and governance force. All claim the Palestinian cause and... dutch777 May 19 #1
Are you thinking it's time for a Middle East War? AloeVera May 19 #5
I do not recall any Arab countries declaring war on Israel recently. And a police force and civil admin is not an army. dutch777 May 19 #9
Might want to read up on the author, Richard Kemp. Ocelot II May 19 #2
No one is unbiased. aranthus May 19 #4
Yeah, choie May 19 #3
Not one aid agency has said looting by Hamas is a problem. AloeVera May 19 #6
None of them said that the Pope is Catholic either. Beastly Boy May 19 #8
Nearly 100 food aid trucks violently looted in Gaza, UN agencies say Mosby May 20 #10
When people have nothing to eat, they resort to looting! AloeVera May 20 #11
UN uses Hamas government numbers and words as absolute truth. Most of this has been debunked, including AZLD4Candidate Saturday #12
It was from the IPC report. Not Hamas. AloeVera Saturday #13
UN and IPC quota Hamas government officials. It's always women and children, but there seem to be AZLD4Candidate Saturday #14
It is Israel. Rather, it's Netanyahu and the extreme right-wing lunatics blackmailing Israel into its self-destruction. AloeVera Saturday #15
It is Israel. That's where this ends. As I have stated for years, Israel can nothing nothing correctly AZLD4Candidate Sunday #16
Those who invoke Article 23 of the fourth Geneva convention never bothered to read it. Beastly Boy May 19 #7
Is Hamas a "high contracting party" to the Geneva Conventions? lapucelle Sunday #17
Yep, none of the vocal critics of Israel ever acknowledge that Hamas has no intention Beastly Boy Sunday #18
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