by Ze'ev Jabotinsky
This research proves that the Arab claim, including that of the Arab League, for any kind of sovereignty over Jerusalem, contradicts international law. This also applies to the entire Holy Basin.
Now that all the
speeches and events marking Jerusalem Day have passed, it is worth
taking a good look at an especially important perspective when it comes
to Israel's capital city -- international law.
Dr. Jacques Gauthier is
a non-Jewish Canadian lawyer who specializes in international human
rights and is an expert in international law. The topic of his doctoral
research was the right to sovereignty over Jerusalem according to
international law, and he came to the unequivocal conclusion that,
according to international law, only the Jewish people have the right to
sovereignty over all of Jerusalem. Those same claims apply to the
entirety of the land of Israel west of the Jordan River, including Judea
and Samaria and the Gaza Strip.
It is important to note
that the research was conducted over 20 years. Gauthier collected
evidence and facts, arguing that only if they are exposed could any
legal conclusion on sovereignty rights be drawn. The University of
Geneva in Switzerland approved the findings of his in-depth research,
granting him his Ph.D. in law. His thesis was subject to rigorous
academic examination from an international law perspective in the most
objective place in the world, and it was bound in a 1,400-page book that
includes descriptions of all the documents and photographs he found.
This research proves
that the Arab claim, including that of the Arab League, for any kind of
sovereignty over Jerusalem, contradicts international law. This also
applies to the entire Holy Basin.
The leaders of
Palestinian terrorist organizations, some of whom can be counted among
the Palestinian Authority's leadership, are well aware of this truth.
They know that according to international law, the Jewish right to
sovereignty supersedes their own right, and that is why they created a
false thesis with opposing claims, which they put together in 1964 in
the Palestinian National Covenant. They still follow this charter today
and they are still trying to make it a reality.
My fellow columnist,
Dr. Yossi Beilin, said on television on Sunday that, in practice, there
is no way to realize the two-state "solution," and while he said that
neither side could bring it about, the heart of the problem is that the
Palestinians will not stop trying to take our right away from us. While
they know that in the eyes of international law, our right takes
precedence over their claims to other rights, the truly dangerous thing
for us is when that right is forgotten by and left out of the Jewish
consciousness. We are reaching that point because public discourse in
Israel is ignoring the discussion and avoiding bringing up the reasons
that back up our right to Jerusalem.
It is our
responsibility to use the existence of this right according to
international law in the struggle against the delegitimization of the
State of Israel, as well as to rebut all claims against steps taken by
Israel to realize its right. We must denounce anyone who comes out
against construction in Judea and Samaria and throughout Jerusalem and
boldly tell them that, according to international law, they are wrong,
as outlined in Gauthier's work and in the works of others. It does not
matter if the one speaking is the secretary general of the United
Nations, distorting the truth in hopes of being elected for another term
with the help of votes from Arab countries, or even if a U.S. vice
president like Joe Biden, who was offended when we exercised our right
during his visit to Israel.
American public opinion places
great importance on adhering to international law, and so public
officials would not be pleased to be portrayed as those who are trying
to take away the rights of the country with which international law
sides.
Ze'ev Jabotinsky
Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_opinion.php?id=12635
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