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Justice Denied: Of Root Causes, the United Nations and the Illegal Occupation of Palestine

As the unprecedented events unfolding in occupied Gaza demonstrate, the Palestine problem persists with no end in sight. This talk examined one of the root causes that has brought us to where we are today: Israel’s 56-year occupation of the occupied Palestinian territory (OPT) otherwise known as the occupied State of Palestine. International law posits that the occupation of enemy territory is meant to be temporary and that the occupying power may not, by virtue of its occupation, rightfully claim sovereignty over such territory. For over half a century, Israel has systematically and forcibly altered the status of occupied Palestine, with the aim of annexing, de jure or de facto, most or all of it. During this time, while the UN has focused on the legality of Israel's discrete violations of humanitarian and human rights law, scant attention has been paid to the legality of its occupation regime as a whole. By what rationale can it be said that Israel's prolonged occupation of Palestine remains legal? What role does the UN have in this matter? To consider this and other related questions, this event hosted Professor Ardi Imseis. This presentation was moderated by Avi Lewis, Associate Professor, UBC Department of Geography.