Who Wants a Treaty?
Channel: החברתית
Date: 2014-05-08

There was great concern in Israel earlier this month when Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas signed accession papers to 15 international treaties in response to renewed Israeli settlement construction and the breakdown of peace talks. Included in the treaties is the Geneva Convention, which defines duties for "occupying" powers and prohibits population transfer into colonized territory. The treaties, whose intent is to protect human rights, are perceived by the Israeli government and media as threatening. ISTV asks, who else asked to join international treaties before their establishment as a state? The answer should not surprise you.