Resistance to Israeli occupation – a right?
Posted December 29, 2008
Palestinians are a people under occupation who has the right to
self-determination under the UN Charter, the Declaration on Principles of
International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Co-operation among States
in Accordance with the Charter of the United Nations from 1970, and Article 1
of both the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and
the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
The right to self-determination
Palestinians possess a specific history in an identifiable territory, a
distinct culture, and a will and capability to gain self-governance.
The right to self-determination was acknowledged by the international community
in UN General Assembly Resolution 181 of 29 November 1947, and recently by the
International Court of Justice (ICJ) in its Advisory Opinion on the
Wall (section 118). The ICJ stated that:
"…construction, along with measures taken previously, thus severely impedes the
exercise by the Palestinian people of its right to self‑determination, and is
therefore a breach of
