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Quote by: shrike  No it does matter. There is a dispute about legality of Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria for example. But there is no dispute that killing civilians intentionally in warfare is illegal. |
Only the Israeli government disputes the unanimous world consensus that Israel's occupation of the Occupied Territories is illegal. Even the US government, not known for its neutrality on Israel, opposes the Israeli argument. On the other hand, only Hamas and Hezbollah claim that their attacks on civilians are "self defense." They contest the definition of "civilian." Again, most nations in the world oppose that view. So you have two belligerents--the Israelis and their Arab guerrilla opponents-who unilaterally dismiss international law.
Sorry Shrike, your case for ignoring the GC is weak--and that's an understatement.