It is time to pose a question: Are Israeli settlers civilians? Or are they illegal occupiers? A group of Israeli settlers made the move, to seize land in East Hebron (al-Khalil) last Monday (06/03/18), setting up camp - adjacent to the ‘Kharsina settlement’ - backed by an entourage of heavily armed soldiers. This move threatens three Palestinian
Should Israeli Settlers be Considered Civilians?
Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention: “The Occupying Power shall not deport or transfer parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies.”
