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False claim about Israel Supreme Court

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The article contains an inaccurate statement: "The Supreme Court of Israel, with a variety of different justices sitting, has repeatedly stated that Israel's presence in the West Bank is in violation of international law." This is false and misquotes the cited Haaretz article. The Israeli High Court of Justice has ruled that constructing settlements on privately owned land is illegal, not that Israel's presence in the West Bank violates international law. Lucasdmca (talk) 22:43, 26 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for noticing this. Actually the High Court has been one of the principal enablers of the occupation. In this instance, the source only says that the court holds that the occupation is subject to international law, not that it violates international law. The detail, not in the source, is that the court has repeatedly based its rulings on the international law of Belligerent Occupation. I applied a minimal fix. Zerotalk 01:59, 27 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]