International law, specifically the 1907 Hague Regulations and the Fourth Geneva Convention (GC IV), mandates that a belligerent occupant has the obligation to restore and ensure public order and safety in the occupied territory. This includes maintaining existing local police forces (= Palestinian security forces), and does not permit the establishment of a new, permanent, and separate police force that fundamentally alters the (Palestinian) territory's institutions or government.
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When acts and or activities by the Israeli annexing belligerent targeting the colonized people are systematic, and or are on a large scale, we consider these acts and activities as shown in the 'breadcrumbs'. This does not include violations, as they refer to resorting to breaches of rules and international law.
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- Parent Category: OPPRESSION
- Category: Illegal colonial policing
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