reply to post by ZeroKnowledge
There are three accepted ways to annex territory.
1.) Conquest, this is the oldest and time honored tradition of invading a territory and making it yours. It has long been recongnized by nations of
the world that land is a spoil of war. It is this time honored tradition that made the Sinai, Golan Heights, and West Bank part of Israel. I would
also point out that it was the intention of the Arab states to do the same thing to Israel back in 1948 when they invaded.
2.) Treaty, land can be gained by international treaty. This is the way that Isreal was created in the first place. It's funny because the people who
claim that Israel has no legitimate right to exist, want to use this method to make it go away. So, they accept the right of treaties to create and
destroy territorial claims.
3.) Purchase, land and sovereign rights can be transfered by purchase. The purchase of land has also been a time honored tradition. In the case of the
US for example the Louisianna Purchase and the Alaskan Purchase are very famous examples. I would point out that the governments involved exchanged
money, no compensation is given to the inhabitants of the territory. I am sure that the Israelis would gladly pay for some of the land if that would
settle the dispute over it. Unfortunately it will not.