Abstract:

Arab states argue that Jewish settlements in the West Bank violate the Article 49 (6) of the Fourth Geneva Convention and that Israel is the occupier in the West Bank. On the other hand, the Israeli right argues that there is no occupation and that the problem is the disputed territories. According to the Israeli right, Israel can annex the West Bank. In Türkiye, the claim of the Israeli right in the West Bank is widely explained on the religious ground. The legal approach of the Israeli right on the status of the West Bank is ignored. This limits the understanding of Israeli politics. With this study, this deficiency in Turkish literature is aimed to be eliminated. In the study, the perspective of the Israeli right on the examples such as East Timor, Western Sahara, Syria-Lebanon and Vietnam-Cambodia is explained, so it is provided that the basic thesis of the Israeli right on the status of the West Bank is understood. The USA’s approach on the status of the West Bank is handled and a discussion is conducted on the thesis of the Israeli right. Since the basic thesis of the Israeli right on the status of the West Bank constitutes the skelaton of the Pompeo Doctrine, the study provides an opportunity to evaluate the Pompeo Doctine correctly. With the study, it ia possible to see the double standard towards Israel.

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