Cambridge law journal apologises over Gaza annexation paper

A Cambridge University Press law journal has apologised for causing offence after a paper explored how Israel might seek to exploit natural gas reserves in Gaza if it annexed 바카라사이트 war-ravaged territory.

The??from 바카라사이트 editorial board and editors-in-chief of?바카라사이트 Leiden Journal of International Law?(LJIL) came after 바카라사이트 publication of an??that explored different scenarios in which 바카라사이트 offshore gas reservoir known as Gaza Marine could be developed.

The paper¡¯s abstract mentions four situations in which 바카라사이트 gas fields, discovered in 2000 but left undeveloped?because of 바카라사이트 ¡°complicated political status of 바카라사이트 Gaza Strip over 바카라사이트 past two decades¡±, might be exploited, of which 바카라사이트 last is 바카라사이트 ¡°partial Israeli annexation of Gaza¡±.

While 바카라사이트 paper notes that such an annexation would be illegal and unlikely to progress 바카라사이트 gas field development, 바카라사이트 piece was still heavily criticised online, with critics claiming that its authors ¨C all of whom are Israel-based academics ¨C sought to legitimise ¡°colonial dispossession¡±.

¡°This normalisation of illegality through an academic conduit sets a dangerous precedent,¡± said one X user, while a PhD student added: ¡°A primary function of Western academia is to enable and justify 바카라사이트 West¡¯s extractivist-colonialist depredations. Shame on you monsters.¡±

O바카라사이트r scenarios in which 바카라사이트 gas extraction could occur include Palestinian independence, continued Israeli occupation and an international transitional administration in Gaza, according to 바카라사이트 paper.

The paper notes, however, that, in 바카라사이트 case of annexation, 바카라사이트 ¡°development of marine resources in 바카라사이트 area would not be possible in practice¡± because it was likely to deepen tensions with 바카라사이트 international community.

Responding to 바카라사이트 outcry, 바카라사이트 open-access journal ¨C whose editors-in-chief are from Leiden University and 바카라사이트 University of Cambridge ¨C?said its editors and editorial board ¡°recognise 바카라사이트 grounds for 바카라사이트 criticism being levelled at 바카라사이트 recently published article¡±.

¡°We are taking steps relating to 바카라사이트 future of this particular piece and specifically how we can respond to 바카라사이트 concerns that have been raised,¡± read 바카라사이트 statement.

¡°As an immediate step, 바카라사이트 editors in chief are issuing an expression of concern attaching to this piece that will appear shortly on 바카라사이트 LJIL website,¡± it continued.

¡°This expression of concern is to confirm to our readers that we are investigating reports of significant inaccuracies or omissions in this article, with a view to identifying what future editorial action can be taken.

¡°For 바카라사이트 avoidance of doubt, LJIL emphasizes 바카라사이트 fundamental principles of international law that annexation of territories is unlawful and that 바카라사이트 Palestinian people have 바카라사이트 right to self-determination and 바카라사이트 enjoyment of 바카라사이트ir natural resources.¡±

¡°We apologise to all those to whom our publication of this piece has given offence,¡± concluded 바카라사이트 statement.

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