Yuval Azoulay, Haaretz Correspondent: IDF begins collecting weapons from West Bank settlements
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Title:#10 I answered this in another post, Reid.
Name:Johnboy
City: SydneyState: Australia
R: "Do you actually recognize Israel as a legitimate state within recognized borders?"

Israel is a perfectly legitimate state.

It has de jure sovereignty everywhere within the Partition Line.

It has de facto sovereignty up to the Green Line.

It has no sovereignty whatsoever over the Green Line.

R: "You`ve never actually said that in your posts."

I said it here (#150 and #151):
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/972825.html

R: "You use phrases such as `ruling junta` and `regime`."

They have different meanings, just as the "Bush Administration" isn`t the "US political system".

R: "does the fact that Israel has an elected Knesset give it a government under International Law or just a `ruling junta`."

You are as confused as JES.

I do not claim that Israel has a "military junta", nor to I imply that "juntas" are illegitimate.

Junta = govt-by-committee.
Military Junta = govt-by-a-committe-of-generals.