• Andy
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    6 months ago

    Recognizing it as their airspace isn’t legitimizing their claim to any territory, it’s just an acknowledgement that they hold it fully in their control.

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      6 months ago

      That’s like your opinion dude. In actual law national airspace (the only airspace a nation can actually own) extents over territory (whether land or territorial waters).

      So in reality recognizing airspace over Gaza as being Israel’s recognizes Gaza as Israeli territory.

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        6 months ago

        That makes sense, actually. Thanks for the correction.

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        6 months ago

        Ever hear the saying possession is 9/10 of the law? It doesn’t matter who’s the legal owner of the airspace when your primary concern is preventing a major diplomatic incident.

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          6 months ago

          Ah yes. The old finders keepers clause. Definitely something we should be applying to rules on national airspace.

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            6 months ago

            I’m not talking about the rules you walnut. I’m talking about avoiding a crisis.

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          6 months ago

          Well France is possessing the fuck out of Gaza’s air space right now, and haven’t been shot down by the IDF. So by your logic I think it’s clear who owns Gaza’s air space.

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            6 months ago

            “By my logic”? You sound like someone who’s putting a lot of effort into misunderstand everything I say because want to be right about something I’m not even talking about.