Mercedes Melon

The Forcible Transfer of the Palestinian People from the Jordan Valley

Forcible transfer and deportation are terms that commonly evoke images of people being loaded onto trucks or trains or violently driven away. Forcible transfer, however, may also take the form of involuntary or induced movement of people resulting from the creation of insecurity, disorder, or other adverse conditions for the purpose of, or resulting in, such migration. Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention prohibits all forcible transfers. Only the security of the ...