Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday lamented his inability to deport the families of terrorists, arguing that courts were misinterpreting the Geneva Conventions' provisions regarding population transfers.<br />“We have not managed to bring about deportation of terrorists’ families.<br />We cannot do this because the courts define this as a war crime.<br />That is how it is defined in the Geneva Conventions, etc.<br />“I think the intention there regarded relocation of entire populations,” continued the prime minister.<br />“They interpret it as relocating one person or other.<br />I am certain this was not the intent of those who legislated the conventions.<br />.”<br />The prime minister also discussed measures to deter terrorists.<br />“The most important thing is demolition of houses,” he said.<br />“We are demolishing houses, and we are discovering that this has a decent effect.<br />Netanyahu also took the opportunity to criticize UK Prime Minister David Cameron for saying that “the situation in East Jerusalem is genuinely shocking”.
