Quote Originally Posted by Rollo
Then it must belong to the Ottoman Empire then? But we have a logical problem. The Ottoman Empire was a beaten and thwarted power in 1923. Currently it does not exist.

Now what?
Remember you need to clarify what you are saying, and do it within the logic of history.
That international law was written after 1923, actually after 1947, otherwise Russia for example should return the areas it took from Finland and settled with its own citizens, so it doesn't apply to the Ottoman Empire or Russia. But it was written before 1967, so it applies to Israel and to the territories it occupies (so called Occupied Territories).