Alan Baker (Hebrew: אלן בייקר; born 1947) is an Israeli expert in international law and former ambassador of the state of Israel to Canada.
In January 2012 he was appointed by Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu to the three member committee chaired by former Justice Edmund Levy to examine the legal aspects of land ownership in the West Bank.
[4] This role, which lasted until 1988, saw Baker dealing directly with specialized agencies and bodies within the UN system such as the Administrative Tribunal.
[2] Accordingly, among Baker's most recent publications concerns UNWRA role in perpetuating refugeedom, UNESCO's undermining of Jewish religious heritage, and the implications of the Balfour Declaration 100 years since its signing.
Article 49 was drafted after World War II and is aimed at preventing the kind of mass population transfers the Germans carried out to alter the demographic character of the territories they occupied.
After we signed those accords, which are still legally in force, we are no longer an occupying power, but we are instead present in the territories with their consent and subject to the outcome of negotiations.
[8]In January 2012 Baker was appointed by Prime Minister Netanyahu to serve on a three-member government committee[10] to "examine real estate issues in the West Bank".