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This is a weekly summary of israeli war crimes committed in Palestine for the week ending 9 November 2005. 5mins, english
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Weekly Report: On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
No. 43/2005
27 Oct.- 09 Nov. 2005
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Launch More Attacks on Palestinian Civilians and Property in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT)
· 18 Palestinians, including 5 children, were killed by IOF.
· 9 of the victims were extra-judicially executed by IOF in the northern Gaza Strip.
· 58 Palestinian civilians, including 5 children, were wounded by IOF.
· IOF launched 21 aerial attacks on civilian targets in the Gaza Strip.
· IOF conducted 63 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank.
· Houses were raided and 108 Palestinian civilians, including 10 children, were arrested by IOF.
· 17 houses were transformed by IOF into military sites.
· IOF have continued to impose a total siege on the OPT; they have closed all border crossings of the Gaza Strip; they expanded Za'tara checkpoint to separate the north of the West Bank from other areas; and they arrested 16 Palestinian civilians, including two children, at various checkpoints in the West Bank.
· IOF have continued to construct the Annexation Wall in the West Bank.
· Israeli settlers have continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property in the OPT; 5 Palestinian civilians, including 3 children, were injured; and 8 houses were damaged.
Summary
Israeli violations of international law continued in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) during the reporting period (27 October – 9 November 2005):[1][1]
Killings: During the reported period, IOF killed 17 Palestinians, including 5 children, in the West Bank. An 18th Palestinian died from a wound he sustained last September. In addition, 58 Palestinian civilians, including 21 children, were wounded by the Israeli gunfire.
In the Gaza Strip, IOF killed 11 Palestinians. Nine of the victims, including 5 civilian bystanders, 3 of whom were children, were extra-judicially executed by IOF. A Palestinian gunman was killed in the northern Gaza Strip when IOF fired an artillery shell at him. A Palestinian civilian died from a wound he sustained by IOF last September. These extra-judicial executions followed a statement by the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon that he gave the Israeli military a green light to launch a wide scale operation against what he called "Palestinian Terrorism," and a focused offensive, including extra-judicial executions, against the Islamic Jihad. The Israeli military Chief of Staff Dan Halutz admitted committing extra-judicial executions against Palestinian in the context of a policy rather than as a response to bombings carried out by Palestinians. Halutz stated at a meeting of the Committee of Foreign and Defence Affairs at the Israeli Knesset on Tuesday, 8 November 2005, that executing activists of Islamic Jihad "would continue as a policy adopted by the army rather than in response to attacks only." Extra-judicial executions involve executing a person without trial and without allowing him/her to defend him/herself and as such constitute a war crime under the Fourth Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War of 1949. This policy also violates international human rights law, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights of 1966.
In the West Bank, IOF killed 7 Palestinians, including 2 children, in 5 separate attacks in Qabatya village near Jenin; Jenin refugee camp; Nablus; and al-'Eisawiya village near occupied East Jerusalem.
Shelling: During the reported period, IOF carried out 21 aerial attacks on Palestinian civilian targets in the Gaza Strip. They also carried out a series of mock air raids throughout the Gaza Strip, which terrified Palestinian civilians and damaged property. IOF positioned at the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel fired artillery shells at Palestinian areas twice.
Incursions: IOF conducted 63 military incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank. During these incursions, IOF raided houses and arrested 108 Palestinian civilians, including 10 children. IOF employed undercover units and trained dogs in these incursions. IOF also transformed 17 houses into military sites.
Restrictions on Movement: IOF have continued to impose a comprehensive siege on the OPT, in violation of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of Palestinian civilians.
IOF have continued to impose a tightened siege on the Gaza Strip, transforming it into a large prison. Rafah International Crossing Point on the Egyptian border, the sole outlet for the Gaza Strip to the outside world, has remained closed for nearly two months. During the reported period, there were reports concerning a deal to be reached shortly regarding the operation of the crossing point. According to media reports, the crossing point will be operated by the Egyptians and Palestinians with the presence of a European force as a third party, whose responsibilities have not been determined. Goods and foreigners will not pass through the crossing point, rather they will pass through Kerem Shalom crossing point to the southeast of Rafah. Israel insists on having some authority at Rafah International Crossing Point, including fixing cameras to monitor the movement at the crossing point and handing lists of those who are banned from travelling due security claims to the Europeans to ensure their ban. In the past weeks, IOF allowed Palestinians to operate the crossing point for several hours to solve the problem of those who had been blocked on both sides of the crossing point. The continued closure of the crossing point has deprived hundreds of Palestinian civilians of their rights to education, health, work and social communication. In the meantime, IOF have continued to close Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing for Palestinian workers and patients for several weeks. Only a few patients who suffer from serious diseases are allowed to travel to Israeli hospitals through the crossing. IOF have continued to impose severe restrictions at commercial border crossings and have also imposed severe restrictions on fishing in the Gaza Strip.
In the West Bank, IOF have imposed more restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians. These restrictions have deprived Palestinian civilians of praying at the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. In the context of restrictions on movement, IOF have started to establish a huge checkpoint near Za'tara crossroads, south of Nablus, to separate the north and middle of the West Bank. According to Israeli sources, the checkpoint will include 10 routes; 8 will lead to the south while the other two will go to the north. Two of the routes leading to the south will be designated for the movement of settlers and humanitarian agencies. Palestinian civilians will be banned from crossing the checkpoint on foot, including the prohibition of the movement of private cars on roads, and limiting transportation to taxis only. IOF have also erected dozens of military checkpoints on the main roads. IOF re-erected checkpoints that had previously been dismantled and installed dozens of new ones. In the last 10 days of Ramadan, IOF imposed severe restriction on the travel of Palestinian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia. During the reported period, IOF positioned at various checkpoints arrested 16 Palestinian civilians, including two children.
Annexation Wall: IOF have continued to construct the Annexation Wall inside the West Bank. During the reported period, IOF issued a military order seizing 292 dunums[2][2] of Palestinian land in the villages of Dura, al-Zahiriya and Arab al-Ramadin near Hebron for the purpose of the construction of a section of the Wall in the area. IOF also surveyed areas of Palestinian land in Kufor Thuluth village, southeast of Qalqilya, for the same purpose. In addition, they imposed severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians on both sides of the Wall. They prevented Palestinian farmers from reaching their agricultural land.
Illegal Settler Activities: Israeli settlers in breach of international humanitarian law continue to reside in the OPT and have launched a series of attacks against Palestinian civilians and property. During the reported period, Israeli settlers launched 7 attacks against Palestinian civilians and property in Hebron and Nablus. Five Palestinian civilians, including 3 children and an old man, were injured. Israeli settlers also burnt an office of a lawyer, damaged 8 houses and uprooted 40 trees.
The full report is available online at:
html format:
http://www.pchrgaza.org/files/W_report/English/2005/10-11-2005.htm
pdf format:
http://www.pchrgaza.org/files/W_report/English/2005/pdf/weekly%20report%2043.pdf
Public Document
For further information please visit our website (http://www.pchrgaza.org) or contact PCHR’s office in Gaza City, Gaza Strip by email (pchr [at] pchrgaza.org) or telephone (+972 (0)8 2824776 – 2825893).
*Office Hours are between 08:00 – 16:00 hours (05:00 GMT – 13:00 GMT) Sun – Thurs.
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Weekly Report: On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
No. 43/2005
27 Oct.- 09 Nov. 2005
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Launch More Attacks on Palestinian Civilians and Property in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT)
· 18 Palestinians, including 5 children, were killed by IOF.
· 9 of the victims were extra-judicially executed by IOF in the northern Gaza Strip.
· 58 Palestinian civilians, including 5 children, were wounded by IOF.
· IOF launched 21 aerial attacks on civilian targets in the Gaza Strip.
· IOF conducted 63 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank.
· Houses were raided and 108 Palestinian civilians, including 10 children, were arrested by IOF.
· 17 houses were transformed by IOF into military sites.
· IOF have continued to impose a total siege on the OPT; they have closed all border crossings of the Gaza Strip; they expanded Za'tara checkpoint to separate the north of the West Bank from other areas; and they arrested 16 Palestinian civilians, including two children, at various checkpoints in the West Bank.
· IOF have continued to construct the Annexation Wall in the West Bank.
· Israeli settlers have continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property in the OPT; 5 Palestinian civilians, including 3 children, were injured; and 8 houses were damaged.
Summary
Israeli violations of international law continued in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) during the reporting period (27 October – 9 November 2005):[1][1]
Killings: During the reported period, IOF killed 17 Palestinians, including 5 children, in the West Bank. An 18th Palestinian died from a wound he sustained last September. In addition, 58 Palestinian civilians, including 21 children, were wounded by the Israeli gunfire.
In the Gaza Strip, IOF killed 11 Palestinians. Nine of the victims, including 5 civilian bystanders, 3 of whom were children, were extra-judicially executed by IOF. A Palestinian gunman was killed in the northern Gaza Strip when IOF fired an artillery shell at him. A Palestinian civilian died from a wound he sustained by IOF last September. These extra-judicial executions followed a statement by the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon that he gave the Israeli military a green light to launch a wide scale operation against what he called "Palestinian Terrorism," and a focused offensive, including extra-judicial executions, against the Islamic Jihad. The Israeli military Chief of Staff Dan Halutz admitted committing extra-judicial executions against Palestinian in the context of a policy rather than as a response to bombings carried out by Palestinians. Halutz stated at a meeting of the Committee of Foreign and Defence Affairs at the Israeli Knesset on Tuesday, 8 November 2005, that executing activists of Islamic Jihad "would continue as a policy adopted by the army rather than in response to attacks only." Extra-judicial executions involve executing a person without trial and without allowing him/her to defend him/herself and as such constitute a war crime under the Fourth Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War of 1949. This policy also violates international human rights law, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights of 1966.
In the West Bank, IOF killed 7 Palestinians, including 2 children, in 5 separate attacks in Qabatya village near Jenin; Jenin refugee camp; Nablus; and al-'Eisawiya village near occupied East Jerusalem.
Shelling: During the reported period, IOF carried out 21 aerial attacks on Palestinian civilian targets in the Gaza Strip. They also carried out a series of mock air raids throughout the Gaza Strip, which terrified Palestinian civilians and damaged property. IOF positioned at the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel fired artillery shells at Palestinian areas twice.
Incursions: IOF conducted 63 military incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank. During these incursions, IOF raided houses and arrested 108 Palestinian civilians, including 10 children. IOF employed undercover units and trained dogs in these incursions. IOF also transformed 17 houses into military sites.
Restrictions on Movement: IOF have continued to impose a comprehensive siege on the OPT, in violation of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of Palestinian civilians.
IOF have continued to impose a tightened siege on the Gaza Strip, transforming it into a large prison. Rafah International Crossing Point on the Egyptian border, the sole outlet for the Gaza Strip to the outside world, has remained closed for nearly two months. During the reported period, there were reports concerning a deal to be reached shortly regarding the operation of the crossing point. According to media reports, the crossing point will be operated by the Egyptians and Palestinians with the presence of a European force as a third party, whose responsibilities have not been determined. Goods and foreigners will not pass through the crossing point, rather they will pass through Kerem Shalom crossing point to the southeast of Rafah. Israel insists on having some authority at Rafah International Crossing Point, including fixing cameras to monitor the movement at the crossing point and handing lists of those who are banned from travelling due security claims to the Europeans to ensure their ban. In the past weeks, IOF allowed Palestinians to operate the crossing point for several hours to solve the problem of those who had been blocked on both sides of the crossing point. The continued closure of the crossing point has deprived hundreds of Palestinian civilians of their rights to education, health, work and social communication. In the meantime, IOF have continued to close Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing for Palestinian workers and patients for several weeks. Only a few patients who suffer from serious diseases are allowed to travel to Israeli hospitals through the crossing. IOF have continued to impose severe restrictions at commercial border crossings and have also imposed severe restrictions on fishing in the Gaza Strip.
In the West Bank, IOF have imposed more restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians. These restrictions have deprived Palestinian civilians of praying at the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. In the context of restrictions on movement, IOF have started to establish a huge checkpoint near Za'tara crossroads, south of Nablus, to separate the north and middle of the West Bank. According to Israeli sources, the checkpoint will include 10 routes; 8 will lead to the south while the other two will go to the north. Two of the routes leading to the south will be designated for the movement of settlers and humanitarian agencies. Palestinian civilians will be banned from crossing the checkpoint on foot, including the prohibition of the movement of private cars on roads, and limiting transportation to taxis only. IOF have also erected dozens of military checkpoints on the main roads. IOF re-erected checkpoints that had previously been dismantled and installed dozens of new ones. In the last 10 days of Ramadan, IOF imposed severe restriction on the travel of Palestinian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia. During the reported period, IOF positioned at various checkpoints arrested 16 Palestinian civilians, including two children.
Annexation Wall: IOF have continued to construct the Annexation Wall inside the West Bank. During the reported period, IOF issued a military order seizing 292 dunums[2][2] of Palestinian land in the villages of Dura, al-Zahiriya and Arab al-Ramadin near Hebron for the purpose of the construction of a section of the Wall in the area. IOF also surveyed areas of Palestinian land in Kufor Thuluth village, southeast of Qalqilya, for the same purpose. In addition, they imposed severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians on both sides of the Wall. They prevented Palestinian farmers from reaching their agricultural land.
Illegal Settler Activities: Israeli settlers in breach of international humanitarian law continue to reside in the OPT and have launched a series of attacks against Palestinian civilians and property. During the reported period, Israeli settlers launched 7 attacks against Palestinian civilians and property in Hebron and Nablus. Five Palestinian civilians, including 3 children and an old man, were injured. Israeli settlers also burnt an office of a lawyer, damaged 8 houses and uprooted 40 trees.
The full report is available online at:
html format:
http://www.pchrgaza.org/files/W_report/English/2005/10-11-2005.htm
pdf format:
http://www.pchrgaza.org/files/W_report/English/2005/pdf/weekly%20report%2043.pdf
Public Document
For further information please visit our website (http://www.pchrgaza.org) or contact PCHR’s office in Gaza City, Gaza Strip by email (pchr [at] pchrgaza.org) or telephone (+972 (0)8 2824776 – 2825893).
*Office Hours are between 08:00 – 16:00 hours (05:00 GMT – 13:00 GMT) Sun – Thurs.
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Israel is the one who has the superior military and military weapons.
For details on Israeli Weapons Click on the Cities"
CLICK HERE > http://www.msnbc.com/news/wld/graphics/strategic_israel_dw.htm
How come the Palestinians are not allowed to fight for their land and homes?
This is why we need the Palestinian State.
The most important move that can be made for True Peace in the Middle East is the VIABLE PALESTINIAN STATE IN THE WHOLE OF THE WEST BANK AND GAZA called for in the Road Map to Peace by the year 2005....2005 is almost at an end...
That we do not have that State with its official Borders is the Problem Now.
Everyone is quite aware that there are some 1,200,000 or so Arabs living inside Israel Proper. Almost every single nation on earth is made up of more then one ethnic group.
So instead of forcing people to move, just fix the borders.
The 400,000 or so Jewish settlers will then be living in Palestine.
Let there be a five to ten year period on which they can decide on their own whether or not they like living in Palestine or if they want to move to the Official State of Israel.
Once they choose on their own, Israel can then help them financially to move.
Lets not have the forced move like in Gaza…….
Israel with some 5,000,000 or so Jews and 1,200,000 Arabs.
Palestine with some 4,000,000 or so Palestinians and some 400,000 Jews.
The number 4,000,000 is a round off.
1,376,000 Gaza
CLICK HERE> http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/gz.html
2,385,000 West Bank
CLICK HERE> http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/we.html
Total 3,761,000 and beside there are 1,200,000 Arabs inside Israel proper, making the Arabs in the Israel, West Bank, Gaza Area well over 4,000,000
There is conflict because the Palestinians are being Oppressed not because a Jew lives down the Road.
I might not be saying this if there were not already Arabs living with Jews in Israel Proper.
The other Current Problem is the Wall inside the West Bank instead of on the Pre 1967 (Green Line) Border.
If the Wall was on the Green Line. The Jews who do not like living East of the line can choose on their own to move West of the Line.
For details on Israeli Weapons Click on the Cities"
CLICK HERE > http://www.msnbc.com/news/wld/graphics/strategic_israel_dw.htm
How come the Palestinians are not allowed to fight for their land and homes?
This is why we need the Palestinian State.
The most important move that can be made for True Peace in the Middle East is the VIABLE PALESTINIAN STATE IN THE WHOLE OF THE WEST BANK AND GAZA called for in the Road Map to Peace by the year 2005....2005 is almost at an end...
That we do not have that State with its official Borders is the Problem Now.
Everyone is quite aware that there are some 1,200,000 or so Arabs living inside Israel Proper. Almost every single nation on earth is made up of more then one ethnic group.
So instead of forcing people to move, just fix the borders.
The 400,000 or so Jewish settlers will then be living in Palestine.
Let there be a five to ten year period on which they can decide on their own whether or not they like living in Palestine or if they want to move to the Official State of Israel.
Once they choose on their own, Israel can then help them financially to move.
Lets not have the forced move like in Gaza…….
Israel with some 5,000,000 or so Jews and 1,200,000 Arabs.
Palestine with some 4,000,000 or so Palestinians and some 400,000 Jews.
The number 4,000,000 is a round off.
1,376,000 Gaza
CLICK HERE> http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/gz.html
2,385,000 West Bank
CLICK HERE> http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/we.html
Total 3,761,000 and beside there are 1,200,000 Arabs inside Israel proper, making the Arabs in the Israel, West Bank, Gaza Area well over 4,000,000
There is conflict because the Palestinians are being Oppressed not because a Jew lives down the Road.
I might not be saying this if there were not already Arabs living with Jews in Israel Proper.
The other Current Problem is the Wall inside the West Bank instead of on the Pre 1967 (Green Line) Border.
If the Wall was on the Green Line. The Jews who do not like living East of the line can choose on their own to move West of the Line.
The actual Palestinian population is approximately 2.4 million. The figures you culled from the CIA site are based on artificially inflated counts. If you keep on reading you'll see exactly why and how. Now... TRY to hold back for a moment on your cut & paste and read the following text and link:
"The study already has at least one unlikely ally: the Palestine Central Elections Commission. According to the agency's own Oct. 14 press release, a million Palestinians had registered to vote, which represented two-thirds of adults. Of the 1.5 million eligible adults (not counting 110,000 eligible Jerusalem Arabs), the release stated that 200,000 were living abroad.
"This PA-released figure meshes almost exactly with the study's final conclusion that the actual Palestinian population is approximately 2.4 million.
"So now that at least part of the PA apparatus has (unintentionally) agreed with the new demographic study, the question becomes: Will the United States, the European Union, the United Nations, and Israel finally disown the myth of 3.8 million Palestinians?"
http://www.washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20050113-091121-5993r.htm
So why not settle for a current 2.5 million figure instead of constantly regurgitating info from sources that were duped by skewed reporting?
"The study already has at least one unlikely ally: the Palestine Central Elections Commission. According to the agency's own Oct. 14 press release, a million Palestinians had registered to vote, which represented two-thirds of adults. Of the 1.5 million eligible adults (not counting 110,000 eligible Jerusalem Arabs), the release stated that 200,000 were living abroad.
"This PA-released figure meshes almost exactly with the study's final conclusion that the actual Palestinian population is approximately 2.4 million.
"So now that at least part of the PA apparatus has (unintentionally) agreed with the new demographic study, the question becomes: Will the United States, the European Union, the United Nations, and Israel finally disown the myth of 3.8 million Palestinians?"
http://www.washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20050113-091121-5993r.htm
So why not settle for a current 2.5 million figure instead of constantly regurgitating info from sources that were duped by skewed reporting?
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