| Author | Message | | USA GALOR | | Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 3:52 pm Post subject: |
| | there is nothing in this god given world that can compare to the Zionist blood lust. just look at harietbuster and his little sidekick Cowboy. TSK TSK | |  | | Cowboy | | | | harrietbuster | | Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 11:29 pm Post subject: |
| 2009.06.07 (Mogadishu, Somalia) - A radio station director is shot in the head by Islamist fundamentalists.
2009.06.07 ( Gaza) - Hamas jihadist is killed in premature explosion of a rocket intended for Israeli civilians
2009.06.07 (Kandahar, Afghanistan) - Mujahideen manage to kill a mother and son with a landmine.
2009.06.07 (Faryab, Afghanistan) - Taliban ambush a police post and murder four local officers.
2009.06.07 (Narathiwat, Thailand) - A storekeeper is blasted to death by Muslim truck bombers.
2009.06.07 (Narathiwat, Thailand) - Islamic militants gun down two village defense volunteers in cold blood.
2009.06.06 (Islamabad, Pakistan) - Two local cops are taken down by a Shahid suicide bomber. | | | | USA GALOR | | Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 11:35 pm Post subject: |
| look at our local zionist having there goy blood lust. How typical, how common  | | | | Cowboy | | Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 6:48 am Post subject: |
| | Quote: | 2009.06.07 (Mogadishu, Somalia) - A radio station director is shot in the head by Islamist fundamentalists.
2009.06.07 ( Gaza) - Hamas jihadist is killed in premature explosion of a rocket intended for Israeli civilians
2009.06.07 (Kandahar, Afghanistan) - Mujahideen manage to kill a mother and son with a landmine.
2009.06.07 (Faryab, Afghanistan) - Taliban ambush a police post and murder four local officers.
2009.06.07 (Narathiwat, Thailand) - A storekeeper is blasted to death by Muslim truck bombers.
2009.06.07 (Narathiwat, Thailand) - Islamic militants gun down two village defense volunteers in cold blood.
2009.06.06 (Islamabad, Pakistan) - Two local cops are taken down by a Shahid suicide bomber. |
More Islamist attacks no doubt due to "Palestine" occupation... | | | | americafree | | Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:26 pm Post subject: |
| Update Universal Jurisdiction the Case Against Impunity
PCHR Documents:
PCHR Clarify Confusion Regarding Spanish Parliament Proposal Concerning Universal Jurisdiction Legislation 21 May 2009
Now Available: English Translation of Spanish National Court Judgment to Continue Investigating Suspected Israeli War Criminals 10 May 2009
Attorney General’s Office informs Israeli Supreme Court that No Investigation will be Conducted into Suspected War Crimes Committed in Gaza in 2004; During Hearing Justices Make Political Comments Unrelated to the Petition 07 May 2009
Reports from other links and relevant articles:
WAR CRIMES IN GAZA? Palestinian Lawyers Take on Israel Article in Der Spiegel International, By Juliane von Mittelstaedt in Gaza City (German) 06 June 2009
MANIFESTO ON THE LAW REFORM INTRODUCING LIMITATIONS TO THE EXERCISE OF UNIVERSAL JUSTICE 03 June 2009 (English , Spanish)
FIDH Universal Jurisdiction: Fighting Impunity Worldwide 03 June 2009
IN SUPPORT OF UNIVERSAL JURISDICTION (English , Spanish)
FIDH Spanish Judiciary confirms its jurisdiction to investigate war crimes allegedly committed in Gaza in 2002. 07 May 2009
Hemos pasado del no a la guerra al sí al crimen de guerra 02 June 2009
The EMHRN Supports Universal Jurisdiction 29 May 2009
Spain must resist diplomatic pressure to limit application of universal jurisdiction. 22 May 2009 | | | | americafree | | Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:27 pm Post subject: |
| Universal Jurisdiction - The Case Against Impunity
PCHR Documents
Parliamentary Lobbying: call for Assistance 28 May 2009
PCHR Clarify Confusion Regarding Spanish Parliament Proposal Concerning Universal Jurisdiction Legislation 21 May 2009
PCHR welcomes the Spanish National Court’s decision to continue investigating suspected Israeli war criminals 04 May 2009
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights Welcomes Decision of Spanish Court to Investigate War Crimes Committed by IOF in Gaza 29 January 2009
TORTURE VICTIM SEEKS PROSECUTION OF FORMER HEAD OF ISRAELI GENERAL SECURITY SERVICES 06 October 2008
PCHR Submits Lawsuit against Israeli Officials via Spanish National Court 25 June 2008
New Zealand Attorney General stays prosecution of Israeli war crimes suspect, enabling him to evade international justice (30-november 2006)
More Than 650 Palestinian Prisoners from the Gaza Strip Are Still Detained in Israeli Jails (21 September 2005)
Anyone Responsible for Perverting the Court of Justice Must also Face Prosecution (12 September 2005)
Israeli war crimes suspect evades British justice after UK court issues warrant (11 September 2005)
Militar israelí, sospechoso de cometer crímenes de Guerra evade la justicia Británica espués de que los tribunales británicos lanzaran la orden de detención. (11 September 2005)
Reports from other links and relevant articles:
Report: IDF may face 936 lawsuits over Gaza op Yedioth Ahronoth 07 May 2009
WAR CRIMES IN GAZA? Palestinian Lawyers Take on Israel Article in Der Spiegel International, By Juliane von Mittelstaedt in Gaza City (German) 06 June 2009
MANIFESTO ON THE LAW REFORM INTRODUCING LIMITATIONS TO THE EXERCISE OF UNIVERSAL JUSTICE 03 June 2009 (English , Spanish) 03 June 2009
FIDH Universal Jurisdiction: Fighting Impunity Worldwide 03 June 2009
Hemos pasado del no a la guerra al sí al crimen de guerra 02 June 2009
The EMHRN Supports Universal Jurisdiction 29 May 2009
IN SUPPORT OF UNIVERSAL JURISDICTION (English , Spanish)
Quien teme a la justicia universal 26 May 2009
There's no judicial activism quite like Spain's judicial activism. Washington Post 24 May 2009
Spain must resist diplomatic pressure to limit application of universal jurisdiction 22 May 2009
Jurisdiccion universal: De la Vega afirma que la limitaction de la justicia internacional no sera un retroceso 23 May 2009
The value of laws according to the Spanish parliament 19 May 2009
FIDH Spanish Judiciary confirms its jurisdiction to investigate war crimes allegedly committed in Gaza in 2002 07 May 2009
Universal jurisdiction has hounded Israel for 7 years Jerusalem Post 05 May 2009
Dichter: Spain fails to distinguish terror from anti-terror measures Yedioth Ahronoth 04 May 2009
Israeli officials forming united front against Spanish lawsuit Yedioth Ahronoth 04 May 2009
Israel: Spanish legal system hijacked Jerusalem Post 04 May 2009
Spain okays Gaza war crimes probe against Israelis Haaretz Editorial 04 May 2009
Foreign Office accused of hindering human rights lawyers in Gaza Strip The Guardian 22 April 2009
Spanish court green-lights Gaza probe Yedioth Ahronoth 27 February 2009
IDF: War crime charges over Gaza offensive are 'legal terror' Haaretz Editorial 19 February 2009
'Spain won't annul judge's decision' Jerusalem Post 01 February 2009
License to kill Haaretz Editorial 28 November 2008
IDF rejects claims it killed Palestinians in defiance of court
Court ruling sees IDF targeted assassinations as last resort Haaretz Editorial 27 November 2008
Peres slams UK law jeopardizing IDF officers Jerusalem Post 23 November 2008
Mofaz, Senior IDF Officers Criticize Government Policy on Gaza 18 November 2008
Mazuz asks Olmert to quickly form a commission tasked with assassinations Yedioth Ahronoth 01 November 2008
Dutch lawyers seek arrest of Minister Ayalon for 'war crimes' Haaretz Editorial 07 October 2008
Report: Minister Ayalon evaded arrest in Holland Yedioth Ahronoth 07 October 2008
Israel tries quashing arrest warrants against officials Yedioth Ahronoth 03 October 2008
Israel battles Spanish arrest warrants Jerusalem Post 08 August 2008
Israel tells officials to avoid threat of arrest in Europe The Independent
Israel reveals its fear of war crimes trials The Guardian
War crimes prosecution overseas: How should Israel respond? Haaretz Editorial
Spain, don’t succumb to Israeli pressure
Foreign Ministry: Ministers may be arrested in Spain Yedioth Ahronoth 30 June 2008
New Zealand cancels Ya'alon warrant after he leaves Haaretz Editorial
Dichter cancels U.K. trip over fears of 'war crimes' arrest Haaretz Editorial 06 Dec. 2006
Statements by Other Organisations and Individuals
The PCHR and the Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign urge you to act immediately: Stop support for Israel's war crimes! (30-november 2006)
Letters from Anthony Hurndall to Ian Blair and Jack Straw MP September 2005 (pdf)
Comments from Jack Straw MP in House of Commons (pdf)
Statement from Jeremy Corbyn MP 16 September 2005 (pdf)
FIDH Letter to Attorney-General at UK 15 September 2005 (pdf)
Executive Committee of European Jews for a Just Peace (EJJP) 15 September 2005 (pdf)
MP demands investigation into botched arrest of “War Crimes General” Office of Emily Thornberry MP 13th September 2005 (pdf)
Amnesty International United Kingdom/Israel-OT: Amnesty International deplores failure to arrest Israeli war crimes suspect (September 2005)
Media reports About the Attempted Arrest of Maj. Gen. Doron Almog
Israeli army officer cancels UK trip to avoid war charges Telegraph 28 February 2006
WAR CRIMINALS PIMS 07 February 2006
Lawsuits PR opportunity for Israel Ynetnews 27 February 2006
Fearing arrest, IDF officer cancels studies in U.K. Haaretz Editorial 27 February 2006
UK considers curbing citizens' right to arrest alleged war criminals The Guardian February 3, 2006
The UK's duty to 'universal jurisdiction' by Kate Maynard and Daniel Machover of Hickman and Ross The Time, 4 October 2005
Travel Advisory: Military Personnel and British Courts By Simon Henderson September 20, 2005
Sharon fears arrest if he visits London Times online 17 September 2005
Israeli ex-military chief cancels trip to UK over threat of war crimes arrest The Guardian 16 September 2005 (pdf)
U.K. court cancels warrant against Almog Yedioth 16 September 2005
In the dock Haaretz Editorial 14 September 2005
Investigation urged after Israeli officer avoids arrest The Guardian 13 September 2005
Israel general 'avoids UK arrest' BBC 12 September 2005 | | | | americafree | | Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:29 pm Post subject: |
| What's New? Press Releases
PCHR Is Concerned Over Arrest Campaigns against Fatah Activists in Gaza and against Hamas Activists in the West Bank 08 June 2009
Palestinian Security Officer and 2 Members of the 'Izziddin al-Qassam Brigades Killed in Qalqilya 05 June 2009
PCHR Condemns Palestinian Security Services' Prevention of PLC Members form Hamas from Entering Qalqilya 04 June 2009
PCHR Condemns Arrests of Hamas' Members and Supporters in the West Bank; Director of the Office of PLC Members from the Change and Reform Bloc Continues to be Detained 03 June 2009
PCHR Welcomes Arrival of Human Rights Council Mandated Independent Fact-Finding Mission to Gaza 02 June 2009
PCHR Condemns Attacks by Israeli Settlers in Northern West Bank and Warns of Escalation of Such Attacks under New Israeli Government 02 June 2009
Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Deliver Open Letter to Mr. Ban Ki-Moon Condemning His Failure to Uphold International Law and His Decision to Allow Political Considerations Take Precedence over the Protection of Victims 02 June 2009 | | | | americafree | | Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:31 pm Post subject: |
| 03-June 2009 PCHR Condemns Arrests of Hamas' Members and Supporters in the West Bank; Director of the Office of PLC Members from the Change and Reform Bloc Continues to be Detained
02-June 2009 PCHR Condemns Attacks by Israeli Settlers in Northern West Bank and Warns of Escalation of Such Attacks under New Israeli Government
02-June 2009 PCHR Welcomes Arrival of Human Rights Council Mandated Independent Fact-Finding Mission to Gaza
02-June 2009 Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Deliver Open Letter to Mr. Ban Ki-Moon Condemning His Failure to Uphold International Law and His Decision to Allow Political Considerations Take Precedence over the Protection of Victims
01-June 2009 Gaza Security Services Prevent Fatah PLC Members from Traveling to Ramallah
31-May 2009 3 Security Officers, 2 Members of the 'Izziddin al-Qassam Brigades and One Civilian Killed in Qalqilya
24-May 2009 Military Court in Gaza Sentences 3 Persons to Death; PCHR Urges President not to Ratify Sentence
24-May 2009 PCHR Strongly Condemns Desecration of Cemeteries of the Orthodox and Latin Churches in Jafna Village North of Ramallah
21-May 2009 PCHR Clarify Confusion Regarding Spanish Parliament Proposal Concerning Universal Jurisdiction Legislation
21-May 2009 PCHR Condemns Gaza Security Services' Prevention of Women's Rights Activists from Traveling to Ramallah
20-May 2009 PCHR Is Concerned over Measures Taken by Security Services in the Gaza Strip against Fatah Activists and Prominent Figures
19-May 2009 Committee Against Torture’s Findings Highlight International Community’s Inaction in the Face of Israel’s Widespread and Systematic Violations of International Law
12-May 2009 PCHR Condemns Arrests of Supporters of Islamic Movements in the West Bank
07-May 2009 Attorney General’s Office informs Israeli Supreme Court that No Investigation will be Conducted into Suspected War Crimes Committed in Gaza in 2004; During Hearing Justices Make Political Comments Unrelated to the Petition
04-May 2009 Palestinian and Israeli Human Rights Organisations Release Joint Fact Sheet Calling for an End to International Donor Complicity in Israeli Violations of International Law
04-May 2009 PCHR welcomes the Spanish National Court’s decision to continue investigating suspected Israeli war criminals
04-May 2009 Journalist Mustafa Sabri Detained for 2 Weeks by Palestinian Preventive Security Services in Qalqilya
04-May 2009 PCHR Strongly Condemns Israeli Plans to Confiscate 12,000 Donums of Palestinian Land in Order to Link the Illegal "Ma'ale Adumim" and "Qedar" Settlements
29-Apr. 2009 Military Court in Hebron Sentences Civilian to Death, PCHR Urges President not to Ratify Sentence
27-Apr. 2009 PCHR Welcomes Resumption of Work at External Medical Treatment Department
27-Apr. 2009 PCHR Condemn Israeli Attempts to Legitimise Crimes in Gaza and Shield Perpetrators from Justice
22-Apr. 2009 PCHR Condemns Political Detention of Fatah Activists in Gaza
22-Apr. 2009 PCHR Notes with Grave Concern the Arrest of Dr. Abdul Sattar Qasem by the Palestinian Police in Nablus
21-Apr. 2009 Israeli Refusal to Cooperate With United Nations Investigation Represents an Attempt to Shield Alleged War Criminals from Justice
20-Apr. 2009 PCHR Condemns Attack on PLC Member Sheikh al-Beetawi
19-Apr. 2009 PCHR hold Minister of Health in Ramallah accountable and calls on Palestinian President to Intervene
16-Apr. 2009 On Palestinian Prisoner’s Day, Thousands of prisoners continue to suffer in Israeli jails
13-Apr. 2009 4 Persons, Including a Child, Killed in Two New Crimes Related to "Family Honor”
09-Apr. 2009 PCHR Condemns Attack by Israeli Settlers and Soldiers on Kherbat Safa and Warns of Potential Increase in Attacks under New Israeli Government
08-Apr. 2009 Military Court in Gaza Sentences 4 Palestinians to death PCHR Calls upon Palestinian President not to Ratify the Four Sentences
07-Apr. 2009 In Spite of Persistent Efforts to the Solve the Problem of Access to Medical Treatment Outside the Gaza Strip, PCHR Calls upon the Two Governments in Ramallah and Gaza to Save the Lives of Gazan Patients before It Is Too Late
31-Mar. 2009 Israel Closes Investigation into Alleged War Crimes Committed in the Gaza Strip
26-Mar. 2009 PCHR Contests Distortion of Gaza Strip Death Toll
25-Mar. 2009 PCHR Appeals for Action to Save Lives of Gaza Strip Patients
25-Mar. 2009 PCHR Demands Investigation into Death of a Civilian Tortured by Members of the Intelligence Services in Gaza
23-Mar. 2009 PCHR Warns of Gaza Patients’ Being Denied Treatment Abroad
19-Mar. 2009 The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights Condemn Proposals to Use Palestinian Prisoners as Political ‘Bargaining Chips’
19-Mar. 2009 PCHR Condemns Intimidation by Security Officers against West Bank Judge
19-Mar. 2009 PCHR condemns IOF acts of reprisal on Hamas-affiliated political leaders in the West Bank.
18-Mar. 2009 PCHR Demands Investigation into the Death of a Civilian Detained and Tortured by Security Services in Rafah
12-Mar. 2009 Confirmed figures reveal the true extent of the destruction inflicted upon the Gaza Strip; Israel’s offensive resulted in 1,417 dead, including 926 civilians, 255 police officers, and 236 fighters.
12-Mar. 2009 PCHR condemns legal exploitation of victims of Israel’s latest offensive: any attempts to mislead its clients will not be tolerated
11-Mar. 2009 Military Court in Gaza Sentences 3 Palestinians to Death
08-Mar. 2009 PHR-IL and Human Rights organizations in a joint position paper on the Decision to stop covering Palestinian's medical Care in Israel.
08-Mar. 2009 On International Women’s Day, the Suffering of Palestinian Women Continues
01-Mar. 2009 PCHR Calls for Investigation into Gaza City Murder
26-Feb. 2009 The Fact-Finding Mission Mandated by the League of Arab States to Investigate Israeli War Crimes Concludes Its Works in Gaza on Friday
24-Feb. 2009 PCHR Condemns Western Jerusalem Municipality Decision to Evacuate al-Basatin District in Silwan Village and Displace 1,500 Palestinians
24-Feb. 2009 PCHR Calls Upon Palestinian President not to Ratify the Sentence and Demands Abolition of Death Penalty
12-Feb. 2009 PCHR Condemns Continued Detention of Journalists by Preventive Security Service in the West Bank
10-Feb. 2009 Family of Sayed Abu Safra to Receive Settlement of NIS 200,000 in PCHR Lawsuit Against Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF)
10-Feb. 2009 PCHR Demands Investigations into Violent Deaths of Two Civilians in Gaza
09-Feb. 2009 Unknown Persons shoot at Offices of al-Hayat al-Jadeeda Newspaper in al-Bireh, and Car of Government Official in Nablus
09-Feb. 2009 PCHR Calls upon the Government in Ramallah to Investigate Death of a Detainee in Jenin Preventive Security Service Headquarters
08-Feb. 2009 PCHR Calls for Investigation into the Death of Palestinian Tortured by Security Services in Khan Yunis
04-Feb. 2009 FIDH- APDHE- PCHR Spanish judiciary asserts its competence for enquiry into war crimes committed in Gaza in 2002 The prosecutor did not appeal the decision See the press release in French
29-Jan. 2009 Palestinian Centre for Human Rights Welcomes Decision of Spanish Court to Investigate War Crimes Committed by IOF in Gaza
28-Jan. 2009 European Union Failing its Obligations to Protect Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
26-Jan. 2009 Military Court in Hebron Sentences a Palestinian to Death; PCHR Calls upon Palestinian President Not to Ratify the Sentence and Demands the Abolishment of Death Penalty from Palestinian Law
22-Jan. 2009 IOF Offensive on the Gaza Strip Makes it Like Earthquake Zone and Claims Civilian and Property
18-Jan. 2009 23rd Day of Continuous IOF Offensive on the Gaza Strip
17-Jan. 2009 22nd Day of Continuous IOF Attacks on the Gaza Strip
16-Jan. 2009 21st Day of Continuous IOF Attacks Across the Gaza Strip:
15-Jan. 2009 20th Day of Continuous IOF Attacks Across the Gaza Strip: Gaza City is under unprecedented IOF attack:
14-Jan. 2009 PCHR Condemns IOF Use of Unidentified Incinerating, Bombs Against Civilians, Causing Horrific Burns
14-Jan. 2009 19 th Day of Continuous IOF Attacks Across the Gaza Strip
13-Jan. 2009 IOF Continue Attacks Across the Gaza Strip for the 18th Consecutive Day: 51 Palestinians Killed, Including 17 Unarmed Civilians:
12-Jan. 2009 17th Day of Continuous IOF Attacks Across the Gaza Strip: 26 Palestinians Killed, Including 6 Children and 3 Women:
11-Jan. 2009 Israel Uses Incinerating Bombs Against Civilian Population
10-Jan. 2009 IOF War on the Gaza Strip Enters Third Week
09-Jan. 2009 Fourteenth Day of Continuous IOF Attacks cross the Gaza Strip, 53 Palestinians Killed, Including 20 Children and 4 Women;
08-Jan. 2009 Thirteenth Day of Continuous IOF Attacks Across the Gaza Strip
07-Jan. 2009 Twelfth Day of Continuous IOF Attacks Against the Population of Gaza
06-Jan. 2009 On the 11th Consecutive Day of the Offensive on the Gaza Strip, IOF Expand Ground Operations; the Number of Palestinian Deaths Rises to 599, Including 130 Children, 33 Women and 6 Medical Personnel; and Many Victims Remain Under Debris of Destroyed Buildings
05-Jan. 2009 IOF offensive on Gaza strip continues for the 10th consecutive day; unprecetented ground attacks and whole families fall in between who has been killed and who has been injured and the number of palestinians killed rises to 505 including 106 children and 22 women
04-Jan. 2009 On the 9th Day of the Offensive on the Gaza Strip, Israel Practices State Terrorism; The Number of Palestinians Killed Rises to 424, Mostly Civilians, Including 88 Children and 19 Women
03-Jan. 2009 IOF Offensive on the Gaza Strip Continues for the 8th Consecutive Day; The Number of Palestinians Killed Rises to 372, Mostly Civilians, Including 75 Children and 16 Women, and the Number of House Bombarded Mounts to 73
02-Jan. 2009 IOF Offensive on the Gaza Strip Continues for the 7th Consecutive Day;
31-Dec. 2008 Israeli Military Raids on Gaza Civilian Population Continues, and Humanitarian Crisis Exacerbates in the Midst of Shameful Silence of the International Community
30-Dec. 2008 On the 4th Day of IOF Offensive on the Gaza Strip, the Number of Palestinians Killed Mount to 310, Mostly Civilians, Including 37 Children and 9 Women
29-Dec. 2008 9 Palestinian Children Killed Raising the Number of Children Killed Since the Beginning of the Current IOF Offensive against the Gaza Strip to 31
28-Dec. 2008 251 Palestinians, Mostly Civilians, Including 20 Children and 9 Women, Killed and 584 Others, Including 130 Children and 28 Women, Wounded
27-Dec. 2008 On the Bloodiest Day in the History of Occupation, Hundreds of Palestinian Civilian Deaths and Casualties in an Israeli Aerial Offensive against the Gaza Strip
21-Dec. 2008 PCHR Strongly Condemns Assault against Palestinian Detainees in Oufar Detention Center
17-Dec. 2008 The Military Court in Gaza Sentences a Palestinian to Death; PCHR Calls upon President Mahmoud Abbas Not to Ratify the Sentence and Demands the Abolishment of Death Penalty from Palestinian Law
15-Dec. 2008 Israeli Occupation Authorities Denies Entry of UN Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territories
03-Dec. 2008 On the Anniversary of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, The Humanitarian Conditions of the Disabled in the OPT Are Deteriorating
02-Dec. 2008 Gaza Border Crossings are closed for 27th consecutive day
01-Dec. 2008 PCHR Calls for Investigating the Death of Kamel Nofal at the Hands of Police in El-Maghazi Refugee Camp
30-Nov. 2008 The Two Governments in Gaza & Ramallah Must Work to Ensure Pilgrims’ Immediate Travel to Al-Hejaz
30-Nov. 2008 PCHR Condemns Attacking Journalists and Media Institutions in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
30-Nov. 2008 After PCHR Filed a Lawsuit to the Israeli Supreme Court, IOF Release Three Confiscated Fishing Boats
27-Nov. 2008 PCHR Is Concerned Over Regrettable Incidents at Al-Aqsa University in Khan Yunis and Al-Azhar University in Gaza City
25-Nov. 2008 On the Anniversary of the International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women, the Suffering of Gaza Women Doubles due to the Siege and its Repercussions
20-Nov. 2008 IOF Prevent Representatives of 20 International Humanitarian Organizations from Entering Gaza to Witness Humanitarian Conditions
19-Nov. 2008 PCHR Warns of Further Deterioration to Humanitarian Conditions in the Gaza Strip
13-Nov. 2008 Military Court in Bethlehem Sentences a Palestinian to Death; PCHR Calls upon Palestinian President Not to Approve the Sentence, and for Abolition of Death Penalty in Palestinian Law
11-Nov. 2008 Gaza Border Crossings Have Been Closed for the 6th Consecutive Day; 30% of Gaza's Neighborhoods Plunges into Deep Darkness While Shortage of Flour Presages Closure of Gaza's Bakeries
10-Nov. 2008 PCHR Calls for Investigations into Wounding 5 Palestinian Civilians by the Palestinian Police in Hebron
09-Nov. 2008 PCHR deplores Raiding the House of PLC Member Ashraf Juma'a and Arresting More than 30 Members of Fatah Movement By Members of the Internal Security Force in Rafah
05-Nov. 2008 IOF Violate Gaza Tahdi’a, Killing 6 Palestinians and Destroying a House
04-Nov. 2008 PCHR Welcomes Invitation to Dr. Ahmed Bahar to Visit European Parliamen
02-Nov. 2008 PCHR Welcomes Release of 18 Political Prisoners in Gaza
29-Oct. 2008 Gaza Court Upholds 4 Death Sentences: PCHR Calls upon Palestinian President to Act, and for Abolition of Death Penalty in Palestinian Law
29-Oct. 2008 PCHR Condemns Campaign of Arrests against Hamas Supporters in the West Bank
27-Oct. 2008 PCHR Calls upon the Palestinian Government to Reverse Decision to Dismiss Dozens of West Bank Teachers
26-Oct. 2008 IOF Prevent 100 International Academics and Human Rights Activists from Entering Gaza
23-Oct. 2008 Student Falls from 3rd Floor of a School; PCHR Calls for the Results of Investigation into the Incidents to be Published
19-Oct. 2008 PCHR Condemns Eruption of Violence at Gaza City’s al-Azhar University
07-Oct. 2008 PCHR Calls for Disclosure of Circumstances of Palestinian Death in Custody in Jericho
06-Oct. 2008 TORTURE VICTIM SEEKS PROSECUTION OF FORMER HEAD OF ISRAELI GENERAL SECURITY SERVICES
05-Oct. 2008 PCHR Calls for Investigation into the Killing of Mohammed al-Masri in Khan Yunis
05-Oct. 2008 PCHR Condemns Attack against Former PLC Member Ra’fat al-Najjar and Family by Palestinian Police
28-Sep. 2008 Palestinian Shepherd Killed by Settlers in Nablus
23-Sep. 2008 General Intelligence Service raids Hebron Office of PLC Member Samira al-Halaiqa
18-Sep. 2008 PCHR Director Denied Permit to Exit Gaza for International Human Rights Conference
18-Sep. 2008 PCHR Calls for Investigation into the Death of a Palestinian Following Abduction by Unknown Militants
16-Sep. 2008 11 Palestinians, Including 2 Children and a Police Officer, Killed and 42 Others Wounded in Clashes between the Police and Wanted Persons in the Gaza Strip
14-Sep. 2008 General Intelligence Service Is Not above Law
11-Sep. 2008 PCHR Calls for Investigation into Wounding a Palestinian Child by the Security Services in Bethlehem
02-Sep. 2008 PCHR Concern at ongoing Gaza Strikes
31-Aug. 2008 Girl Murdered by Relatives in Khan Yunis to “Maintain Family Honor”
28-Aug. 2008 PCHR Calls upon the Two Palestinian Governments to Put an End for Political Arrests
25-Aug. 2008 PCHR Calls for Schools to be allowed to operate without Destructive Political conflicts
25-Aug. 2008 PCHR Condemns Violence at al-Azhar University in Gaza
14-Aug. 2008 Israeli Response to Death of Reuters Cameraman Makes Journalists Legitimate IOF Targets
10-Aug. 2008 PCHR Condemns Attacks on Civil Society Organizations and the Continued of Arrests against Hamas Members in the West Bank
07-Aug. 2008 PCHR Condemns Attacks on Civil Society Organizations and the Continued of Arrests against Hamas Members in the West Bank
07-Aug. 2008 PCHR Dismayed by the Handling of Partisan Media of its Publications
06-Aug. 2008 PCHR Concerned over Preventing its Lawyers from Visiting Clients in Gaza Prisons
04-Aug. 2008 PCHR Condemns the Dispersion of a Peaceful Assembly of the Hizb Ut Tahrir by Security Services in Tulkarm
03-Aug. 2008 11 Palestinians, Including 8 Members of the Helles Clan and 2 Police Officers, Killed and 103, including 17 children and 6 Women, Wounded in Armed Clashes between the Police and the Clan in Gaza
30-July 2008 PCHR Gravely Concerned over the Deterioration of the Human Rights Situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
27-July 2008 PCHR Condemns Arrest Campaign against Hamas Supporters in the West Bank
26-July 2008 PCHR Condemns Gaza Beach Crime and the Response of the Government
24-July 2008 PCHR Condemns the Detention of PLC Member Mona Mansour
22-July 2008 Gaza Military Court Sentences Man to Death
21-July 2008 PCHR Calls for Investigation into Police Shooting of a Young Man
16-July 2008 As Palestinian Military Court Sentences 2 People to Death, PCHR Calls upon President Abbas to reject Ruling, and for Abolition of Death Penalty in OPT
14-July 2008 PCHR Condemns Interference of the Ministry of Interior and Security Forces in Election Affairs of the Women’s Arab Union in Nablus
08-July 2008 PCHR Condemns Attack on PNA Attorney-General
08-July 2008 PCHR Condemns IOF Measures against Nablus Charities
29-Jun. 2008 PCHR Calls for Investigation into the Death of an Old Man in Suspicious Circumstances in a Police Station in Deir al-Balah
25-Jun. 2008 PCHR Submits Lawsuit against Israeli Officials via Spanish National Court
23-Jun. 2008 PCHR Commends UNICEF Stance Against Illegal OPT Settlements
16-Jun. 2008 PCHR Condemns Dispersing a Peaceful Assembly in Rafah by Police and Hamas Activists Using Force
15-Jun. 2008 Stop This Tragedy! PCHR Concerned Over Casualties Caused by Continuing Internal Explosions: 8 Palestinians, Including a Child, Killed and More than 40 Injured After Explosion in Beit Lahia
08-Jun. 2008 PCHR Opposes Anti-Democratic Council Appointments Policy in the Gaza Strip
04-Jun. 2008 Woman Murdered by Relatives to “Maintain Family Honor”
03-Jun. 2008 7 Injured, including 2 Children, by Palestinian Security Forces in Beit Foriek near Nablus
25-May 2008 PCHR Condemns Detention of 2 Journalists by Police in Gaza
25-May 2008 PCHR Warns against the Continued Militarizing of Society, Hamas Members Takeover the Khan Yunis Youth Club
21-May 2008 PCHR Seriously Concerned by Abductions and Interrogations of Palestinians by Al-Quds Battalions
20-May 2008 PCHR Concerned by Detention of Khan Yunis Governor and Fatah Activists by Gaza Internal Security Apparatus
19-May 2008 Man Killed by Palestinian Police in Rafah
15-May 2008 60 Years of the Palestinian Nakba 60 Years of Ethnic Cleansing
13-May 2008 Human Rights Groups Petition Supreme Court: Israel is Preventing Fuel Supply to Gaza Strip, Violating Supreme Court Decision
11-May 2008 PCHR and Al-Dameer Condemn Gaza Police Ban on Annual Bada’el Centre Conference
11-May 2008 PCHR Condemns Detention of 3 Journalists and a Columnist by the Palestinian General Intelligence in the West Bank
08-May 2008 IOF Kill Mother in front of her Children inside their House in Khan Yunis
07-May 2008 PCHR Calls for Investigating the Injury of 3 Palestinians in Qabatia incl. 2 Injured in an Armed Clash between Al-Quds Brigades
07-May 2008 PCHR Calls for Investigating Arbitrary Arrests and Torture by Security Forces in the West Bank
05-May 2008 PCHR Condemns Student Clashes in Al-Azhar University Yesterday
04-May 2008 Armed Clashes between El-Qassam Battalions and National Resistance Battalions Kill 1 Civilian in Rafah
28-Apr. 2008 Palestinian Military Court Sentences Emad Sa’ed to Death, PCHR Calls upon President Abbas to reject the Ruling, and Calls for Abolishing the Death Penalty in Palestinian Law
28-Apr. 2008 Mother and Four Children Killed by Israel Bombardment of their Home in Beit Hanoun
27-Apr. 2008 PCHR Calls upon the Police to Rescind the Decision to Obtain Permits for Public Assemblies and Activities
20-Apr. 2008 PCHR Condemns Attacking a Journalist and Preventing Supporters of Fatah Movement from Organizing a Peaceful Demonstration in Rafah
20-Apr. 2008 PCHR is Concerned over the Ban of its Lawyers from Visiting Prisons in the Gaza Strip
17-Apr. 2008 IOF Kill 13 Palestinian Civilians, Including a Journalist and 8 Children, in Juhor al-Dik Village in Central Gaza Strip
17-Apr. 2008 PCHR Strongly Condemns Willful Killing of a Journalist by IOF; Reuters Cameraman Killed by an Israeli Tank Shell
16-Apr. 2008 PCHR Calls for Investigation into Wounding 4 Civilians by Security Forces in Nablus
15-Apr. 2008 PCHR Calls for Investigation into the Death of a Palestinian Following Abduction by Unknown Militants
14-Apr. 2008 Fuel Crisis Paralyzes 85% of the Transportation Sector and 50% of Education and Health Services
12-Apr. 2008 Israel Escalates War Crimes inside the Gaza Strip, 9 Palestinians Killed, 6 of them Civilians, including 2 Children
10-Apr. 2008 Gaza Strip is on the Verge of Humanitarian Catastrophe: Israeli Occupation Authorities Continue to Impose Collective Punishment Measures and Reduction of Fuel Supplies
07-Apr. 2008 High Military Court Sentences a Man to Death, PCHR Calls upon Palestinian President Not to Ratify the Sentence and Demands the Abolishment of Death Penalty from Palestinian Law
03-Apr. 2008 PCHR Condemns Police Attack against One of Its Field Workers and a Number of Journalists in Gaza
01-Apr. 2008 PCHR Calls for Keeping Universities and Educational Institutions Out of the Ongoing Power Struggle
13-Mar. 2008 PCHR Is Deeply Concerned Over Storming the Headquarters of Ramattan Press Agency by the PSS in Ramallah
08-Mar. 2008 On International Women’s Day, the Suffering of Palestinian Women Continues
05-Mar. 2008 PCHR Condemns Decision by Dismissed Government in Gaza to Prevent Correspondents of Palestine Television from Working in Gaza
05-Mar. 2008 PCHR Condemns Assault on Director of Gaza Community Mental Health Programme in Central Gaza
03-Mar. 2008 As There Are Indications of Medical Negligence, PCHR Callas for Investigation into the Death of a Palestinian Prisoner in an Israeli Jail
03-Mar. 2008 IOF Commit more War Crimes over the Past 24 Hours: 8 New Victims Killed Raising the Total to 108 Killed, 54 of them Civilians
02-Mar. 2008 Another Bloody Day in Gaza: IOF Launches Fifth Day of Open War on the Gaza Strip Death Toll Rises to 101, with Hundreds of Injuries
01-Mar. 2008 Bloody Day in Gaza….. 30 Palestinians Killed, including 14 Civilians, and 80 Injured
29-Feb. 2008 IOF Continue Perpetration of War Crimes in the Gaza Strip: 18 Palestinians, including 6 Children, Killed in 24 Hours
27-Feb. 2008 IOF Extra-Judicially Execute 5 Palestinians in Khan Yunis
25-Feb. 2008 PCHR Calls for Independent Investigation into Death of Detainee Subjected to Torture and Medical Negligence
24-Feb. 2008 In the Latest Israeli War Crime: Three Palestinians on a Picnic Killed by Israeli Bombardment in Beit Hanoun
21-Feb. 2008 Further Deterioration to Health Conditions in the Gaza Strip: 3 Patients Dies and Ambulances Stopped Operation Due to the Lack of Fuels
19-Feb. 2008 PCHR Condemns the Takeover of the Offices of the Financial and Administrative Control Bureau in Gaza
19-Feb. 2008 PCHR and Hickman & Rose: British police feared a “real threat of an armed confrontation” with armed Israelis at Heathrow Airport
18-Feb. 2008 PCHR & Al-Mezan Call for Investigating the Explosion in El-Bureij Refugee Camp
17-Feb. 2008 Patient Dies due to Inability to each a Hospital, IOF Impose Stringent Restrictions on the Movement of Palestinian Civilians in the West Bank
15-Feb. 2008 Unidentified Militants Attack YMCA Headquarters in Gaza City
07-Feb. 2008 IOF Bomb School in Beit Hanoun, Killing one Teacher and Injuring 3 Students: IOF escalation kills a total of 7 Palestinians in 4 Hours
06-Feb. 2008 Human Rights Groups: "Israel is Depriving Civilians in Gaza of Basic Needs – in Violation of International Law".
28-Jan. 2008 PCHR Calls for International Resolution over Rafah Crossing Crisis
23-Jan. 2008 Palestinian Centre for Human Rights and Al-Dameer Association for Human Rights Call Upon Israel, Egypt and the International Community to Resolve the Crisis at the Rafah Border Crossing
19-Jan. 2008 Israeli Occupation Forces Escalate War Crimes in Gaza: 9 killed and 57 injured.
17-Jan. 2008 PCHR Concerned over the Detention of Munir Riziq, Director of Al-Hayyat Newspaper in Gaza
16-Jan. 2008 IOF Kill 3 Palestinian Civilians and Wound 3 Others in Gaza
15-Jan. 2008 IOF Escalate Attacks against the Gaza Strip: 17 Palestinians Killed and at Least 30 Others Wounded in Gaza City in Less Than 4 Hours
13-Jan. 2008 PCHR Condemns Use of Excessive Force to Disperse Peaceful Demonstration in Ramallah
03-Jan. 2008 Seven Killed and Dozens Injured in the Gaza Strip: Gaza Human Rights Organizations Condemn Violence between Fatah Supporters and Palestinian Police in the Gaza Strip
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Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Continue Systematic Attacks against Palestinian Civilians and Property in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) and Continue to Impose a Total Siege on the Gaza Strip
A Palestinian was killed by IOF in Hebron and another by an Israeli in Jerusalem.
Four Palestinian civilians, including two children and a journalist, were injured by IOF gunfire in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
IOF conducted 24 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank.
IOF arrested 19 Palestinian civilians.
IOF turned two homes into military sites.
IOF have continued to impose a total siege on the Gaza Strip, isolating it from the outside world.
IOF troops positioned at military checkpoints in the West Bank arrested three Palestinians.
IOF have continued settlement activities in the West Bank and Israeli settlers have continued attacks on Palestinian civilians and property.
Six Palestinian workers were injured by Israeli settlers in the northern West Bank.
Israeli settlers burnt dozens of dunums[1] of agricultural land.
Israeli settlers established a new settlement outpost near Bethlehem.
Summary
Israeli violations of international law and humanitarian law escalated in the OPT during the reporting period (28 May – 03 June 2009):
Shooting: During the reporting period, one Palestinian was killed by IOF in Hebron, and another was killed by an Israeli in east Jerusalem. Additionally, IOF injured four Palestinian civilians, including two children, in the Gaza Strip, and one journalist in the West Bank.
On 28 May 2009, IOF killed a member of the 'Izziddin al-Qassam Brigades (the armed wing of Hamas) in a wide scale military operation to the southwest of Hebron. The man had been wanted by the IOF for 14 years.
On 02 June 2009, a Palestinian civilian was shot dead by an Israeli in east Jerusalem. Israeli police authorities said the perpetrator "suffers from a psychological disorder" and that he was arrested, although he has a licensed pistol.
Additionally, a journalist was injured when IOF used force against a peaceful demonstration organized in protest against the construction of the Annexation Wall in Bil'in village, west of Ramallah.
In the Gaza Strip, on 03 June 2009, two Palestinian children were injured when IOF fired flechette shells at a Bedouin village in the northern Gaza Strip. On the same day, two Palestinian farmers were injured when IOF opened fire at a number of Palestinian farmers in Beit Hanoun town in the northern Gaza Strip.
Incursions: During the reporting period, IOF conducted at least 24 military incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank. Israeli military forces arrested 19 Palestinian civilians and turned two houses in Hebron into military sites.
Gaza Strip
IOF have continued to close all border crossings to the Gaza Strip for more than two years. The IOF siege of Gaza, which has steadily tightened since June 2007, has had a disastrous impact on the humanitarian and economic situation in the Gaza Strip.
· 1.5 million people are being denied their basic rights, including freedom of movement, and their rights to appropriate living conditions, work, health and education.
· The main concern of 1.5 million people living in the Gaza Strip is to obtain their basic needs of food, medicines, water and electricity supplies.
· IOF have continued to prevent the entry of raw construction materials into the Gaza Strip for more than two years.
· IOF have not allowed fuel supplies into the Gaza Strip, excluding limited amounts of cooking gas, since 10 December 2008.
· The Rafah International Crossing Point was opened for a few days for a number of patients who received medical treatment abroad and needed to return home to the Gaza Strip.
· IOF have continued to close Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing to Palestinian civilians wishing to travel to the West Bank and Israel for medical treatment, trade or social visits.
· Poverty has risen to approximately 80% and unemployment levels are around 60% in the Gaza Strip.
· IOF have continued to prevent the entry of spare parts for water networks and sewage systems. Losses incurred by this sector are estimated at US$6million.
· IOF have imposed additional restrictions on access of international diplomats, journalists and humanitarian workers to the Gaza Strip. They have prevented representatives of several international humanitarian organizations from entering the Gaza Strip.
· Living conditions of the Palestinian civilian population have seriously deteriorated; levels of poverty and unemployment have risen sharply.
· At least 900 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have been deprived family visits for more than 17 months.
· IOF have continued to attack Palestinian fishermen along the Gaza Strip coast.
West Bank
IOF have continued to impose severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians throughout the West Bank, including occupied east Jerusalem. Thousands of Palestinian civilians from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip continue to be denied access to Jerusalem.
· IOF have established checkpoints in and around Jerusalem, severely restricting Palestinian access to the city. Civilians are frequently prevented from praying at the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.
· There are approximately permanent 630 roadblocks, manned and unmanned checkpoints across the West Bank. In addition, there are some 60-80 ‘flying’ or temporary checkpoints erected across the West Bank by IOF every week.
· When complete, the illegal Annexation Wall will stretch for 724 kilometers around the West Bank, further isolating the entire population. 350 kilometers of the Wall has already been constructed. Most of the wall has been constructed within the Green Line and inside the West Bank itself, further confiscating Palestinian land.
· At least 65% of the main roads that lead to 18 Palestinian communities in the West Bank are closed or fully controlled by IOF (47 out of 72 roads).
· There are around 500 kilometers of restricted roads across the West Bank. In addition, approximately one third of the West Bank, including occupied east Jerusalem, is inaccessible to Palestinians without a permit issued by the IOF. These permits are extremely difficult to obtain.
· IOF continue to harass, and assault demonstrators who hold non-violent protests against the construction of the Annexation Wall.
· Palestinian civilians continue to be harassed by IOF in Jerusalem, and across the West Bank, including being regularly stopped and searched in the streets by IOF.
· During the reporting period, IOF troops positioned at military checkpoints in the West Bank arrested three Palestinians.
Settlement Activities: Construction within illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory continues, despite international condemnation, and Israeli settlers living in the OPT in violation of international humanitarian law have continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property. On 01 June 2009, dozens of Israeli settlers from Qedumim settlement gathered at the intersection of the settlement on the Nablus-Qalqilya road, southwest of Nablus. They threw stones at Palestinian civilian vehicles travelling on the road. As a result, six Palestinian workers from Jeet village, southwest of Nablus, who were travelling in a Ford vehicle, were injured. Also on 01 June 2009, Israeli settlers set fire to Palestinian agricultural land in Till village, southwest of Nablus, and in Burin, Madama and Southern 'Assira villages, south of the city. On 03 June 2009, a number of Israeli settlers established a new settlement outpost in the southwest of Nahalin village, west of Bethlehem.
Israeli Violations Documented during the Reporting Period (28 May – 03 June 2009)
1. Incursions into Palestinian Areas and Attacks on Palestinian Civilians and Property in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
Thursday, 28 May 2009
· At approximately 01:00, IOF moved into al-Majd village, west of Hebron. They raided and searched a number of houses and arrested three Palestinian civilians:
1. Ahmed 'Abdul Fattah 'Omar, 40;
2. Mahmoud 'Abdul Fattah 'Omar, 47;
3. Hussein Ahmed 'Omar, 18.
· Also at approximately 01:00, IOF moved into al-Shyoukh village, northeast of Hebron. They raided and searched a number of houses and arrested Mohammed Ahmed al-'Ayaida, 45.
· At approximately 01:30, IOF moved into the city of Nablus and neighbouring Balata refugee camp. They raided and searched a number of houses and arrested Mohammed Hussein Hashash, 37.
· Also at approximately 01:30, IOF moved into Tayaseer village, east of Tubas. They raided and searched a number of houses and arrested two Palestinian civilians:
1. Jamal Hamdan Ghouri, 42
2. 'Ali Sa'ad Daraghma, 27.
· At approximately 02:00, IOF moved into Qabatya village, southeast of Jenin. They raided and searched a number of houses, but no arrests were reported.
· Also at approximately 02:00, IOF moved into 'Aqabat Jaber refugee camp, south of Jericho. They raided and searched a number of houses and arrested three Palestinian civilians:
1. Khaled Mustafa al-Akhras, 26;
2. Ashraf Yousef Noufal, 24;
3. Mohammed Fawaz Maharma, 27.
· At approximately 02:30, IOF moved into al-Sammou' village, southwest of Hebron. They raided and searched a number of houses. They also turned the roof of a house belonging to Ibrahim Mousa Abu 'Oqail into a military site.
· Also at approximately 02:30, IOF moved into Jaba' village, south of Jenin. They raided and searched a number of houses, but no arrests were reported.
· At approximately 03:00, IOF moved into Deir al-'Asal village, southwest of Hebron. They were stationed in al-Naqab and Wad al-Tour areas east of the village and opened fire and detonated sound and flash bombs. They then destroyed a number of wells and caves in the area. At approximately 05:00, 'Abdul Majid 'Ali 'Abdullah Doudin, 47, a member of the 'Izziddin al-Qassam Brigades (the armed wing of Hamas) from al-Bireh village, clashed with IOF troops, who eventually blew up the cave in which he was harboring and killed him. At approximately 12:00, IOF troops raided Doudin's house in al-Bireh village and took his wife and brother to the site of the operation to identify his body. At approximately 14:00, IOF withdrew from the area after delivering Doudin's body to his family. Doudin had been wanted by the IOF for 14 years. IOF accused him of being responsible for several bombings inside Israel. IOF had arrested his wife and had demolished his house to pressure him to give in. He was a father of four children.
· At approximately 16:00, IOF moved into Beit Ummar village, north of Hebron. They raided and searched a number of houses and turned a house belonging to Mahmoud Saif Abu 'Aayash into a military site.
· At approximately 18:30, IOF moved into al-Naqoura village, northwest of Nablus, and patrolled the streets. They withdrew later and no house raids or arrests were reported.
Friday, 29 May 2009
· At approximately 02:30, IOF moved into Qabatya village, southeast of Jenin. They raided and searched a number of houses, but no arrests were reported.
· Also at approximately 02:30, IOF moved into Masliya village, southeast of Jenin. They raided and searched a number of houses, but no arrests were reported.
· At approximately 03:00, IOF moved into Sanour village, southeast of Jenin. They raided and searched a number of houses, but no arrests were reported.
· Also at approximately 03:00, IOF moved into Sirris village, southeast of Jenin. They raided and searched a number of houses, but no arrests were reported.
Sunday, 31 May 2009
· At approximately 01:30, IOF moved into Qabatya village, southeast of Jenin. They raided and searched a number of houses, but no arrests were reported.
· At approximately 02:00, IOF moved into al-Jilda village, west of Hebron. They raided and searched a number of houses and took two Palestinian civilians for questioning: Saif Abu Zaina; and Fares Mohammed Mujahed.
Monday, 01 June 2009
· At approximately 01:00, IOF moved into Sa'ir village, northeast of Hebron. They raided and searched a number of houses and arrested Ra'fat Yousef Shalalda, 20.
· At approximately 01:30, IOF moved into Ya'bad village, southwest Jenin. They raided and searched a number of houses, but no arrests were reported.
· At approximately 02:0, IOF moved into Beit Sahour town. They raided and searched a number of houses and arrested Ahmed Naji Jabriya, 19.
Tuesday, 02 June 2009
· At approximately 01:00, IOF moved into Ni'lin village, west of Ramallah. They raided and searched a number of houses and arrested four Palestinian civilians:
1. Sa'adat Ibrahim 'Amira, 27;
2. Hamada 'Abdul Raziq Khawaja, 23;
3. Ibrahim Khalil Sorour, 21; and
4. Mahmoud 'Abdullah 'Amira, 23.
· Also at approximately 01:00, IOF moved into Jaba' village, south of Jenin. They raided and searched a number of houses, but no arrests were reported.
· At approximately 11:00, IOF moved into Ramallah. They patrolled the streets north of the town and stopped and checked a number of Palestinian civilians, but no arrests were reported.
Wednesday, 03 June 2009
· At approximately 00:00, IOF troops positioned at the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel fired four flechette shells at a Bedouin village in the northern Gaza Strip. The shells landed near a number of Palestinian civilians who were beside their houses, approximately 1,000 metres from the border. As a result, two children were injured:
1. Saleh Ahmed al-Madani, 17, seriously injured by shrapnel to the neck and the left shoulder; and
2. Ahmed Tawfiq Abu Hashish, 17, injured by shrapnel to the left shoulder and foot.
· At approximately 18:10, IOF troops positioned at military observation towers to the north of Beit Hanoun town in the northern Gaza Strip opened fire at a number of Palestinian farmers who were working on agricultural lands belonging to the Zummara family, nearly 1,000 metres from the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel. As a result, two Palestinian farmers were injured:
1. Saleh Mohammed al-Zummara, 66, injured by a gunshot to the left hand; and
2. 'Ali Mohammed al-Zummara, 65, injured by shrapnel in the back.
Additionally, fire broke out in the area, but civil defense crews were able to extinguish it in half an hour.
A Palestinian Civilian Killed by an Israeli Extremist
On Tuesday morning, 02 June 2009, a Palestinian civilian was shot dead by an Israeli in east Jerusalem. The Israeli police authorities said the perpetrator "suffers from a psychological disorder" and that he was arrested, although he has a licensed pistol.
According to investigations conducted by PCHR, at approximately 03:15 on Tuesday, 02 June 2009, Amjad Mohammed Khader Abu Khudair, 33, left his house in Sho'fat neighborhood in the north of Jerusalem to go to work at a factory in west Jerusalem. While he and one of his Israeli colleagues were waiting for a bus in the Hebron Gate area at the line separating the two halves of the city, an Israeli approached them and fired at Abu Khudair, who was killed instantly by four gunshots to the abdomen and a fifth in his thigh. When the perpetrator was about to fire at the other worker, the latter told him that he is Jewish, so he stopped firing and ran away towards west Jerusalem. Abu Khudair was married and a father of four children. The criminal works as a guard for an Israeli company and has a licensed pistol, which throws doubt on claims that he suffers from psychological problems.
2. Continued Siege on the OPT
IOF have continued to impose a tightened siege on the OPT and severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including occupied east Jerusalem.
Gaza Strip
IOF have continued to close all border crossings to the Gaza Strip for more than two years. The IOF siege of Gaza, which has steadily tightened since June 2007, has had a disastrous impact on the humanitarian and economic situation in the Gaza Strip.
· 1.5 million people are being denied their basic rights, including freedom of movement, and their rights to appropriate living conditions, work, health and education.
· The main concern of 1.5 million people living in the Gaza Strip is to obtain their basic needs of food, medicines, water and electricity supplies.
· IOF have continued to prevent the entry of raw construction materials into the Gaza Strip for more than two years.
· IOF have not allowed fuel supplies into the Gaza Strip, excluding limited amounts of cooking gas, since 10 December 2008.
· The Rafah International Crossing Point was opened for a few days for a number of patients who received medical treatment abroad and needed to return home to the Gaza Strip.
· IOF have continued to close Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing to Palestinian civilians wishing to travel to the West Bank and Israeli for medical treatment, trade or social visits.
· Poverty has mounted to approximately 80% and unemployment stands at around 60% in the Gaza Strip.
· IOF have continued to prevent the entry of spare parts form water networks and sewage systems. Losses incurred to this sector are estimated at US$ 6 million.
· IOF have imposed additional restrictions on access of international diplomats, journalists and humanitarian workers to the Gaza Strip. They have prevented representatives of several international humanitarian organizations from entering the Gaza Strip.
· Living conditions of the Palestinian civilian population have seriously deteriorated; levels of poverty and unemployment have sharply mounted.
· At least 900 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have been deprived family visitation for more than 17 months.
· IOF have continued to attack Palestinian fishermen along the Gaza Strip coast.
Movement at Border Crossings during the Reporting Period:
Beit Hanoun (Erez) Crossing: IOF have continued to close Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing for the movement of Palestinian civilians. They have allowed only diplomats, a number of international journalists, workers at international agencies and a few patients who suffer from serious diseases to pass through the crossing. They have continued to prevent Palestinian civilians from visiting their relatives who are detained in Israeli jails. As mentioned above, IOF have allowed a limited number of patients to pass through the crossing, but under severe restrictions that include prolonged security checks.
Al-Mentar (Karni) Crossing: IOF partially opened the crossing on Tuesday, 02 June 2009, and allowed the entry of 2,000 tons of seeds and fodder.
The West Bank
IOF have imposed a tightened siege on the West Bank. During the reporting period, IOF imposed additional restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians.
· Jerusalem: IOF have continued to impose severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians to and from the city. Thousands of Palestinian civilians from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip have been denied access to the city. IOF have established many checkpoints around and inside the city. Restrictions of the movement of Palestinian civilians often escalate on Fridays to prevent them from praying at the al-Aqsa Mosque. IOF often violently beat Palestinian civilians who attempt to bypass checkpoints and enter the city. IOF impose severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians on Fridays to restrict their access to the al-Aqsa Mosque.
· Nablus: IOF have continued to impose severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians. Although IOF dismantled Beit Eiba checkpoint, west of Nablus, IOF troops positioned at an iron gate established on Nablus-Tulkarm road, west of Nablus, often stop and search Palestinian civilian vehicles especially at times of heavy traffic. In the same context, IOF troops positioned at Huwwara checkpoint, south of Nablus, often conduct prolonged and complicated checks on Palestinian civilians. Additionally, IOF have continued to erect checkpoints on roads leading to the city. On Sunday morning, 31 May 2009, IOF erected a checkpoint on Nablus-Ramallah road, opposite Huwwara village. They stopped and searched Palestinian civilians vehicles. On Tuesday morning, 02 June 2009, IOF closed Huwwara checkpoint, south of Nablus.
On Tuesday evening, 02 June 2009, IOF troops positioned at Huwwara checkpoint, south of Nablus, arrested a Palestinian boy, claiming that he stabbed an IOF soldier with a sharp tool.
· Jenin: IOF have continued to impose severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians. On Saturday evening, 30 May 2009, IOF erected a checkpoint at the entrance of Qabatya village, southeast of Jenin. They stopped and searched Palestinian civilian vehicles. On Sunday morning, 31 May 2009, IOF erected a checkpoint between Bourqin and al-Shuhada Triangle villages, south of Jenin. They stopped and searched Palestinian civilian vehicles. At noon, IOF erected another checkpoint at al-Jarba intersection, southeast of Jenin. They stopped and searched Palestinian civilian vehicles. On Monday morning, 01 June 2009, IOF erected a checkpoint near al-Haddad tourist village, east of Jenin. They stopped and searched Palestinian civilian vehicles.
At approximately 16:00 on Thursday, 28 May 2009, IOF troops positioned at al-Hamra checkpoint in the central Jordan Valley arrested Ahmed Waleed Khuzamiya, 21, from Qabatya village southeast of Jenin.
On Sunday noon, 31 May 2009, IOF troops positioned at a checkpoint at al-Jarba intersection, southeast of Jenin, arrested Munadel 'Abed al-Sahrqawi, 20, from al-Zababda village southeast of Jenin.
· Hebron: IOF have continued to impose severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians. On Monday evening, 01 June 2009, IOF troops positioned at the northern entrances of al-Shuhada and al-Shallala streets in the centre of Hebron prevented civil defense crews from reaching a house belonging to 'Abdul Khaliq Seder for thirty minutes, in order to extinguish fire that had broken out in it. The house is located near Beit Hadasa settlement outpost in al-Dabbouya neighborhood. IOF troops also held and violently beat Seder's two sons who protested these measures. On Wednesday afternoon, 03 June 2009, IOF closed the main entrance of Beit Ummar village, north of Hebron, claiming that they discovered a suspicious object in the area.
3. Construction of the Annexation Wall
IOF have continued to construct the Annexation Wall inside West Bank territory. During the reporting period, IOF used force against peaceful demonstrations organized by Palestinian civilians and international and Israeli human rights defenders in protest to the construction of the Wall.
· Following the Friday Prayer on 29 May 2009, dozens of Palestinian civilians gathered in the centre of Bil'in village, west of Ramallah. They moved towards the Wall and threw stones at IOF troops positioned in the area. Immediately, IOF troops fired at the demonstrators. As a result, 'Abdul Rahman Khbaissa, 39, a cameraman of Associated Press, was hit by a tear gas canister to the abdomen, and dozens of demonstrators suffered from tear gas inhalation.
4. Settlement Activities and Attacks by Settlers against Palestinian Civilians and Property
IOF have continued settlement activities in the OPT in violation of international humanitarian law, and Israeli settlers have continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property.
· On Monday, 01 June 2009, IOF handed notices to 33 Palestinian civilians in al-Buqai'a, al-Hadidiya and Hamsa areas in the northern Jordan Valley ordering them to vacate their homes within 48 hours, and they also ordered a number of these civilians to appear before an Israeli court in Beit Eil settlement on 25 June 2009.
· At approximately 00:30 on Monday, 01 June 2009, fire broke out on dozens of donums (one donum is equal to 1,000 square metres) of agricultural land planted with olives, wheat and parsley in Til village, southwest of Nablus. Israeli settlers living in Gilad settlement outpost, which stands on land belonging to the villages of Til, Jeet and Far'ata, had set fire in the area. At approximately 10:00, the settlers returned to the area and set it on fire again. Palestinian civilians and civil defense crews were not able to extinguish the fire until 15:00.
· At approximately 04:30 on Monday, 01 June 2009, dozens of Israeli settlers from Qedumim settlement gathered at the intersection of the settlement on Nablus-Qalqilya road, southwest of Nablus. They threw stones at Palestinian civilian vehicles travelling on the road. As a result, six Palestinian workers from Jeet village, southwest of Nablus, who were travelling in a Ford vehicle, were injured:
1. 'Ali Hussein 'Ali Sidda, 44, seriously injured in the forehead, which caused a fracture to the skull and a brain hemorrhage;
2. Yahia Mustafa Darwish, 44, injured in the head;
3. Shaker 'Atiya Hassan Sidda, 42, injured in the jaw;
4. Ziad Mohammed 'Aaref al-Sidda, 35, injured in the head;
5. Ahmed Mohammed Hussein al-Sidda, 33, injured in the face; and
6. 'Imad Mohammed 'Aaref al-Sidda, 37, the driver, injured in the head.
· At approximately 08:00 also on Monday, a number of Israeli settlers from Yits'har settlement, south of Nablus, set fire to olive trees and fields of wheat and parsley in Burin, Madama and Southern 'Assira villages adjacent to the aforementioned settlement. Large areas of land were burnt, and Palestinian civilians and civil defense crews were able to extinguish fire the fire by 15:00.
· On Wednesday afternoon, 03 June 2009, a number of Israeli settlers established a new settlement outpost southwest of Nahalin village, west of Bethlehem. They brought two mobile homes to the area and raised the Israeli flag above one of them.
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Recommendations to the International Community
1. PCHR calls upon the High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention to fulfill their legal and moral obligations under Article 1 of the Convention to ensure Israel's respect for the Convention in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. PCHR believes that the conspiracy of silence practiced by the international community has encouraged Israel to act as if it is above the law and encourages Israel to continue to violate international human rights and humanitarian law.
2. PCHR calls upon the High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention to convene a conference to take effective steps to ensure Israel's respect of the Convention in the OPT and to provide immediate protection for Palestinian civilians.
3. PCHR calls upon the High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention to comply with its legal obligations detailed in Article 146 of the Convention to search for and prosecute those responsible for grave breaches, namely war crimes.
4. PCHR calls for the implementation of the Advisory Opinion issued by the International Court of Justice, which considers the construction of the Annexation Wall inside the West Bank illegal and calls for its dismantlement.
5. PCHR recommends international civil society organizations, including human rights organizations, bar associations and NGOs to participate in the process of exposing those accused of grave breaches of international law and to urge their governments to bring these people to justice.
6. PCHR calls upon the European Union to activate Article 2 of the Euro-Israel Association Agreement, which provides that Israel must respect human rights as a precondition for economic cooperation between the EU states and Israel. PCHR further calls upon the EU states to prohibit import of goods produced in illegal Israeli settlements in the OPT.
7. PCHR calls on the international community to recognize the Gaza disengagement plan, which was implemented in September 2005, for what it is - not an end to occupation but a compounding of the occupation and the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.
8. In recognition of the ICRC as the guardian of the Fourth Geneva Convention, PCHR calls upon the ICRC to increase its staff and activities in the OPT, including the facilitation of family visitations to Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
9. PCHR appreciates the efforts of international civil society, including human rights organizations, bar associations, unions and NGOs, and urges them to continue their role in pressuring their governments to secure Israel's respect for human rights in the OPT and to end attacks on Palestinian civilians.
10. PCHR calls upon the international community to pressure Israel to lift the severe restrictions imposed by the Israeli government and its occupation forces on access for international organizations to the OPT.
11. PCHR reiterates that any political settlement not based on international human rights law and humanitarian law cannot lead to a peaceful and just solution of the Palestinian question. Rather, such an arrangement can only lead to further suffering and instability in the region. Any peace agreement or process must be based on respect for international law, including international human rights and humanitarian law. | | | | | ©2002-2009 WarWithoutEnd.co.uk |
