and then, on 12 October 2012 - 10:38 PM, said:
Only if you consider that 2/3 of them will DIE, I guess. Is THAT judgment enough for you Bug? Stop playing God for awhile and read the scriptures.
Wait a minute... I am not playing God, you are... I am speaking about human rights here. Israel violates the human rights of the Arabs and that has been my WHOLE contention since participating in this forum.
Not whether or not the Jews will fall under judgment. You can reference Ezekiel chapter 5, Zechariah 13:8-9, and Zephaniah 3:12-13 all you want BUT all too willing to turn a blind eye to the plight of the Arabs in Israel and the occupied territories. The suffering of the Arabs never ceases in these parts. They are being pushed and crowded into isolated ghettos in the occupied territories while Israel builds a 25 ft wall INSIDE the green line, has built 269 illegal settlements, all interconnected by "Jew only" roads and 2-3 lane highways. The occupied territories (West Bank and East Jerusalem) is being cut-up to pieces, and this is legally Palestinian land. Already, the Arabs lead a sordid bantustan existance, forced to live in isolated islands, separated from their brethren and relatives elsewhere.
FAST FACTS
522 roadblocks and checkpoints obstruct Palestinian movement in the West Bank, compared to 503 in July 2010.
So far in 2011, an additional 495 ad-hoc ‘flying’ checkpoints obstructed movement around the West Bank each month (on average), compared to 351 in the past two years.
200,000 people from 70 villages are forced to use detours between two to five times longer than the direct route to their closest city due to movement restrictions.
One or more of the main entrances are blocked to Palestinian traffic in ten out of eleven major West Bank cities.
Palestinians holding West Bank IDs require entry permits to enter East Jerusalem and are limited to using four of the 16 checkpoints along the Barrier.
62 percent of the Barrier is completed, with 80 percent of the Barrier route built inside the West Bank, with highly limited access to areas behind the Barrier.
Four of the five roads into the Jordan Valley are not accessible to most Palestinian vehicles.
Almost 80 percent of land in the Jordan Valley is off-limits to Palestinians, with the land designated for Israeli settlements, ‘firing zones’ and ‘nature reserves’.
122 closure obstacles shut off the Old City of Hebron from the rest of the city.
Palestinian access to their private land around 55 Israeli settlements is highly restricted.
1. The civilian population of the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) must be allowed to enjoy basic rights guaranteed in international law, including the right to freedom of movementand choice of residence, as well as the right to an adequate standard of living, adequate housing and access to education and healthcare. The Israeli authorities should facilitate the movement of civilians by removing checkpoints and obstacles not necessary for legitimate security purposes.
2. Most movement restrictions in the West Bank were introduced following the outbreak of the second Intifada in September 2000 as temporary measures to contain Palestinian violence.The majority of these have remained in place despite a significant improvement in the security situation, and close cooperation between security forces of the Palestinian Authority and Israel.
3. Despite improvements in the past three years, Palestinians still face difficulties accessing main urban centres in the West Bank. Most Palestinian traffic is funnelled onto secondary and often lower-quality routes affecting their access to services and livelihoods.
4. Access to East Jerusalem is severely restricted by the Barrier, checkpoints and a permit system. This situation has a particularly negative impact on patients and medical staff, who need to access the six specialised hospitals in East Jerusalem, providing services unavailable elsewhere in the oPt. This system also impedes access to Muslim and Christian places of worship in East Jerusalem.
5. Palestinian access to large rural areas in the West Bank is restricted by physical obstacles and bureaucratic requirements. This includes areas located between the Barrier and the Green Line, the Jordan Valley (30 percent of the West Bank), and agricultural land near Israeli settlements, with a severe impact on access to livelihoods and basic services.
6. Most of the movement restrictions imposed on Palestinians aim to protect the 500,000 Israeli settlers living in settlements established in contravention of international humanitarian law, aim to secure land for expansion of settlements, and to improve their connections with Israel.
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs occupied Palestinian territory
Movement and access in the West Bank SEPTEMBER 2011
http://www.ochaopt.o...tember_2011.pdf
The number of settler attacks resulting in Palestinian casualties and property damage has increased by 32% in 2011 compared to 2010, and by over 144% compared to 2009.
In 2011, three Palestinians were killed and 183 injured by Israeli settlers. In addition, one Palestinian
was killed, and 125 others injured, by Israeli soldiers during clashes between Israeli settlers and
Palestinians.
Eight Israeli settlers were killed and 37 others injured by Palestinians in 2011, compared to five killed
and 50 injured in 2010.
In 2011, about 10,000 Palestinian-owned trees, primarily olive trees, were damaged or destroyed by
Israeli settlers, significantly undermining the livelihoods of hundreds of families.
In 2011, 139 Palestinians were displaced due to settler attacks, with some affected families moving to Area A and B.
Over 90% of monitored complaints regarding settler violence filed by Palestinians with the Israeli
police in recent years have been closed without indictment.
OCHA has identified over 80 communities with a combined population of nearly 250,000 Palestinians vulnerable to settler violence, including 76,000 who are at high-risk.
1. Violence by Israeli settlers undermines the physical security and livelihoods of Palestinians living under Israel’s prolonged military occupation.This violence includes physical assaults, harassment, takeover of and damage to private property, obstructed access to grazing and agricultural land, and attacks on livestock and agricultural land, among others.
2. In recent years, many attacks have been carried out by settlers living in settlement “outposts,” small satellite settlements built without official authorization, many on privately-owned Palestinian land. Since 2008, settlers have attacked Palestinians and their property as a means of discouraging the Israeli authorities from dismantling these outposts (the so-called “price tag” strategy).
3. The root cause of the settler violence phenomenon is Israel’s decades-long policy of illegally facilitating the settling of its citizens inside occupied Palestinian territory. This activity has resulted in the progressive takeover of Palestinian land, resources and transportation routes and has created two separate systems of rights and privileges, favoring Israeli citizens at the expense of the over 2.5 million Palestinian residents of the West Bank. Recent official efforts to retroactively legalize settler takeover of privately-owned Palestinian land actively promotes a culture of impunity that contributes to continued violence.
4. The Israeli authorities repeatedly fail to enforce the rule of law in response to Israeli settlers’ acts of violence against Palestinians. Israeli forces often fail to stop attacks and follow-up afterwards is inadequate or poorly conducted. Measures of the current system, including requiring Palestinians to file complaints at police stations located inside Israeli settlements, actively work against the rule of law by discouraging Palestinians from filing complaints.
5. The risk of displacement of vulnerable families as a result of settler violence is an issue of increasing concern.Settler violence creates pressure and constant hardship on some Palestinian communities, particularly when combined with other difficulties, such as access and movement restrictions and house demolitions. Displacement has serious immediate and longer-term physical, socio-economic and emotional impacts on Palestinian families and communities.
6. Under international humanitarian law and international human rights law, Israel is obligated to prevent attacks against civilians or their property and ensure that all incidents of setter violence are investigated in a thorough, impartial and independent manner.
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs occupied Palestinian territory ISRAELI SETTLER VIOLENCE IN THE WEST BANK NOVEMBER 2011 DATA UPDATED THROUGH DECEMBER 2011
http://www.ochaopt.o...011_english.pdf
You dont care, do you? Dont you realize you are just contributing another silent voice?
Edited by Ambush Bug, 15 October 2012 - 03:38 PM.
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