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| Amnesty report blasts restrictions on Palestinians in West Bank |
| 2003-09-08 |
| JPost - Reg Req’d - Hat tip to LGF, who also has a great title: Amnesty International: Set the Jew-Killers Free Israel does not apply "reasonable, necessary, and proportionate" measures in its military actions in the West Bank to protect the security of its citizens and borders, Amnesty International charged in its latest report on Israel and the Palestinians, released Monday. The 79-page report, entitled "Surviving Under Siege: The Impact of Movement Restrictions on the Right to Work," stated: "The restrictions indiscriminately imposed by Israel on all Palestinians do not meet these criteria, constitute collective punishment, and violate Israel’s obligations under international law to ensure freedom of movement, an adequate standard of living, and as normal a life as possible to the population in occupied territories." How about the fact that children, women, teens, ambulances, press vehicles, UN vehicles have been used to transport bombs or become bombs themselves? Anything on that, AI? The "stringent" restrictions imposed by Israel on the movement of Palestinians "have had a devastating impact on the lives of the Palestinians," charged Amnesty. No, the actions of the Paleos have led to devastating impacts - a national cause/effect lesson "Closures, blockades, military checkpoints, curfews and a barrage of other restrictions often prevent the Palestinian population from leaving their homes or immediate surrounding areas, and have caused or contributed to the virtual collapse of the Palestinian economy." perhaps if this loser culture tried to live in peace with their more powerful neighbor they would see the benefits? Noooo, can’t do that, cuz they’re Joooos The report pointed out that the unemployment rate in the territories is almost 50 percent and that two thirds of the population live under the poverty line. An increasing number are suffering from malnutrition and health problems. suffering from splodeydope disease? "Palestinians are prohibited from driving on main roads connecting one part of the West Bank to another," the report continued. "Trips of a few kilometers take hours on lengthy detours to avoid the areas surrounding Israeli settlements and the roads used by Israeli settlers, which are prohibited to Palestinians." Amnesty charged that such areas have multiplied as the settlements spread. the settlers, in general, aren’t terrorizing the Paleo populace, and there have been arrests and prison for those causing problems.IMHO, Israel would be better served by dismantling the settlements and pulling back behind a big F&*king wall The closures and curfews have prevented Palestinians from reaching their places of work and distributing goods and agricultural produce to internal and external markets, the report continued. "Factories and farms have been driven out of business by the losses incurred, the dramatically increased transport costs, and the loss of export markets. As a result, unemployment has spiraled and this in turn has led to a sharp decline in the standard of living." Amnesty recommended evacuating the Jewish settlements in the territories, charging that they violate international law and that the measures purportedly taken to protect the security and freedom of movement of the settlers perpetrate serious and discriminatory human rights abuses against the Palestinians. It added that Israel should lift the restrictions on the movement of Palestinians that constitute collective punishment, and that they should be imposed only in relation to a specific security threat and only if they are non-discriminatory non-discriminatory? Punish Jooos too for bombings in Tel Aviv? |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #2 It's not so much the suicide bombers that get disrupted. It takes quite a buit longer for the boys to reach th ebomb factory each morning. This puts the entire operation off schedule and leads to unplanned overtime. The bombmaking industry is in a slowdown now that Sadamm is gone. This economic effect of the downturn on the bombing idustry has dramtically raised unemployment levels in Palestinian males 15 to 35 years of age. Yasser will never get re-elected unless the economy improves. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-9-8 8:37:22 PM |
| #1 "The closures and curfews have prevented Palestinians from reaching their places of work and distributing goods and agricultural produce to internal and external markets, the report continued." English translation: The damn wall makes it harder for suicide bombers to get downtown to kill Joooos and foreigners minding their own damn business. I don't know what bothers me more: ever being a member of Amnesty International, or seeing what it has become lately. |
| Posted by: Baba Yaga 2003-9-8 4:24:22 PM |