Israeli Troops Continue Attacks in
the OPT
· 6
Palestinian civilians, including 2 children and a handicapped elderly, were
killed by Israeli troops.
· 3
of the victims were extra-judicially killed by Israeli troops.
· Israeli
troops conducted a series of incursions into Palestinian areas in the West Bank
and Gaza Strip.
· At
least 75 donums[1]
of agricultural land were razed and one house was partially demolished in the
Gaza Strip.
· Houses
were raided and dozens of Palestinian civilians were arrested in the West Bank.
· A
number of civilian institutions were raided in the West Bank.
· Continued
shelling of residential areas and civilian facilities and 13 Palestinian
civilians were injured.
· Construction
of the “Annexation wall” in the West Bank has continued and dozens of donums of
agricultural land were razed in Beit Oula village near Hebron for this purpose.
· Israeli
troops have continued to impose a total siege on the OPT and a number of
Palestinian civilians were arrested at military checkpoints
Introduction
Israeli occupying Forces have launched more attacks
against Palestinian civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). This week, 6 Palestinian civilians, including
2 children and a handicapped elderly, were killed by Israeli troops. In
addition, a number of Palestinian civilians were injured by the Israeli
gunfire. Human rights violations
perpetrated by Israeli occupying troops included willful and extra-judicial
killings, incursions into Palestinian areas, indiscriminate shelling, land
leveling and total closure imposed on Palestinian communities.
In the Gaza Strip, Israeli troops positioned in the
vicinity of “Netzarim” settlement, south of Gaza City, shot dead a handicapped
Palestinian civilian when he got close to the settlement. They fired at the victim without any
warning. Israeli troops continued to
shell Palestinian residential areas, especially in Rafah where 13 Palestinian
civilians, including 4 children and 2 women, were injured. One of the children was injured when he was
on his desk at school.
This week, Israeli troops conducted 4 incursions into
Khan Yunis and Deir al-Balah in the Gaza Strip. During these incursions, Israeli troops razed 75 donums of Palestinian
agricultural land and destroyed some agricultural equipment. They also injured a man and his child,
arrested 10 Palestinian civilians for several hours and held 2 families inside
their houses for 2 days under tough conditions.
In the West Bank, Israeli troops killed 5 Palestinian
civilians. On 20 November 2004, Israeli
troops used excessive force against a number of Palestinian children who threw
stones at those troops. Two of the
children were killed. The other 3
victims were extra-judicially killed by an undercover unit of Israeli troops in
Bitounia town near Ramallah on 21 November 2004. This week, Israeli troops moved into various
areas throughout the West Bank, injured a number of Palestinian civilians and
arrested dozens of others. They also
raided offices of a number of civil societies and confiscated some of their
contents.
Israeli troops have
continued to construct the annexation wall inside the West Bank territory. This week, Israeli troops started to raze
large areas of agricultural land in Beit Oula village, northwest of Hebron, after
they had razed large areas of agricultural land in Deir al-‘Asal village,
southwest of the town. The local council
of Beit Oula village estimated that at least 4000 donums of agricultural land
may be razed in the village for the purpose of the construction of a section of
the wall in the areas. Israeli troops
used excessive force against Palestinian farmers and some international and
Israeli peace activists who demonstrated in protest to this construction. On 24 November 2004, the Israeli high court
rejected a petition submitted by residents of Sour Baher village near Jerusalem
to change the route of the annexation wall that crosses through the
village.
Israeli troops have continued to impose
a tightened siege on the OPT and have imposed severe restrictions on the
movement of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank,
including Jerusalem.
Israeli troops have continued to impose
tightened siege on the Gaza Strip. They
have imposed severe restrictions on internal movement. They have continued to isolate some areas
since the beginning of the current Intifada. They have also continued to close all border crossings of the Gaza Strip
either partially or completely. These
measures violate the Palestinian economic, social, cultural, civil and political
rights.
In the West Bank, Israeli troops imposed severe
restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians. They stopped, checked and humiliated
Palestinian civilians while crossing military checkpoints throughout the West
Bank, while this week witnesses a very rainy weather.
Shelling of, and Encroachment into
Palestinian Areas and Attacks on Palestinian Civilians and Property
Thursday, 18 November 2004
At approximately 17:20, Israeli troops
opened fire at Palestinian houses in ‘Oraiba area in the northwest of
Rafah. A Palestinian civilian, Ghanem
Sa’ada al-Hashash, 43, was seriously wounded by a live bullet in the face and
shrapnel in the chest, when he was near a mosque in the area.
At approximately 19:00, Israeli troops
positioned in military posts along the Egyptian border, south of Rafah, opened
fire at residential areas in the town. A
Palestinian child, 15-year-old Ahmed Khalil Abu Khudair, was injured by
shrapnel in the chest when he was near his house in al-Junaina neighborhood,
nearly 800 meters away from the border.
At approximately 23:30, Israeli troops
opened fire at Palestinian houses in ‘Oraiba area in the northwest of
Rafah. A Palestinian civilian, Hamdan
‘Awad Fouju, 20, was wounded by a live bullet in the right leg when he was near
his house.
In the hours of the day, Israeli troops
moved into al-Duha village near Bethlehem; Beit Aksa village near Jerusalem;
and Yatta village near Hebron. They
raided and searched a number of houses and arrested 5 Palestinians, including 3
brothers and a girl.
Friday, 19 November 2004
At approximately 01:00, Israeli troops positioned in
military posts in the west of Rafah opened fire at Palestinian houses in Tal
al-Sultan neighborhood. A Palestinian
child, Nidal ‘Abdul Salam al-Mughrabi, was wounded by 2 live bullets in the
right hand and leg.
At approximately 21:00, Israeli troops positioned in
military posts in the vicinity of “Netser Hazani” settlement, northwest of Khan
Yunis, opened fire at Palestinian houses in al-Qarara village to the east. A Palestinian civilian, Hani Hammad Abu
‘Akar, 28, was wounded by a live bullet in the left arm.
Saturday, 20
November 2004
At approximately 03:00,
Israeli troops moved into Tulkarm town and refugee camp. They raided and searched a number of houses
and arrested 10 Palestinians.
At approximately 14:00,
Israeli troops positioned in military posts along the Egyptian border, south of
Rafah, opened fire at residential areas in the town. A Palestinian woman, Fetma Mahmoud Lafi, 60,
was wounded by a live bullet in the left shoulder when she was inside her house
in al-Shaboura refugee camp, nearly 1200 meters away from the border.
At approximately 16:00,
Israeli troops opened fire at Palestinian houses in ‘Oraiba area in the northwest
of Rafah. A Palestinian child,
14-year-old Hammad Musallam al-Najri, was injured by shrapnel in the head.
At approximately 18:00,
Israeli troops, reinforced by heavy military vehicles, moved nearly 300 meters
into Abu Sha’ar area in Wdi al-Salqa village, east of Deir al-Balah. Under the cover of indiscriminate shelling,
they started to raze areas of Palestinian agricultural land. By Sunday morning, 21 November 2004, they had
razed 18 donums of agricultural land planted with almonds and vegetables
belonging to the families of Abu Gharaba and Abu Ghulaiba.
At approximately 18:30,
5 Israeli military jeeps moved into Nablus. Israeli troops opened fire at houses. A number of Palestinian children and young men gathered at the entrance
of the old town and threw stones at the Israeli military jeeps. Immediately, Israeli troops opened fire at
the stone throwers and killed 2 children:
1. Muntasser
Jihad Marwan Haddada, 15, hit by a live bullet to the chest; and
2. ‘Aamer
Mohammed Darwish Banat, 15, hit by a live bullet to the chest.
A third one, Mohammed
Saleh Fahmi Raihan, 22, was wounded by a live bullet in the abdomen.
At approximately 19:00,
Israeli troops positioned in military posts in the west of Rafah opened fire at
Palestinian houses in Tal al-Sultan neighborhood. Two Palestinian civilians,
including a girl, were wounded:
1. Yousef
Fathi Fahajan, 24, wounded by a live bullet in the left leg; and
2. ‘Abeer
Rajab Fahajan, 21, wounded by a live bullet in the left leg.
Late at night, Israeli
troops positioned in military posts at the northern border of “Netzarim”
settlement, south of Gaza City, shot dead a Palestinian civilian who was near
the settlement. On the following day
evening, Israeli troops informed the Palestinian liaison that a body had been
in the area for nearly 20 hours. Following coordination between the two sides, a Palestinian ambulance
moved towards the area and evacuated the body to Shifa Hospital in Gaza
City. According to medical sources, the
victim was hit by several heavy caliber bullets to the head, the chest, the
abdomen and the limbs. The victim was
later identified as Riad Hassan Tammous, 57, from al-Shati refugee camp. According to his family, he suffered from a
psychological disorder.
Sunday, 21
November 2004
At approximately 03:30,
an infantry unit of Israeli troops moved nearly 200 meters into al-Sumairi
neighborhood in al-Qarara village, northeast of Khan Yunis. Israeli troops raided and searched Kamel
‘Abed Rabbu al-Sumairi’s house. Then,
they forced the 5 residents of the house out and held them in a room in a
neighboring house and transformed their house into a military site. At approximately 06:30, Israeli troops
positioned in the house opened fire at 2 Palestinian gunmen who were on their
way to launch an armed attack. One of
the gunmen was killed and the other one was able to escape. A few minutes later, more Israeli troops were
brought to the area. They raided and
searched houses in the area. They also
started to destroy some civilian properties. By 13:00, they had demolished one house, razed 57 donums of agricultural
land and destroyed a number of irrigation networks belonging to the families of
al-Sumairi and Mahanna. Israeli troops
also arrested 10 Palestinian civilians. These civilians were taken to an Israeli military post, where they were
interrogated and then released at 20:00.
At approximately 10:20,
Israeli troops positioned in military posts along the Egyptian border, south of
Rafah, opened fire at Palestinian residential areas in the town. A Palestinian civilian, Subhi Salem Abu Taha,
41, was wounded by a live bullet in the face while he was in the center of the
town.
At approximately 10:30,
Israeli troops positioned in military posts along the Egyptian border, south of
Rafah, opened fire at Palestinian residential areas in the town. A number of live bullets hit an UNRWA
preparatory school in al-Shaboura refugee camp, nearly 1200 meters away from
the border. A schoolchild, 13-year-old
Ahmed Fu’ad al-Qadi, was wounded by a live bullet in the right leg.
At approximately 11:30,
Israeli troops positioned in military posts along the Egyptian border, south of
Rafah, opened fire at Block K in Rafah refugee camp. A Palestinian girl, 19-year-old Noura Khalil
al-‘Ennabi, was injured by shrapnel in the left thigh when she was inside her
house.
Monday, 22
November 2004
In the early morning,
Israeli troops moved into Salfit village, south of Nablus. They surrounded a building in the east of the
village, which includes offices of Prisoners’ Support Society, whose main
offices are inside Israel. Israeli
troops broke into the building and broke doors of the society. They searched its offices and confiscated
files of Palestinian prisoners, publications and a computer set. They also destroyed the furniture. They withdrew from the area at approximately
02:00.
Also in the early
morning, Israeli troops moved into Qarawat Bani Hassan village, west of
Salfit. They called director of the
cultural society of the village, ‘Ezzat Yousef Saleh Rayan and ordered him to
go to the offices of the society, otherwise they would blow up the doors. According to Rayan, an Israeli officer phoned
him 3 times, so he went to the offices of the society in the south of the
village near the Annexation Wall. When
he arrived at the offices, he found Israeli troops surrounding them. An Israeli intelligence officer ordered Rayan
to open door. Then, Israeli troops
searched the offices and confiscated all of the society’s official documents
and 6 computer sets.
At approximately 01:00,
an infantry unit of Israeli troops moved nearly 100 meters into al-Mughraqa
village, south of Gaza City. Israeli
troops raided 2 houses belonging to the families of al-‘Aaidi and Hamdan. They held residents of each house in one room
and transformed the two houses into military sites. They remained in the two houses until
Wednesday morning, 24 November 2004, during which movement of the residents
inside the two houses was prohibited. Israeli troops also destroyed a television set, windows and doors, and
confiscated a mobile phone.
At approximately 01:30,
Israeli troops moved into Bethlehem. They raided and searched offices of al-Ihsan Charitable Society in Wad
Ma’ali neighborhood. They damaged
contents of the offices, including documents.
At approximately 13:30,
Israeli troops, reinforced by heavy military vehicles, moved nearly 300 meters
into Abu Haddaf area in al-Qarara village, northeast of Khan Yunis. Under the cover of indiscriminate shelling,
they searched agricultural areas. As a
result of the indiscriminate Israeli shelling, a man and his child who were
traveling in a private car:
1. Mustafa
Joma’a al-Sumairi, 42, wounded by a live bullet in the right shoulder; and
2. Yousef
Mustafa al-Sumairi, 12, hit by shrapnel to the head.
In the hours of the
day, Israeli troops moved into Qalqilya; Nablus and the neighboring Hares
village; and Tulkarm refugee camp. They
raided and searched a number of houses and arrested 5 Palestinians.
Tuesday, 23
November 2004
In the hours of the
day, Israeli troops moved into Hebron and the neighboring Bani Na’im village;
Beit Reema village near Ramallah; and Beit Jala. They raided and searched a number of houses
and arrested 8 Palestinians.
Wednesday, 24
November 2004
At approximately 09:00,
Israeli troops positioned in military posts near Tal al-Sultan neighborhood in
the west of Rafah opened fire at Palestinian houses in the neighborhood. A Palestinian child, 9-year-old Sa’id
Mohammed al-Sebakhi, was injured by shrapnel in the left thigh.
At approximately 16:00,
Israeli troops positioned in military posts along the Egyptian border, south of
Rafah, opened fire at Palestinian houses in al-Brazil neighborhood. A Palestinian woman, Rania Hamdan al-‘Emwasi,
24, was wounded by a live bullet in the right leg.
Extra-Judicial Execution
In a continuation of the policy of
extra-judicial execution officially adopted by the Israeli political and
military establishments, on Sunday evening, 21 November 2004, Israeli troops
committed an extra-judicial execution in Bitounia town, southwest of Ramallah,
which left 3 members of the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades (the military wing of
Fatah movement) dead. The killing was carried out by an undercover unit
of Israeli troops, whose members often disguise as Palestinian civilians.
Israeli military sources claimed that Israeli soldiers, members of an
undercover unit, killed 3 Palestinian, including Mohammed Ghassan, whom they
described as a prominent activist of the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades. Ghassan
had left his shelter only a few hours before he was killed. Later,
Israeli troops claimed that the 3 victims fired at the undercover unit that
attacked them and injured one of its members, but investigations conducted by
PCHR refuted this claim.
According to investigations conducted by
PCHR, at approximately 19:15 on Sunday, 21 November 2004, an undercover unit of
Israeli troops disguised as Palestinian civilians moved into Bitounia town,
southwest of Ramallah traveling in a civilian car that had a Palestinian
registration plate. The car stopped opposite to al-‘Attari fuel station
in the main street, and 3 persons who were wearing civilian clothes got out of
it. They broke into ‘Ali al-Hatab’s bakery shop and held all those who
were there. In the meantime, a Palestinian civilian car, a grey BMW,
stopped near the bakery shop. Immediately, members of the Israeli
undercover unit who were in the first civilian car opened fire at the BMW car
and immediately withdrew from the area. Palestinian ambulances arrived at
the area and evacuated bodies of 3 Palestinians from the targeted car to
Ramallah Hospital. According to medical sources, each one of the victims
was hit by several live bullets to the head and the neck. The victims
were identified as:
1. Mohammed
Ghassan Liftawi, 26, from Ramallah;
2. Salama
Ya’qoub, 27, from ‘Ein ‘Arik village west of Ramallah; and
3. Nasser
Sa’id Baker Jawabra, 28, from ‘Assira village near Nablus.
Continued Siege on
the OPT
This week,
Israeli troops have continued to impose a tightened siege on the OPT and
imposed severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians in the
Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including Jerusalem.
Gaza Strip
Israeli troops have continued to impose a
tighten siege on the Gaza Strip. They have
imposed severe restrictions on internal movement. They have continued to isolate some areas
since the beginning of the current Intifada. They have also continued to close all border crossings of the Gaza Strip
either partially or completely. These measures
violate the Palestinian economic, social, cultural, civil and political
rights.
Israeli troops positioned at al-Matahen and Abu Houli
checkpoints on Salah al-Din Street (the main road between the north and south
of the Gaza Strip) imposed severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian
civilians. The two checkpoints are
opened between 06:00 and 20:00 everyday. On Friday morning, 19 November 2004, Israeli troops held and searched a
number of Palestinian vehicles between the two checkpoints. The same occurred on Saturday and Sunday, 20
and 21 November 2004. On Monday evening,
22 November 2004, Israeli troops closed two checkpoints and held and searched a
number of Palestinian vehicles in between. They interrogated a number of Palestinian civilians.
Israeli troops have continued to impose a strict
siege on al-Mawasi area in the southern Gaza Strip. They have continued
to impose severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians to and
from the area, which have caused extreme suffering for Palestinian civilians
living in the area. With regard to
education, 1430 schoolchildren study at one school in the area, which lacks
electricity and water. The school also
lacks teachers of a number of subjects, such as mathematics, physics and chemistry. Only one teacher from outside the area is
allowed to teach at this school, and he is prevented sometimes from entering
the area. As a result of such
conditions, the school was forces to cancel the scientific section, so students
who wish to study science have to go to Khan Yunis. Israeli troops frequently close al-Tuffah
checkpoint at the entrance to the area. They have also continued to prevent female Palestinians whose ages are
between 16 and 25, and male ones whose ages are between 16 and 30 from crossing
al-Tuffah checkpoint when it is open, without prior coordination.
Israeli troops have also continued to impose a
tightened siege on al-Sayafa area in the northern Gaza Strip. They have
also imposed severe restrictions of the movement of Palestinian farmers. In the same context, Israeli troops have
continued to impose severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian
civilians living in al-Ma’ni area near “Kfar Darom” settlement in the central
Gaza Strip.
Israeli troops have continued to close
Erez crossing in the northern Gaza Strip for the 3rd consecutive
month. They only allow patients to travel through the crossing, but under
severe conditions and following coordination. Although Israeli troops have partially operated al-Mentar (Karni)
commercial crossing to the east of Gaza City, they have imposed severe
restrictions on the flow of goods through the two crossing. As result, the Palestinian market has lacked
several basic goods. Israeli troops
partially opened Sofa crossing, northeast of Rafah, and allowed the entry of
construction raw materials, but the crossing has remained closed in the face of
Palestinian workers for the 3rd consecutive month.
Israeli troops have continued to impose severe
restrictions on the travel of Palestinian civilians through Rafah Terminal on
the Egyptian border, which have sharply decreased the number of travelers. In the past 4 months, Israeli troops had
closed the terminal four times. Israeli
troops often impose severe restrictions on traveling through the terminal. The number of Palestinians allowed to travel
through the terminal daily is very limited.
The West Bank
Israeli troops have continued to impose a strict
siege on Palestinian communities. They
have also imposed severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian
civilians.
Jerusalem
Israeli troops imposed more restrictions on the
movement of Palestinian civilians. They
erected more checkpoints on the main roads and stopped and checked Palestinian
civilians. On Saturday morning, 20
November 2004, Israeli troops erected a temporary checkpoint near Nabi Samuel
village and blocked the only road linking 9 Palestinian villages located to the
northwest of Jerusalem with the city. Since the beginning of the current Intifada, Israeli troops have
prevented residents of these villages from traveling in their cars and have
allowed them to move only on foot.
Bethlehem
On Saturday morning, 20 November 2004, Israeli troops
positioned at Etzion checkpoint stooped and checked dozens of Palestinian
civilians. They humiliated these
civilians. On Monday, 22 November 2004,
Israeli troops positioned at various checkpoints around the town stopped,
checked and humiliated hundreds of Palestinian civilians, including women and
children. A number of these civilians
sustained bruises.
Tulkarm
On Friday morning, Israeli troops erected 2 military
checkpoints to the east of Nour Shams refugee camp and at Bala’a
crossroads. On Saturday morning, 20
November 2004, Israeli troops erected a military checkpoint at Artah
crossroads, south of the town. at
approximately 16:00 on the same day, 21 November 2004, Israeli troops erected a
checkpoint near al-Fardous mosque on Tulkarm – Nablus road. On Sunday, 21 November 2004, Israeli troops
closed ‘Ennab gate on Tulkarm – Nablus road and forced Palestinian civilians to
move on foot.
Nablus
Israeli troops imposed more restrictions on the
movement of Palestinian civilians. Israeli
troops erected a number of temporary checkpoints around the city. They stopped and searched Palestinian
civilians.
Jenin
Israeli troops have continued to impose a tightened
siege on the town for the 15th consecutive day. They have closed all of the main roads
leading to the town and a number of alternative roads. They stopped and checked Palestinian
civilians at various checkpoints around the town.
Jericho
This week, Israeli troops imposed more restrictions
on the movement of Palestinian civilians. They erected a number of checkpoints around the town, and stopped and
checked Palestinian civilians.
Arrests at Military Checkpoints
At approximately 16:30 on Saturday, 20 November 2004,
Israeli troops positioned at a military checkpoints near “Gush
Etzion” settlement, southwest of Bethlehem, arrested Nader Mahmoud Talab ‘Amru,
31, a journalist from Dura village near Hebron.
Continued
Construction of the “Annexation Wall”
On Sunday morning, 21 November 2004, Israeli troops
started to raze areas of Palestinian agricultural land in Beit Oula village,
northwest of Hebron, for the purpose of the construction of the wall in the
area. Hundreds of Palestinian farmers
and international and Israeli peace activists demonstrated in Kherbat ‘Attous
areas to the west of the village. Israeli troops that escorting bulldozers fired live and rubber-coated
metal bullets and tear gas canisters at the demonstrators. At least 15 demonstrators were wounded,
including 16-year-old Ahmed Mohammed Taha al-‘Amla, who was seriously wounded
by a live bullet in the back. According
to the local council of the village, Israeli troops have razed dozens of donums
of agricultural land and at least 4000 donums of land would be threatened to be
razed.
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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
Territories. PCHR calls on the
international community to immediately “ensure respect” for the Convention.
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 OPTs 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
recommends international civil society organizations, including human rights
organizations, bar associations and NGOs to participate in the process of
searching for Israeli war criminals and to urge their governments to bring
these war criminals to justice.
5. 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
strictly monitor of goods produced in illegal Israeli settlements in the OPT.
PCHR also requests the application of the EU Guidelines on Arms Sales and
requests that EU Missions and Embassies in Israel and the oPts press the
Israeli government to apply and implement in full the recently agreed EU
Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders.
6. PCHR
calls upon European governments to change their positions towards the
Palestinian cause at UN bodies, particularly the General Assembly, Security
Council and Commission on Human Rights.
7. PCHR
requests that the international community follow the advisory opinion of the
ICJ when it called on the High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Convention, through
the UNGA and UNSC, to take effective measures to stop the construction of the
annexation wall in the West Bank.
8. In
recognition of ICRC as the guardian of the Fourth Geneva Convention, PCHR calls
upon the ICRC to increase its staff and activities in the OPT, including for
facilitating 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 OPTs and to end its attacks on Palestinian civilians.
10. In light of the severe restrictions
imposed by the Israeli government and its occupying forces on access of
international solidarity groups to the OPT, PCHR calls upon European countries
to deal the same way with Israeli citizens.
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.
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