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Press Statement on Palestinian Rights in Gaza
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by Karen Hatter | January 7, 2009 at 09:56 am
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The following excerpt is from a statement issued by the Bureau of the Committee of the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People on December 31, 2008 in New York:
The Bureau of the Committee wishes to emphasize that the Fourth Geneva Convention obligates an occupying Power to protect the civilian population under its occupation, including through the provision of basic services, such as food and medicines. The Bureau of the Committee has consistently condemned Palestinian rocket firing into Israel, but nothing can justify the illegal collective punishment by Israel of the entire population of the Gaza Strip. The Bureau strongly believes that actions by a few do not justify the collective punishment by Israel of the entire population of the Gaza Strip. The Bureau would like to remind the Government of Israel that the applicability of the Fourth Geneva Convention to the Occupied Palestinian Territory has been repeatedly affirmed by the Conference of the High Contracting Parties of the Convention, as well as by the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council. The Gaza Strip remains an Occupied Territory by virtue of the fact that Israel fully controls every single aspect of the daily life of the Palestinian population. The international community must urgently act against the violation of the Convention by Israel. In particular, we call on the High Contracting Parties of the Fourth Geneva Convention to take urgent and decisive action to uphold their obligation, under article 1, to “respect and to ensure respect for the present Convention in all circumstances”.
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at 10:21 on January 7th, 2009
It never ceases to amaze how terror apologists are the first to go off on "international law". The reason the borders are closed is because Hamas used them to send suicide bombers into Israel and to appropriate incoming raw materials for bombs and rockets. Hamas demands electricity from Israel and then uses it to build rockets that target the power plant. These people are barbarians.
Israel left Gaza in 2005. Israel did business with Hamas growers and industry. Israel let Gazians work in Israel. Israel created wealth and jobs in Gaza.
When Egypt controlled Gaza what did they do to help the Gazans? What did Arafat do to help Gaza? What is Hamas doing to help Gazians today?
Please tell Hamas about international law. You know, the parts about rocket attacks on civilian targets, firing from schools, and using their own people as human shields. I can just imagine the response you'll get.
at 10:34 on January 7th, 2009
The recent and current actions by Israel are considered acts of terror by many around the world, actions that would be labelled barbarous by many.
at 10:45 on January 7th, 2009
Terror to protect yourself? By whom? I just don't understand your desire to find something to say and denigrate about Israel. As an editor I thought that you would at least be a little less bias instead of making these general non-productive antagonistic accusations. But hey, It is Israel and that seems to be okay.
at 12:04 on January 7th, 2009
My above statement reflects the sentiments that I have read, seen and heard expressed, shown by the media around the world, during Israel's latest incursion into Gaza.
See my comment below for a representative personal statement.
at 10:59 on January 7th, 2009
And what do you call the constant barrage of rockets from Gaza on Israel for the last three years, all thru the so-called truce? Violating the truce.
Do you consider that justified?
at 11:50 on January 7th, 2009
Another perspective, provided in a book review of Hamas: A History from Within.
As I stated elsewhere, it is unfathomable to imagine the sense of total hopelessness and frustration that would compel many Palestinian youth, during the Infitada, armed with rocks, to try to fight and stone Israeli tanks.
Someone needs to listen and attempt to understand those who feel the need to resort to such a lopsided act, knowing the likelihood could be their deaths, as they feel they have no other options.
Mindless violence is always an act of supreme desperation.
at 12:31 on January 7th, 2009
As they have said so many times: "We love death more than you love life."