> > > DATE: Sun, 26 Nov 2000 08:44:42 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Date: > Sat, 25 Nov 2000 11:56:08 -0500 > From: > "Fr. Robert Assaly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Add to Address Book Add To >Spam Block List > Subject: > ISRAELI OCCUPATION FORCES LAY MINES > To: > 1 Mideast <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > ISRAELI OCCUPATION FORCES LAY MINES AROUND BLOCKADES > > SEPARATING PALESTINIAN DISTRICTS > > > Defence for Children International/Palestine Section > > For immediate release > > 23 November 2000 > > > At approximately 12:30am on 22 November, while Palestinian > > residents were attempting to remove a road block, which the > > occupation army had erected inside the village of Abu Da'eef, in > > the Jenin area, they discovered four anti-personnel landmines > > buried inside the blockade. Prior to this incident, approximately > > one week ago, a mine severely injured 10 year old Khalil Atallah > > from Balatta Refugee Camp as he was on his way to the bakery. As > > Khalil neared the bakery, he came upon a strange object, which he > > went to investigate. He tried unsuccessfully to open the object, > > and then threw it against a wall. It exploded, scattering a large > > number of metal fragments, severely injuring the child. > > > Defence for Children International/ Palestine Section, along with > > the Palestinian Campaign to Ban Landmines, views with grave > > concern the Israeli practice, which violates the 1997 Mine Ban > > Treaty prohibiting the use, stockpiling, production, and transfer > > of anti-personnel mines. This practice also constitutes a > > violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, which obliges > > the Israeli government, as an occupying power, to provide for the > > protection and safety of the occupied population. > > > DCI/PS research on the magnitude and effects of the problem of > > landmines and UXO in the West Bank revealed that Palestinians > > fall victim to landmines and UXO explosions each year, with an > > estimated 2,500 injured or killed since 1967. Moreover, the > > research indicated that the majority of these victims are > > children. Since 1997 alone, over 35 Palestinians have been > > injured or killed by landmines or UXO. To date, the Israeli > > government has refused to sign the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty. > > > The recent discovery of anti-personnel landmines in Palestinian > > civilian areas constitutes yet another element of an ongoing > > siege against the Palestinian civilian population by the Israeli > > occupation authorities. Since 29 September, 87 Palestinians 18 > > years and under have been killed, with an additional 7 declared > > clinically dead, and approximately 2,700 injured. Moreover, > > thousands of Palestinian children have been traumatized by the > > daily exposure to extreme violence. In addition to the laying of > > anti-personnel landmines, other Israeli practices in the recent > > period include firing live ammunition and missiles from > > helicopter gunships and tanks into Palestinian residential areas > > and restricting the movement of persons and goods in and out of > > Palestinian areas. > > > In view of this, DCI/PS calls on all international organizations > > participating in the International Campaign to Ban Landmines > > (ICBL), as well as States Parties to the Ottawa Treaty, to > > intervene immediately for the protection of Palestinian > > civilians. Moreover, DCI/PS urges international organizations to > > pressure the Israeli government to cease its violations of the > > rights of Palestinian civilians and to forbid the use of mines in > > Palestinian areas. > > > -END- > > > For more information on the problem of landmines and unexploded > > ordnance in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, please contact the > > DCI/PS Mine Action Project. > > To POST A MESSAGE to the list, send your message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To SUBSCRIBE, send a blank message (nothing needed in the subject or the >body) to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > If you have any problems using the list, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > > > > >______________________________________________________________________ >To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com/links/joinlb >Content-Type: message/rfc822 >Content-Disposition: inline > >Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Received: from rly-yb03.mx.aol.com (rly-yb03.mail.aol.com [172.18.146.3]) by >air-yb05.mail.aol.com (v77.14) with ESMTP; Fri, 01 Dec 2000 12:07:05 -0500 >Received: from lbmail1.listbot.com (lbmail7.listbot.com [204.71.191.5]) by >rly-yb03.mx.aol.com (v76_r1.19) with ESMTP; Fri, 01 Dec 2000 12:06:36 -0500 >Received: (qmail 69384 invoked by uid 0); 1 Dec 2000 17:07:04 -0000 >Mailing-List: ListBot mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Delivered-To: mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: "STOP NATO: �NO PASARAN!" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Received: (qmail 73783 invoked from network); 1 Dec 2000 17:03:06 -0000 >Received: from mc-qout4.whowhere.com (209.185.123.18) > by lb6.listbot.com with SMTP; 1 Dec 2000 17:03:06 -0000 >Received: from Unknown/Local ([?.?.?.?]) by angelfire.com; Fri Dec 1 09:02:36 >2000 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2000 09:02:36 -0800 >From: "Claudia K. 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He tried unsuccessfully to open the object, > >and then threw it against a wall. It exploded, scattering a large > >number of metal fragments, severely injuring the child. > > >Defence for Children International/ Palestine Section, along with > >the Palestinian Campaign to Ban Landmines, views with grave > >concern the Israeli practice, which violates the 1997 Mine Ban > >Treaty prohibiting the use, stockpiling, production, and transfer > >of anti-personnel mines. This practice also constitutes a > >violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, which obliges > >the Israeli government, as an occupying power, to provide for the > >protection and safety of the occupied population. > > >DCI/PS research on the magnitude and effects of the problem of > >landmines and UXO in the West Bank revealed that Palestinians > >fall victim to landmines and UXO explosions each year, with an > >estimated 2,500 injured or killed since 1967. Moreover, the > >research indicated that the majority of these victims are > >children. Since 1997 alone, over 35 Palestinians have been > >injured or killed by landmines or UXO. To date, the Israeli > >government has refused to sign the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty. > > >The recent discovery of anti-personnel landmines in Palestinian > >civilian areas constitutes yet another element of an ongoing > >siege against the Palestinian civilian population by the Israeli > >occupation authorities. Since 29 September, 87 Palestinians 18 > >years and under have been killed, with an additional 7 declared > >clinically dead, and approximately 2,700 injured. Moreover, > >thousands of Palestinian children have been traumatized by the > >daily exposure to extreme violence. In addition to the laying of > >anti-personnel landmines, other Israeli practices in the recent > >period include firing live ammunition and missiles from > >helicopter gunships and tanks into Palestinian residential areas > >and restricting the movement of persons and goods in and out of > >Palestinian areas. > > >In view of this, DCI/PS calls on all international organizations > >participating in the International Campaign to Ban Landmines > >(ICBL), as well as States Parties to the Ottawa Treaty, to > >intervene immediately for the protection of Palestinian > >civilians. Moreover, DCI/PS urges international organizations to > >pressure the Israeli government to cease its violations of the > >rights of Palestinian civilians and to forbid the use of mines in > >Palestinian areas. > > >-END- > > >For more information on the problem of landmines and unexploded > >ordnance in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, please contact the > >DCI/PS Mine Action Project. > >To POST A MESSAGE to the list, send your message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To SUBSCRIBE, send a blank message (nothing needed in the subject or the body) >to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To UNSUBSCRIBE, send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >If you have any problems using the list, send a message to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >___________________________________________________________ >T O P I C A http://www.topica.com/t/17 >Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics > >--------- End Forwarded Message --------- > > > >Angelfire for your free web-based e-mail. http://www.angelfire.com > > >______________________________________________________________________ >To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com/links/joinlb > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >Content-Language: en >Content-Length: 0 >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > _______________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. 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