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Saturday, 24, February, 2007 (06, Safar, 1428) ‘Occupation by Israel Akin to Apartheid’ Agence France Presse JERUSALEM, 24 February 2007 — Elements of Israel’s four-decade occupation of the Palestinians are akin to forms of apartheid, according to a recent UN report on the human rights situation in the Gaza Strip and West Bank. John Dugard, the special rapporteur on human rights for the Palestinian territories, said the international community has identified the regimes of colonialism, apartheid and foreign occupation as inimical to human rights. “Israel is clearly in military occupation of the occupied Palestinian territories. At the same time elements of the occupation constitute forms of colonialism and of apartheid, which are contrary to international law,” said the report. It criticized Israeli denials that international conventions on racism and apartheid apply to its laws and practices in the Palestinian territories. “Despite this denial, it is difficult to resist the conclusion that many of Israel’s laws and practices violate the 1966 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination,” the report said. Palestinians require permits where Israelis do not, house demolitions in the West Bank and East Jerusalem discriminate against Palestinians, and Jewish settlers are given preferential treatment over Palestinians, the report said. “The laws governing family reunification unashamedly discriminate against Palestinians,” the report said. While claiming to be “less certain” that the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid is violated, the report concluded that such a purpose may be inferred from actions on the ground. Israel’s Army inflicts serious bodily and mental harm on Palestinians: over 700 Palestinians are held without trial; prisoners are subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment and Palestinians are denied freedom of movement, it said. “Can it seriously be denied that the purpose of such action is to establish and maintain domination by one racial group (Jews) over another racial group (Palestinians) and systematically oppressing them? “Israel denies that this is its intention or purpose. But such an intention or purpose may be inferred from the actions described in this report,” it said. +++ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/hOt0.A/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
