Amnesty International: Israeli authorities must stop demolitions of Palestinian homes - Polidicks

[IMG]http://www.logodesignlove.com/images/classic/amnesty-logo.gif[/IMG] [URL="http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/report/israeli-authorities-must-stop-demolitions-palestinian-homes-2010-06-16"]Source[/URL] [release]Amnesty International has called on the Israeli authorities to end house demolitions which leave thousands of Palestinians living in daily fear of eviction from their homes. A new briefing, [I][B]As safe as houses? Israel's demolition of Palestinian homes[/B][/I], reveals the extent to which Israeli forces are destroying homes and other structures in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, claiming they have been built illegally. According to the UN, in 2009 more than 600 Palestinians – over half of them children – lost their homes after they were demolished on order from the Israeli authorities. "Palestinians living under Israeli occupation face such tight restrictions on what they can build and where that their right to adequate housing is being violated," said Philip Luther, Amnesty International's Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa. "The Israeli authorities are putting Palestinians in an impossible situation. Whatever choice they make, they face homelessness. "The majority of people are denied building permits by Israel, even after lengthy and expensive bureaucratic and legal processes, so they have little choice but to go ahead without official permission. But as they do so, they know that these buildings may soon be flattened by Israeli bulldozers." Demolitions are generally carried out with no warning of the date, giving no opportunity for Palestinians to salvage their possessions or find elsewhere to shelter. The UN has estimated that some 4,800 demolition orders are pending. Under Israeli law, evicted families are not entitled to alternative housing or compensation, meaning many would face homelessness and destitution were it not for relatives, friends and charities. While homes are often targeted, Israeli authorities have also issued demolition orders against Palestinian schools, clinics, roads, water cisterns, electricity pylons, sheds and animal shelters. Palestinians living in the tiny village of Khirbet Tana in the Jordan valley have had to rebuild their homes twice in five years. In 2005, Israeli authorities demolished the village school as well as a number of homes, animal sheds and water cisterns. The villagers rebuilt their homes but on 10 January 2010, Israeli forces returned. They demolished the homes of 100 Palestinians, leaving 34 children homeless, as well as the village school for a second time. They also destroyed 12 sheep and goat pens, the main source of income for the village. Raeda Nasasreh, a 24-year-old mother of two, told Amnesty International: "The army jeeps came at six in the morning; people saw them in the valley and started taking their belongings out of the houses. "We didn’t have time to finish milking the ewes. They demolished everything here; by 9:30 they were finished." In October 2009, Israeli forces destroyed the home of Rida Nimr and her husband Nimr Ali Nimr in the Palestinian neighbourhood of Jabal al-Mukabbir. Three generations of the family, including five children, were left homeless. "Some 30 police and special forces, accompanied by three bulldozers driven by civilian contractors, arrived while the children were still sleeping. The police rapidly surrounded and closed off the area," said Rida. "The demolition force only took a few pieces of furniture out of the house before its demolition and did not allow us to take out anything except, after pleading, a laptop belonging to our daughter Amal which she needs for her university studies." Amnesty International has called on the Israeli authorities to immediately end all demolitions in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), including East Jerusalem. The organization said the authorities should also transfer responsibility for planning and building policies and regulations to the local Palestinian communities. In addition, the Israeli authorities must stop the construction or expansion of Israeli settlements in the OPT as a first step towards removing Israeli civilians living in such settlements. "Demolition and eviction orders do not just destroy people’s homes. They also take away their possessions and their hopes for a secure future," said Philip Luther. [URL="http://www.amnesty.org/sites/impact.amnesty.org/files/opt-demolition-560.jpg"][IMG]http://www.amnesty.org/sites/impact.amnesty.org/files/imagecache/story/opt-demolition-560.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://www.amnesty.org/sites/amnesty.org/themes/aitheme/images/icon_enlarge.gif[/IMG][/URL] [B]Demolitions are carried out without warning giving no opportunity to salvage possessions [/B] © Amnesty International [URL="http://www.amnesty.org/sites/impact.amnesty.org/files/opt-demolition2-560.jpg"][IMG]http://www.amnesty.org/sites/impact.amnesty.org/files/imagecache/story/opt-demolition2-560.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://www.amnesty.org/sites/amnesty.org/themes/aitheme/images/icon_enlarge.gif[/IMG][/URL] [B]Israeli authorities have also ordered the demolition of water cisterns and other utilities[/B] © Amnesty International [/release] Ah, fuck you Israel.

disgusting

Wow, what a bunch of cunts.

I speak for us all when I say, [i][highlight]Fuck off Israel[/highlight][/i]

death to israel

Won't change a thing, Israel will continue being assholes.

Why is this in the news section? It been happening for ages now.

[QUOTE=Sporkfire;22683686]Why is this in the news section? It been happening for ages now.[/QUOTE] read the OP and you'll find out

Where's starfiend when you need him?

So, Burnemdown, what do you say to this? You're not actually demolishing homes?

Awesome, go Israel goooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Amnesty International is obviously racist and terrorist and is funded by Osama Bin Laden.

[QUOTE=Crhem van der B;22691361]Awesome, go Israel goooooooooooooooooooooooooo![/QUOTE] You're a douche. Innocent people don't deserve to have their homes destroyed. Just stop posting.

dont you guys get it they need to stop hamas

Amnesty International is like the UN in terms of peacekeeping, but with balls.

[QUOTE=Zeke129;22693499]Amnesty International is like the UN in terms of peacekeeping, but with balls.[/QUOTE] Balls that do nothing but complain?

[QUOTE=DogGunn;22693525]Balls that do nothing but complain?[/QUOTE] Amnesty is actually willing to throw money and people at the problem. UN writes letters while the funding gets tied up in bureaucracy. Plus, Amnesty has the support of the public while the UN is seen as a bumbling doofus.

[QUOTE=JDK721;22683637]death to israel[/QUOTE] hello mister broken record

[QUOTE=Zeke129;22693597]Amnesty is actually willing to throw money and people at the problem. UN writes letters while the funding gets tied up in bureaucracy.[/QUOTE] Fair enough, but I don't see what they've done here other than complain?

[QUOTE=DogGunn;22693637]Fair enough, but I don't see what they've done here other than complain?[/QUOTE] just because you don't see anything happening doesn't mean they're not doing anything.

[QUOTE=DogGunn;22693637]Fair enough, but I don't see what they've done here other than complain?[/QUOTE] That's pretty funny because I was just reading an article about how they were trying to get a life sentence reviewed due to new DNA evidence. :unsmith:

[QUOTE=Lambeth;22693671]just because you don't see anything happening doesn't mean they're not doing anything.[/QUOTE] I was responding directly to this article, and that's why I said 'here'. [QUOTE=Billiam;22693748]That's pretty funny because I was just reading an article about how they were trying to get a life sentence reviewed due to new DNA evidence. :unsmith:[/QUOTE] ... I know who Amnesty International are and what they do, and in most cases what they do is commendable, but as I said to the other user, 'here', this article.

So Jews get kicked out and have all of their stuff burned to the ground in 1948 by the Jordanians and are in turn restricted all access to holy sites. The Jews take it back in 1967 and instead of burning everything to the ground and kicking them out of the region, they offer citizenship status to everyone willing to become one, and residency status to everyone who doesn't as well as offering access to holy sites. Now they are bulldozing buildings of non-citizens (who have had half a century to become citizens) who lack proper permits and taking land back that they own anyways?

[QUOTE=GunFox;22694229]So Jews get kicked out and have all of their stuff burned to the ground in 1948 by the Jordanians and are in turn restricted all access to holy sites. The Jews take it back in 1967 and instead of burning everything to the ground and kicking them out of the region, they offer citizenship status to everyone willing to become one, and residency status to everyone who doesn't as well as offering access to holy sites. Now they are bulldozing buildings of non-citizens (who have had half a century to become citizens) who lack proper permits and taking land back that they own anyways?[/QUOTE] legally I suppose it's fine but it's still a shitty thing to do

[QUOTE=Lambeth;22694519]legally I suppose it's fine but it's still a shitty thing to do[/QUOTE] Yeah it really is. Israel really just has a knack for doing things in just the wrong way.

I usually support Israel, but damn, that's fucked up.

No amount of words will get the Israeli [b]government[/b] to change its actions

[QUOTE=GunFox;22694229]So Jews get kicked out and have all of their stuff burned to the ground in 1948 by the Jordanians and are in turn restricted all access to holy sites. The Jews take it back in 1967 and instead of burning everything to the ground and kicking them out of the region, they offer citizenship status to everyone willing to become one, and residency status to everyone who doesn't as well as offering access to holy sites. Now they are bulldozing buildings of non-citizens (who have had half a century to become citizens) who lack proper permits and taking land back that they own anyways?[/QUOTE] just because they don't have legal rights doesn't mean they don't have goddamned human rights. This is an atrocity, a crime against humanity.

[QUOTE=Sigma-Lambda;22695017]just because they don't have legal rights doesn't mean they don't have goddamned human rights. This is an atrocity, a crime against humanity.[/QUOTE] An atrocity? Yes A crime against humanity? A bit extreme.

[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;22695055]A bit extreme.[/QUOTE] not really