Crime: Palestinian Child Shot In His Father’s Arms

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French Court To Look Into File Of Palestinian Child Shot In His Father’s Arms
Saed Bannoura | January 5, 2012 | uruknet.info

Remember: In 1917, Jews constituted 7 percent of the indigenous Palestinian population and owned 1 percent of the land. Britain, as a colonialist power and the victor of World War I forced the Palestine Mandate and gave itself the right to grant a homeland to the Jewish people in Palestine in "Balfour Declaration" that facilitated the colonization of the land by foreign Jews. The 1948 War that led to the creation of Israel over seventy-eight percent of Palestinian territory resulted in the devastation of the Palestinian society. More than 80 percent of the Palestinians who lived in the part of Palestine upon which Israel was established became refugees, their society disintegrated and their lives at the individual, community and national level were changed. The Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem came under the Hashemite regime while those residing in the Gaza Strip came under uncaring Egyptian administration. Then after the 1967 war, Israel brought these regions under its military occupation, and the Palestinians ended either refugees or under occupation.

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'A French court will be looking into the case of Mohammad Ad-Dorra, 12, who was killed after being repeatedly shot, on September 30, 2000, while seeking shelter from Israeli military fire in his father’s lap; the father was also shot by several rounds. Eleven years ago, French reporter, Sharl Anderlan, was present at the shooting, and, along with his Palestinian Cameraman, Talal Abu Rahma, videotaped the incident. Anderlan was later accused of fabricating the video, despite the fact that the shooting took place in broad daylight in front of several persons, and reporters, who were also witnesses to the incident. Mohammad Jamal Ad-Dorra was born on November 22, 1988, and was shot dead on September 30, 2000. He and his father were walking in Salah Ed-Deen Street, in Gaza.

Observe the ambitious yet poor marksmenship of the Zionist child murderers.

When the shooting started, they tried to take shelter behind a concrete barrel and the father started waving to the soldiers, trying to indicate that he was a civilian with a child, but the shooting did not stop. The father could not fully shelter the child, and both of them were shot by several rounds of live ammunition.


Two weeks after the shooting, France 2 cameraman Talal Abu Rahma, signed an affidavit stating that Israeli soldiers deliberately opened fire at the child and his father.'

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Time to prosecute the parasitic state for this crime. Then it's on to the Hague for more war crime tribunals. Do them alphabetically - the parasite first, then it's host.

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Israel destroys farmland near Bethlehem
Monday, 09 January 2012 | Middle East Monitor

'Israel's occupation authorities have destroyed agricultural land and uprooted trees in Al-Khodar, south of Bethlehem on the occupied West Bank. A warning of the destruction was given to the owner of the land.'


Castlead Operation Aftermath
9 January 2009 – The Abu Oda Family
Monday, 09 January 2012 | http://www.pchrgaza.org/

'On 9 January 2009, the Abu Oda household in the Al Amal neighbourhood of Beit Hanoun came under sustained fire from Israeli positions close to the Gaza-Israeli border 2 kilometres away. Nariman Abu Oda, 16, was hit in the right side of her body by Israeli fire as she was walking from the hallway, where the family were taking cover, to the kitchen. Medics were unable to reach the family and Nariman died before she could receive medical attention.'


Related: In a New Report PCHR Denounces Israel’s Systematic Violation of Palestinian Children’s Right to Education

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Targeting Israeli Apartheid: a Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Handbook | September 26, 2011

Targeting Israeli Apartheid

The rationale for this book is simple: information for action.

“Targeting Israeli Apartheid is the guide many of us in the movement have been waiting for. This forensic, clear and systematic account details the where, who, how and why of the flows of capital and contracts which enable the colonisation of Palestine to continue."
- Ewa Jasiewicz - Coordinator of the Free Gaza movement

'The book begins by examining the Israeli economy industry by industry and suggesting where the movement should focus its campaigning energy in order to be most effective. Part two contains five in-depth geographical case studies. The final section looks at how campaigners can bring the fight home to the UK.

Targeting Israeli Apartheid picks out Barclays Bank as the British bank with the most substantial investments in Israeli companies, including companies based in Israeli settlements. The book goes on to examine the investments of several British universities and UK pension funds revealing investments in companies based in Israeli settlements and arms companies supplying weapons to the Israeli state. Finally, the book shows how charities registered in the UK donate to the Israeli army and settlements.
Link: http://www.corporatewatch.org/?lid=4103

BDS = The global movement for a campaign of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel until it complies with international law and Palestinian rights was initiated by Palestinian civil society in 2005, and is coordinated by the Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), established in 2007. BDS is a strategy that allows people of conscience to play an effective role in the Palestinian struggle for justice.

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Palestinians suffer as bad driving epidemic grips Israeli settlers
Dr. Hanan Chehata | Friday, 13 January 2012 | Middle East Monitor

'A strange affliction seems to be affecting settlers in the West Bank. It seems that as soon as they are granted settler status (a badge of dishonour in the eyes of the rest of the world considering the illegal nature of all settlements) these individuals lose all ability to drive in a calm and reasonable manner and instead become lethal menaces on the road.


Photo: When it is illegal Israeli settlers running over
and maiming and killing Palestinians, again, the stories
barely register as a blip on the radar.

You may laugh at the thought that bad driving could be some sort of medical condition but it if you look at news reports coming out of the Occupied Palestinian Territories over the last few months you too might find yourselves scrambling for ideas as to why there seems to be a disproportionately high number of stories like this...'

Related: Israel's Civil Administration is planning to relocate some 27,000 Bedouins living in Area C in the West Bank

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Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law

The Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law (temporary provision) 5763 - 2003

'Israel’s High Court rejected a legal challenge to the Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law, by a six to five vote. The law, first passed as a ‘temporary’ measure in 2003 and renewed ever since, prevents Palestinians from the Occupied Territories (and those from ‘enemy states’) from living with their spouses in Israel.

For thousands of Palestinian families, Israel’s law means a choice between moving abroad, living apart, or living in Israel illegally.'

Source: http://www.knesset.gov.il/laws/special/eng/citizenship_law.htm

Related: http://www.law.northwestern.edu/journals/jihr/v3/5/

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Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law

The Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law (temporary provision) 5763 - 2003

'Israel’s High Court rejected a legal challenge to the Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law, by a six to five vote. The law, first passed as a ‘temporary’ measure in 2003 and renewed ever since, prevents Palestinians from the Occupied Territories (and those from ‘enemy states’) from living with their spouses in Israel.

For thousands of Palestinian families, Israel’s law means a choice between moving abroad, living apart, or living in Israel illegally.'

Source: http://www.knesset.gov.il/laws/special/eng/citizenship_law.htm

Related: http://www.law.northwestern.edu/journals/jihr/v3/5/

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Settlers who went too far

27 January 2012 | The Independent

'...The Supreme Court order has raised the spectre of an evacuation even more violent than in 2006, when nine houses were evacuated in another illegal outpost, Amona, on which thousands of right-wing settlers converged. As it is, the demolition of three houses here resulted in a series of price tag attacks by settlers, which included vandalised and burned mosques in several Palestinian villages. (Migron settlers are adamant none of them took part.)

The Netanyahu government has now proposed a remarkable compromise, under which the outpost is removed to another approved site 2km away. It is still in occupied territory of course, but on officially designated state land.'

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Israeli forces lay siege on Salwan township
Bahrain News.Net | 29 January, 2012 | Bahrain News Agency

'Jerusalem, Occupied Territories: Jan. 29 – (BNA) Palestinian sources said that Israeli forces have laid siege today on Al-Bustan neighborhood, in Salwan Township, south of Al-Aqsa Mosque as well as on other neighborhoods, including Ras Al-Amood and the central neighborhood.'


State won’t prosecute officer responsible for shooting of Firas Qasqas
Jan 25, 2012 | B'Tselem

'The decision was reached four years after a company of reserve-duty soldiers killed Qasqas from a distance of several hundred meters away, although he was unarmed and had done nothing that endangered them. The announcement was made in response to the petition filed, on 3 February 2011, by B'Tselem, represented by Attorney Gabi Laski, demanding that the Judge Advocate General’s Office decide whether to take measures against the soldiers involved in the case'


Three years since Operation Cast Lead: Israeli military utterly failed to investigate itself
Jan 18, 2012 | B'Tselem

'Three years after Operation Cast Lead, the Israeli military's argument against independent investigation of its conduct during the operation has proven to be hollow. The military has completely failed to investigate itself, regarding both policy choices and the conduct of the forces in the field in particular cases.'

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A view of the crowded streets in Balata Refugee Camp
January 30, 2012 | Giorgio Algeri | The Palestine Monitor

'According to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), Balata Rufegee Camp, near Nablus, has the highest ratio of population per square meter in the West Bank. At least 20,000 people live in less than one square kilometer. More than sixty years since its establishment, and the camp continues to grow.'

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Southpark, if I may make a suggestion: why don't you start a new thread named something like "Current Important World Events from Southpark Point of View" and post all your links there instead of cluttering the entire Message Board? That way we will have easy access to all very important links that you happen to come across.

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Israel: Forcibly removing Jahalin Bedouin communities to the Local Dump
February 8, 2012 | Amnesty International

' Israeli defence minister Ehud Barak should cancel military plans to forcibly displace around 2,300 Bedouin residents of the West Bank to an area beside the Jerusalem municipal garbage dump.'


Photo: Thousands of Jahlain Bedouins face displacement to live next to the municipal garbage dump
Credit: © Amnesty International
Note: I tried to locate this dump on Google Earth. The resolution is much lower over the area. I could not zoom in. Try it yourself.

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Gaza's only power station closes
Jon Donnison | February 14, 2012 | BBC News, Gaza City

'The authorities in Gaza say the Palestinian territory's only power station has shut down because of a lack of fuel.'

Related: The essence of Apartheid in Qaryout village. Crimes against detained Palestinian children.

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Israelis on Facebook celebrating the death of Palestinian children
abirkopty ⋅ February 16, 2012

'Following the news on the tragic accident today on Jaba road near Ramallah, due to clash of track with school bus, where at least nine children and one teacher were killed and tens were injuried, Israeli comments on facebook, were inhumane to say the least.

Comments on Israeli news website Walla’s post on it’s Facebook page about the accident, showed despicable satisfaction and celebration by Israelis and a disgraceful wish there will be more of such:'



UPDATE February 17th

'later on I found this screen shot on an Arab local website Bokra from Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamen Netanyahu’s official Facebook page:'

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Israel's bogus case for bombing Gaza obscures political motives
Max Blumenthal | 2012-03-11 | alakhbar

'The Jerusalem Post, which functions as a virtual bulletin board for the Israeli army, told a similar story: "The IDF said it decided to bomb Qaisi’s car due to intelligence that he was plotting a large terrorist attack along the border with Egypt," the paper reported, "similar to the one the [Popular Resistance Committee] carried out last August that killed eight Israelis."

As is so often the case, the Israeli army is lying. According to the army's own investigation of the Eliat attack last year, the attackers were not from Gaza as Israeli government spokespeople initially claimed -- they were Egyptian. The army's investigative findings were first reported by Alex Fishman, the military correspondent for the Israeli daily Yedioth Aharanoth, who had treated the earlier attempts to blame Gaza's Popular Resistance Committees for Eilat with extreme skepticism. Bloggers Idan Landau [Hebrew only], Richard Silverstein and Yossi Gurvitz also marshaled evidence shredding the army's case against Gaza.'


Security forces spray foul smelling liquid on a funeral procession in Hebron
February 2012
Filmed by: Musa Abu Hashhash, B'Tselem field researcher

'On Friday, February 24, 2012, a demonstration against the closure of Shuhada Street to Palestinian pedestrians and vehicles was held in Hebron. Shortly before it ended, and completely unrelated to it, the Fanun family was preparing to lay ‘Abd al-Mun’im Fanun, who died the day before, to rest in the Muslim cemetery in Tel Rumeida. The way to the cemetery passes near where the demonstration was taking place. Before the funeral procession arrived at the cemetery, it encountered border police and army forces. The family tried to talk to the border police officers who were at the scene so that they would allow the procession to reach the cemetery, but to no avail. A few minutes later, a security force vehicle sprayed a foul smelling liquid (“skunk”) on the demonstrators, who had remained on the street, and on the deceased’s body and the mourners.'


21 Feb. '12: MAG Corps exempts officer from responsibility for shooting non-violent demonstrator with rubber bullet



What a heroic 'officer'. Scurry off like the rodent he is. Big man. Shooting someone with a long rifle 15 feet away. That man should be skinned alive, then his fellow murderous scum. Make them do the running man like that porker Ariel Sharon - sleep tight Ariel, sleep tight buddy.

Watch this clip. See how the other IDF butchers could care less what is happening?

Time for war crimes tribunal. The parasitic state needs to be busted and prosecuted. Not allow them to use Iran/Syria as a smoke screen for continuous ops against civilian populations.

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Israel's Script in Gaza: Assassinate, Wait for Response and Bomb
By Sunday evening, 18 people had been killed in Gaza by Israeli airstrikes.
March 12, 2012 | Alternet

Editor's Note: This story is based on a current event, and information may change rapidly. Click here for the original post.


Photo: Is this child a terrorist or collateral damage?
Update: This child died.

'Take the seven-year-old brain-dead child pictured, admitted to Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City while I was there this-morning - does he look like a terrorist? Or like a civilian victim of collateral damage? Take the 12 killed overnight, and at last count, the three more killed today - 'terrorists about to attack Israel' says the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) to justify their attacks on innocent civilians going about their daily business, walking in the street, going to school.

"Rockets have been fired at Israel" say the reports [News links: Jerusalem Post - Times Of Israel/IDF lapdogs], failing to mention the number of rockets, missiles and other weaponry they themselves fired at Gaza before Gazans fired even one rocket in retaliation to Israel's breaking of the ceasefire.



"Four Israeli's have been injured, one critically" says a report, ignoring the double-digit deaths of Gazans and scores injured by Israel in the same period.

Whatever happened to civilised legal practices such as due process? Since when it is okay to decide, without producing a shred of evidence, that it is acceptable to murder someone because you think they might do something bad in the future? No, not murder – butcher them. The last 24 hours have seen Israel fine-tune their terrorism into the most macabre and pathological form of video-game-like carnage.'

Once again. It is time to isolate the parasitic state. Cut off funding to the parasite, and then let it wither.

Then war crimes tribunals. For Bush, Blair, the Sleeping Sharon on and on...Bush and Blair especially. But Israel has done enough. It is time this criminal state was punished severely.



Related: Egypt's Parliament demands expulsion of Israeli ambassador

In an evening session Monday, the Egyptian People’s Assembly demanded the deportation of the Israeli ambassador, Yaakov Amitai, and the withdrawal of the Egyptian ambassador from Tel Aviv. The assembly voted unanimously on a statement prepared by the Committee on Arab Affairs, which also called for stopping gas exports to Israel in protest against the brutal attacks committed by Israel against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, considering it a flagrant violation of human rights. Assembly speaker Saad al-Katatny asked a special parliamentary committee to follow up the implementation of the demands with the government.

The statement said, “Egypt after the revolution will never be a friend of the Zionist entity, the first enemy of Egypt and the Arab nation,” and demanded that the Egyptian government review all its relations and agreements with that “enemy.” It also called for activating the Arab boycott of the “Zionist entity” and the international companies that deal with it, considering such boycott strong support of the “choice of resistance,” the strategic option for the liberation of the occupied territories.