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Amnesty International published a Report dealing with Israel and the Occupied Territories. It is a very comprehensive report and is a must read for anyone who wants to see the crimes committed against the Palestinians
Amnesty International Report 2007 • Israel and the Occupied Territories
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STATE OF ISRAEL Head of state: Moshe Katzav Head of government: Ehud Olmert (replaced Ariel Sharon in April) Death penalty: abolitionist for ordinary crimes International Criminal Court: signed but declared intention not to ratifyIncreased violence between Israelis and Palestinians resulted in a threefold increase in killings of Palestinians by Israeli forces. The number of Israelis killed by Palestinian armed groups diminished by half. More than 650 Palestinians, including some 120 children, and 27 Israelis were killed. Israeli forces carried out air and artillery bombardments in the Gaza Strip, and Israel continued to expand illegal settlements and to build a 700-km fence/wall on Palestinian land in the Occupied Territories. Military blockades and increased restrictions imposed by Israel on the movement of Palestinians and the confiscation by Israel of Palestinian customs duties caused a significant deterioration in living conditions for Palestinian inhabitants in the Occupied Territories, with poverty, food aid dependency,

But what is it with killing these hundreds of children and pregnant women that is so tempting to Israel, as targets? Maybe I’m naive, but can anyone explain this other than being ‘deliberate’ war crimes? How can anybody defend Israel with all of these facts? Oh, wait… wait… of course Amnesty is an anti-Semetic organization, that’s why!

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