Victims of victims
PALESTINIAN PRISONERS
Feature-a prisoner letter, Arbas48, March 27, 2004
2. Detainees to Begin an Indefinite Hunger Strik
Saed Bannoura, IMEMC & Agencies, July 28, 2004
3. Striking Similarities in Torturing Techniques
IMEMC Staff & Agencies, May 9, 2004
Since the beginning of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories in 1967, over 650,000 Palestinians have been detained by Israel. This forms approximately 20% of the total Palestinian population in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT).
Considering the fact that the majority of those detained are male, the number of Palestinians detained forms approximately 40% of the total male Palestinian population in the OPT. As of 15 August 2004, there are approximately 7,500 Palestinian political prisoners being held in Israeli prisons. Over 750 of these are administrative detainees, held without charge or trial for indefinite periods of time. 380 of the political prisoners are aged 18 and under, 78 of whom are 16 years and under. There are 106 Palestinian female political prisoners, 20 of whom are mothers and 2 of whom gave birth in prison, with their children remaining in prison with them. Of the total 7,500 political prisoners, 3,800 are being held in civil prisons, with the remaining political prisoners held in Israeli military detention centers and prison camps.
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PALESTINIAN REFUGEES
2. THE REFUGEE QUESTION AND INTERNATIONAL LAW
3. REFUGEES TODAY
4. LIVING CONDITIONS AND THE STATUS OF REFUGEES IN THE CAMPS
1. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
The Palestinian refugee problem was created by Zionist colonization of Palestine and two wars, the War of 1948 and the June 1967 War. The War of 1948 (An-Nakba) was triggered by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Res. 181 of 29 Nov. 1947 ('Partition Pian') that allocated 56.47% of Palestine to the Jewish state, at a time when Jews were less than one-third of the population and owned no more than 7% of the land. The war resulted in the creation of the state of Israel in 78% of Palestine, and the uprooting of the indigenous Palestinian population from their homeland by military force, expulsion or fear of massacres, and other attacks perpetrated by Jewish underground and militant groups such as Haganah, Irgun, and Stern Gang.
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THE WALL
The Wall and International Law
Israel’s construction of the Apartheid Wall in the West Bank constitutes a grave violation of human rights and international law. The Apartheid Wall will result in the unilateral demarcation of a new border in the West Bank and the effective annexation of occupied land. Other violations of international law include collective punishment of the civilian population, the seizing of private property by an occupying power, the demolition of houses and property, and the violation of such basic human rights as the right to work and freedom of movement. In this fact sheet, which analyzes the Wall and its impact in the context of international humanitarian and human rights law, is an important resource for making clear that the Wall’s illegality cannot be denied. Il Muro di separazione in costruzione nei territori occupati della Palestina è in realtà il muro della conquista e dell’apartheid.
1. UN report blames Israel for building fence to confiscate land
By Reuters (Haaretz, 25/09/2004)
2 . LEGAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF A WALL IN THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE 2004 9 July
3. Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
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