The idea behind the Israeli settlement policy in the West Bank is very clear, says Dror Etkes, the director of Israeli organization Kerem Navot, which studies land use in the West Bank. To marginalize the Palestinian community, which is about 90% of the population, still today, to certain enclaves ... in order to leave as much as possible vacant land for the development of the Israeli settlements. Settlements have a profound impact on the lives of Palestinians throughout the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Apart from the loss of land taken for the settlements and their related infrastructure, settler violence, such as beatings, shootings and destruction of property are a common occurrence in the lives of Palestinians, including children. Sometimes I dream that they shoot at us, says 12-year-old Roaa Abu Majdi. They take us, along with the neighbors kids, and throw us in a hole. The Israeli authorities have consistently failed to prevent settler attacks against Palestinians and to take adequate law enforcement measures against settlers who commit these crimes. Israeli soldiers often turn a blind eye and fail to intervene in confrontations. DCI-Palestine has also documented cases where soldiers actively participate in civilian attacks by settlers. - Produced by DCI-Palestine - Edited and Directed by Dima Abu Ghoush - Production Management by Collage Production
Posted on: Tue, 01 Jul 2014 05:26:50 +0000
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