Israeli forces began last week to bulldoze hundreds of trees on land owned by a Catholic convent near the city of Beit Jala near Bethlehem. This section of forest is being razed, according to Israeli plans, to complete a section of the separation wall, which continues to carve the West Bank into pieces.
Near the convent, the Israeli settlements of Gilo and Har Gilo, behind the wall on Palestinian lands, continue to expand over the rocky hillsides.
When this section of the wall is completed, several villages will be separated from each other and the greater Bethlehem area. But this is not an isolated incident these days in the West Bank.
A few kilometers east of the Cremisan convent and Bethlehem city, the small Palestinian village of Wadi Rahaal is facing extinction as a result of expanded Israeli settlement policy and the widening path of the wall.
http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article8947.shtml
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"Stealing" nothing.
The Security Fence, which was planned in accordance with accepted legal principles, is one of these preventive measures undertaken in accordance with Israel’s inherent right of self-defense and according to article 51 of the UN Declaration.
It is a step taken reluctantly and only after other steps were tried which did not succeed in stopping the terrorism that targets the citizens of Israel. It should be noted that terrorism has been defined by the international community and Amnesty as a crime against humanity. As such, the State of Israel not only has the right but also the obligation to do everything in its power to lessen the impact and scope of terrorism on the citizens of Israel.
Under international law, the authority exists to seize private land when the seizure is “imperatively demanded” by the necessities of self –defence (acording to Article 23(g) of the 1907 Hague Regulations which set the basic rules of the Laws of Armed Combat according to international law). It should be noted that this is a recognized exception to the serious ban upon a seizure of private property. Furthermore, this authority has been recognized in a significant number of decisions by Israel’s Supreme Court over the years. Additionally, a military commander has the authority to seize property, in accordance with the laws of armed combat, in situations when the military aim is to protect the State of Israel and not only to protect the local residents of the territories.
The Supreme Court has already dealt with a number of appeals regarding the Security Fence and determined that Israel’s security authorities were reasonable in the approach they took and the balance of interests they applied.
In each and every case, before any seizure of property is ordered, the necessity of that act is closely examined by the highest level authorities. After a seizure order has been given, affected residents have seven days to submit objections to military or civil authorities. In all cases objections are handled in an organized procedure carefully examined on their merits.
Procedure of filing such an appeal
Upon receiving notice, the landowners have one week in which to file an appeal to the military authorities and the civil administration.
If the objection is rejected there exists an additional period of at least seven days before any work may begin to allow an appeal to be submitted to Israel’s High Court of Justice, prior to the execution of the planned work.
In recent months objections have been filed with regard to the path of the Security Fence. In a number of cases, following the filing of appeals to the High Court of Justice, the authorities and the complainants reached agreement regarding alterations of the path and mutual understandings regarding other local considerations. For example, in one case a compromise was arrived at so as to avoid damage to a water reservoir that served farmers in the area between Zayta and Atil. In another case a detailed compromise was reached with the Armenian Patriarch with regard to the use of church-owned lands in the Security Fence surrounding Jerusalem.
It is not always feasible to avoid negatively affecting the interests of the residents. However, owners of seized property are offered compensation in accordance with the law for the use of the land.
http://www.securityfence.mod.gov.il/Pages/ENG/execution.htm#3
Even better:
"If they want eternal war, well and good; we accept the issue and will dispossess them and put our friends in their places. Three years ago, by a little reflection and patience, they could have had a hundred years of peace and prosperity, but they preferred war; very well. Next year, their lands will be taken; for in war we can take them and rightfully too, and in another year they may beg vainly for their lives." (Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman)
wow , the zionist could not post in Palestinianpundit anymore because he was banned so he moved her to pander his zionist propaganda .
fat mama,
I'll post where I want to post. I know that you oppose all freedom of expression.
Luckily, barbarians like you are on your way out.
lol .. a zionist lecturing others about freedom of expression .. HAHAHA please
http://qassami.blogspot.com/search?q=silencing+the+critics
LOL! A jihadi lecturing the civilized world about freedom of expression.
How ironic that Arab citizens of Israel have more freedom than anywhere in the Arab world.
Apparently they don't teach you English in your madrassah, because your own article clearly states that the issue was one of balance- not of expression; that because the position is so controversial, they would want to get an opposing view.
I'm sure you don't know what an "opposing view" is because where you live, they're the ones dangling by their necks from a rope.
really .. so do they apply this "balance" thing when the lecture is pro-zionist .. do they bring someone to offer a rebuttal .. or is it only something that applies to topics that zionists are uncomfortable with ..
DUMBASS
and the second article in my link shows that the lecture was canceled altogether .. so spare me the balance BS u filthy zionist rat
Really, Abed. That's why the article that YOU brought us says it.
BTW- This is YOUR barbaric country:
Items and articles belonging to religions other than Islam are also prohibited. These may include Bibles, crucifixes, statues, carvings, items with religious symbols such as the Star of David, and others.
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