Entire Palestinian communities are being wiped off the map after attacks by Israeli settlers with the support of the Tel Aviv government. Attacks that could have occurred in the first months of the year alone would have killed six people and injured 204, including 24 children. These are data compiled by the Norwegian refugee council NRC, an Oslo-based NGO. In the viewfinder, Israeli settlers, who see the West Bank as the background, should belong to Palestine, according to international agreements, with the support of the military and Benjamin Netanyahu’s majority parties.
The NGO condemns that “violence by Israeli settlers and the illegal takeover of Palestinian land” has led to the forcible transfer of approximately 500 Palestinians in the past 20 months. “There are Palestinian communities wiped off the map as a shameful legacy of the relentless violence, intimidation and harassment perpetuated by Israeli settlers and in some cases encouraged by Israeli authorities,” said Ana Povrzenic, NRC’s director for Palestine. So far this year, the United Nations has documented 591 attacks by Israeli settlers that have resulted in damage to life and property.
International law prohibits Israel, as an occupying power, from forcibly removing members of the occupied population from their existing communities against their will. The term “forced” is not limited to physical force, but may include fear of violence, coercion or threat of coercion resulting from coercion, detention, psychological pressure, or abuse of power.
“The rapid establishment of settlement outposts and the seizure of Palestinian land is suffocating Palestinian communities, destroying their livelihoods and putting Palestinians’ lives at risk. Palestinians have no choice but to flee, leaving their homes, schools and jobs behind,” continues Povrzenic. In the most recent incident, a dozen families of 89 Palestinians, including 39 children, were forcibly displaced from Ras At-Tin after increasing harassment and intimidation by settlers. “Israeli settlers took control of the community’s pastures and set up a vineyard next to an Israeli military base. Israeli forces prevented the residents of Ras At-Tin from accessing their land,” writes the NRC.
The advance of settlers continues, according to the NRC. “About 60 Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank are at risk of forced displacement due to violence by Israeli settlers and soldiers, residential expansion, and Israel’s highly discriminatory policies and practices, including its illegal planning and development regime. across,” he writes. “How many Ras At-Tin must there be before the international community takes action?” Povrzenic asked.
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