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OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)-- 20 international non-governmental organizations strongly condemned Israel for escalating its demolition of Palestinian homes especially during 2011 and demanded the international quartet on the middle east to have such violation of international law stopped immediately.
In a joint statement, these NGOs including Human Rights Watch, Oxfam and Amnesty International said the year 2011 witnessed a significant increase in the number of Palestinian homes demolished by Israel as well as in settlement expansion activities and violent acts by settlers.
On the eve of two meetings held separately with Israeli and Palestinian officials by the quartet's envoys, the NGOs called on the quartet to remind the parties to the conflict of their obligations under international law.
Their statement also read that since the start of 2011, more than 500 Palestinian homes, wells and water containers and other basic infrastructure in the West Bank and Jerusalem have been destroyed, which led to the displacement of more than 1, 000 Palestinians according to UN statistics.
For his part, Amnesty official Phillip Luther said, "Israels escalating violations show the fundamental failure of the Quartets approach. It is time for the quartet to understand that they cannot contribute to achieving a just and durable solution to the conflict without first ensuring respect for international law."
20 NGOs demand int'l quartet to end demolition of Palestinian homes
In a joint statement, these NGOs including Human Rights Watch, Oxfam and Amnesty International said the year 2011 witnessed a significant increase in the number of Palestinian homes demolished by Israel as well as in settlement expansion activities and violent acts by settlers.
On the eve of two meetings held separately with Israeli and Palestinian officials by the quartet's envoys, the NGOs called on the quartet to remind the parties to the conflict of their obligations under international law.
Their statement also read that since the start of 2011, more than 500 Palestinian homes, wells and water containers and other basic infrastructure in the West Bank and Jerusalem have been destroyed, which led to the displacement of more than 1, 000 Palestinians according to UN statistics.
For his part, Amnesty official Phillip Luther said, "Israels escalating violations show the fundamental failure of the Quartets approach. It is time for the quartet to understand that they cannot contribute to achieving a just and durable solution to the conflict without first ensuring respect for international law."
20 NGOs demand int'l quartet to end demolition of Palestinian homes