Rpt of Special Rapporteur on situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories

[SherriMunnerlyn]

Summary In the present report, while noting the continuing non-cooperation of Israel, the Special Rapporteur addresses Israel‟s Operation “Pillar of Defense” and the general human rights situation in the Gaza Strip, as well as the expansion of Israeli settlements – and businesses that profit from Israeli settlements and the situation of Palestinians detained by Israel.

Here is part of one paragraph of what this over 50 page report has to say about Operation Pillar of Defense, after the Special Rapporteur addresses the fact that Israel still has responsibilities as an Occupier in Gaza. The issue raised by the attacks in Operation Pillar Of Defense and discussed is that they constituted unlawful attacks on civilians under international law, the Special Rapporteur in subsequent comments in Paragraph 13, after those quoted below, calls the attacks collective punishment.

13. The Special Rapporteur visited the destroyed residence of the Al Dalou family, which lost ten family members, including four young children during the attack. Jamel Mahmoud Yassin Al Dalou, the surviving grandfather to the four dead children, described himself as a trader in foodstuffs who lived with his family in the Nasser neighbourhood and enjoyed better living conditions than most Gazans. Mr. Al Dalou said that during the November attacks “every one of us was a target…the sky was full of Israeli planes and drones, everything that moved could be hit. I left to go to my business by taxi to bring needed food to the family, but while there, people came to me crying and told me my house had been hit, the worst news I received in my life. I rushed home to find many working to remove the rubble of the destroyed house.” Finding the deaths of his children and grandchildren, Mr. Al Dalou commented, “If they cannot deal with Islamic militants, should they attack children? We have no problem if Israelis attack militants, but this was a great injustice. I lost my family. I am sleeping on the street. Only my son and I survived. This is one of the worst crimes. Where is the international court to prosecute the perpetrators? They destroy our houses, take our land, and destroy our women and children. To whom can I complain?” This man‟s voice represented the pain and grief encountered throughout the visit. It was the same essential story told by other victims and survivors of the attacks with whom the Special Rapporteur spoke. From an IHL perspective, what seems striking is that several of the damaged structures were situated in clearly demarcated residential districts. There is a new yardstick by which to assess responsibility for military strikes on civilian targets. On the one side, missile technology has become more accurate, allowing for less accidental or collateral damage. At the same time, this increased accuracy creates a presumption that direct hits on civilian residences are deliberate, and thus exhibit criminal intention. In certain instances, there may have been someone acknowledged as a militant living in a residential building, but such a presence does not justify targeting an entire residential complex. In such circumstances, the collateral damage to civilians far outweighs the direct damage inflicted on legally acceptable targets. The Special Rapporteur was informed by several Gazans that rockets were neither stored nor fired from residential districts, but were stored underground and launched from open spaces. The Special Rapporteur was briefed by United Nations officials and civil society representatives who had observed and investigated compliance with human rights and international humanitarian law during Pillar of Defense. The concerns noted above were affirmed and our attention was called to other important issues.

http://reliefweb.int/report/occupie...pporteur-situation-human-rights-palestinian-7

http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/HRCouncil/RegularSession/Session23/A-HRC-23 -21_en.pdf

Sherri

 

[SherriMunnerlyn]

This Report will be officially presented to the UN Human Rights Council on June 10, 2013, this is what I am reading.

 

[Hossfly]

This Report will be officially presented to the UN Human Rights Council on June 10, 2013, this is what I am reading.

I wonder if Frau Sherri can explain to us why there is no "Special Rapporteur" for the destruction that is going in on Muslim countries. After all, we all have seen pictures of those terribly bombed out places in Syria and know that many of the Syrian people have become refugees because of the situation so why is there only this so-called "Special Rapprteur" for one area and not others that are experiencing much worse. I think this situation of only concentrating on one little section of the world and not others is really ludicrous. As you can see, Frau Sherri's very, very special friend is not held in high regard by everyone.
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[MHunterB]

Falk has been such a persistent liar that I can't pay any attention to his accusations. He's even tried to blame the bombing at the Boston Marathon on the US and Israel.

The man is sick or senile or both.

 

[MJB12741]

Thank goodness Israel's abuse of Palestinian rights is becoming well known. What kind of people make peace offerings to Palestinians, build a security fence & concede land to them to keep them captives in Israel when all the Palestinians want is to be free from Israel? Face it you Zionists, not once has Israel even tried to find an incentive to offer the surrounding Arab countries to grant their Palestinians a right of return back to their indigenous homelands. Shame on Israel.

Summary In the present report, while noting the continuing non-cooperation of Israel, the Special Rapporteur addresses Israel‟s Operation “Pillar of Defense” and the general human rights situation in the Gaza Strip, as well as the expansion of Israeli settlements – and businesses that profit from Israeli settlements and the situation of Palestinians detained by Israel.

Here is part of one paragraph of what this over 50 page report has to say about Operation Pillar of Defense, after the Special Rapporteur addresses the fact that Israel still has responsibilities as an Occupier in Gaza. The issue raised by the attacks in Operation Pillar Of Defense and discussed is that they constituted unlawful attacks on civilians under international law, the Special Rapporteur in subsequent comments in Paragraph 13, after those quoted below, calls the attacks collective punishment.

13. The Special Rapporteur visited the destroyed residence of the Al Dalou family, which lost ten family members, including four young children during the attack. Jamel Mahmoud Yassin Al Dalou, the surviving grandfather to the four dead children, described himself as a trader in foodstuffs who lived with his family in the Nasser neighbourhood and enjoyed better living conditions than most Gazans. Mr. Al Dalou said that during the November attacks “every one of us was a target…the sky was full of Israeli planes and drones, everything that moved could be hit. I left to go to my business by taxi to bring needed food to the family, but while there, people came to me crying and told me my house had been hit, the worst news I received in my life. I rushed home to find many working to remove the rubble of the destroyed house.” Finding the deaths of his children and grandchildren, Mr. Al Dalou commented, “If they cannot deal with Islamic militants, should they attack children? We have no problem if Israelis attack militants, but this was a great injustice. I lost my family. I am sleeping on the street. Only my son and I survived. This is one of the worst crimes. Where is the international court to prosecute the perpetrators? They destroy our houses, take our land, and destroy our women and children. To whom can I complain?” This man‟s voice represented the pain and grief encountered throughout the visit. It was the same essential story told by other victims and survivors of the attacks with whom the Special Rapporteur spoke. From an IHL perspective, what seems striking is that several of the damaged structures were situated in clearly demarcated residential districts. There is a new yardstick by which to assess responsibility for military strikes on civilian targets. On the one side, missile technology has become more accurate, allowing for less accidental or collateral damage. At the same time, this increased accuracy creates a presumption that direct hits on civilian residences are deliberate, and thus exhibit criminal intention. In certain instances, there may have been someone acknowledged as a militant living in a residential building, but such a presence does not justify targeting an entire residential complex. In such circumstances, the collateral damage to civilians far outweighs the direct damage inflicted on legally acceptable targets. The Special Rapporteur was informed by several Gazans that rockets were neither stored nor fired from residential districts, but were stored underground and launched from open spaces. The Special Rapporteur was briefed by United Nations officials and civil society representatives who had observed and investigated compliance with human rights and international humanitarian law during Pillar of Defense. The concerns noted above were affirmed and our attention was called to other important issues.

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Richard Falk (A/HRC/23/21) (Advance Unedited Version) | ReliefWeb

http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/HRCouncil/RegularSession/Session23/A-HRC-23 -21_en.pdf

Sherri

 

[RoccoR]

et al,

Richard Falk is an old, but very well educated man. He has been to Wharton School, (BS Degree); Yale Law School (LLB Degree); and Harvard Law (JD). He is a specialist in International Law, particularly Humanitarian Law. He is a Professor Emeritus of International Law at Princeton, in addition to a UN IHL Special Rapporteur.

NOTE: Of the nine (9) recommendations, the last recommendation has nothing to do with the Israeli-Palestinian issue. It recognized that the High Commission had received numerous third-party complaints and criticisms concerning the Special Rapporteurs' conduct of the investigation. It was rather childlike, and demonstrated the extent to which the Special Rapporteurs' confidence was shaken.​

But make no mistake, while he has all the appropriate academic credentials, he has a common flaw that are common to such men. He is idealistic. He argues on the side of how he believes things should be, and not as they are. Not uncommon to the soft sciences, Richard Falk takes a position and then only presents the evidence that supports that position. Like Bob Hunter and David McTaggart (the famous founders of Green Peace), Richard Falk is pragmatic, driven, and a famously relentless visionary on the protocols and orders that he thinks will someday eliminate conflicts and war. He is a champion of the underdog and a committed quasi-pacifists; especially in the face of 21st Century Military Force utilization.

In Richard Falk's eyes, Humanitarian Law is above all other laws and interests. He is on his last year of his six year appointment as a UN Special Rapporteur on Palestinian Human Rights (UNSRPHR). And Richard Falk wants to make his mark.

It is very important to note what the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) and the UNSRPHR did not investigate and report on in any presentation; and why the reports themselves are so one-sided by design - that they no longer contain any presentation of substance or value.

• Reference Link ---> List of Reports, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

None of the reports explain how it came to be that the Palestinians acquired rockets, small arms and light weapons (SA/LW), to fire into Israel sovereignty; not a single report. None of the nine (9) recommendations address repercussions of implementing the changes relative to risk to Israeli Sovereignty or the political value to remaining an Occupation Force over the territory. Nor does the report address the war reparations owed to the Occupation Power for the three wars, two insurrections, and the continuous insurgency over the last 65 years.

It is unlikely the the UNHCHR or the UNSRPHR will take responsibility for an increase in Hostile Arab/Palestinian attacks should Israel implement any of the nine (9) recommendations.

Most Respectfully,
R

 

[P F Tinmore]

et al,

Richard Falk is an old, but very well educated man. He has been to Wharton School, (BS Degree); Yale Law School (LLB Degree); and Harvard Law (JD). He is a specialist in International Law, particularly Humanitarian Law. He is a Professor Emeritus of International Law at Princeton, in addition to a UN IHL Special Rapporteur.

NOTE: Of the nine (9) recommendations, the last recommendation has nothing to do with the Israeli-Palestinian issue. It recognized that the High Commission had received numerous third-party complaints and criticisms concerning the Special Rapporteurs' conduct of the investigation. It was rather childlike, and demonstrated the extent to which the Special Rapporteurs' confidence was shaken.​

But make no mistake, while he has all the appropriate academic credentials, he has a common flaw that are common to such men. He is idealistic. He argues on the side of how he believes things should be, and not as they are. Not uncommon to the soft sciences, Richard Falk takes a position and then only presents the evidence that supports that position. Like Bob Hunter and David McTaggart (the famous founders of Green Peace), Richard Falk is pragmatic, driven, and a famously relentless visionary on the protocols and orders that he thinks will someday eliminate conflicts and war. He is a champion of the underdog and a committed quasi-pacifists; especially in the face of 21st Century Military Force utilization.

In Richard Falk's eyes, Humanitarian Law is above all other laws and interests. He is on his last year of his six year appointment as a UN Special Rapporteur on Palestinian Human Rights (UNSRPHR). And Richard Falk wants to make his mark.

It is very important to note what the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) and the UNSRPHR did not investigate and report on in any presentation; and why the reports themselves are so one-sided by design - that they no longer contain any presentation of substance or value.

• Reference Link ---> List of Reports, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

None of the reports explain how it came to be that the Palestinians acquired rockets, small arms and light weapons (SA/LW), to fire into Israel sovereignty; not a single report. None of the nine (9) recommendations address repercussions of implementing the changes relative to risk to Israeli Sovereignty or the political value to remaining an Occupation Force over the territory. Nor does the report address the war reparations owed to the Occupation Power for the three wars, two insurrections, and the continuous insurgency over the last 65 years.

It is unlikely the the UNHCHR or the UNSRPHR will take responsibility for an increase in Hostile Arab/Palestinian attacks should Israel implement any of the nine (9) recommendations.

Most Respectfully,
R

None of the reports explain how it came to be that the Palestinians acquired rockets, small arms and light weapons...

The Palestinians have the right to defend themselves and to acquire the means necessary.

...to fire into Israel sovereignty;...

The Palestinians do not attack outside their own borders.

 

[SherriMunnerlyn]

The problem with these reports is they lay out violations of intl law and the findings are presented to the UN. The UN does nothing . This is the problem.

 

[P F Tinmore]

The problem with these reports is they lay out violations of intl law and the findings are presented to the UN. The UN does nothing . This is the problem.

The UN has had its thumb up its ass since 1945. They are part of the problem with no solution.

 

[ForeverYoung436]

The problem with these reports is they lay out violations of intl law and the findings are presented to the UN. The UN does nothing . This is the problem.

The UN has had its thumb up its ass since 1945. They are part of the problem with no solution.

You're right. The U.N. is dominated by Arab/Muslim and Communist countries.

 

[MJB12741]

So very true. Ever since the Muslim countries joined the UN, the UN has done nothing to foster justice.

The problem with these reports is they lay out violations of intl law and the findings are presented to the UN. The UN does nothing . This is the problem.