{"id":50610,"date":"2014-12-01T12:34:56","date_gmt":"2014-12-01T12:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=50610"},"modified":"2015-05-05T21:27:14","modified_gmt":"2015-05-05T20:27:14","slug":"israels-demolition-of-palestinian-homes-contrary-to-international-law-un-experts-warn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2014\/12\/israels-demolition-of-palestinian-homes-contrary-to-international-law-un-experts-warn\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel\u2019s Demolition of Palestinian Homes \u2018Contrary to International Law,\u2019 UN Experts Warn"},"content":{"rendered":"

25 Nov 2014<\/em> \u2013 The Israeli Government\u2019s use of house demolition as a punitive measure in response to alleged acts of violence by Palestinians must end immediately, two United Nations experts urged today, adding that the practice \u2013 which targets Palestinian homes in both Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory \u2013 is a violation of human rights law.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll acts of violence require a firm response from the Israeli authorities, and those responsible should be tried before a court of law and sentenced for their crimes,\u201d Makarim Wibisono, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories, affirmed in a press release<\/a>, adding, however, that the State \u201ccannot go beyond what is sanctioned by international law.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Wibisono\u2019s remarks follow the 19 November demolition of the East Jerusalem home of Abd al-Rahman al-Shaludi, the Palestinian man accused of committing last month\u2019s car attack in Jerusalem that claimed the lives of a 22 year-old woman and a three-month old child.<\/p>\n

In addition to Mr. Al-Shaludi\u2019s home, Israeli authorities have slated at least six other homes of Palestinian suspects located in East Jerusalem, Askar refugee camp, and Hebron, for demolition or sealing \u2013 the practice of completely or partially closing off the rooms of a home with concrete or metal sheeting, prohibiting family members from accessing their homes, at times indefinitely. Meanwhile, following a recent deadly attack against a Jerusalem synagogue, a number of other house demolitions are reportedly being prepared.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the case of Mr. Al-Shaludi, who was shot and killed by Israeli police at the scene of the attack, the demolition of his home in the middle of the night served no other purpose than to punish his innocent parents and five siblings, rendering them homeless,\u201d Leilani Farha, the Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cSimply put: the use of house demolition as a punitive measure is a form of collective punishment contrary to international law,\u201d she continued. \u201cIsrael must immediately end its use of this devastating practice.\u201d<\/p>\n

The recent house demolitions come within a context of increasing tensions \u2013 marked by a number of fatal incidents \u2013 between Palestinians and Israelis.<\/p>\n

However, the two Special Rapporteurs warned that an upsurge in demolitions would \u201conly add to the frustration and despair felt by the people living under prolonged military occupation, and sow the seeds of more hatred and violence for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only means to stop this cycle of violence is for Israel to place human rights at the centre of its policy-making,\u201d Mr. Wibisono concluded.<\/p>\n

Go to Original \u2013 un.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

25 Nov 2014 \u2013 The Israeli Government\u2019s use of house demolition as a punitive measure must end immediately, UN experts urged today. The practice \u2013 which targets Palestinian homes in both Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory \u2013 is a violation of human rights law. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-united-nations"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50610"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50610\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}