The Rights Forum

Kolonistengeweld

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Het geweld van kolonisten tegen Palestijnse burgers op de Westelijke Jordaanoever neemt steeds ernstiger vormen aan. Dat blijkt uit onderstaande informatie en ook het interne EU-rapport dat The Rights Forum op 5 april 2012 openbaar heeft gemaakt.

Escalatie kolonistengeweld in 2011

Incidenten waarbij Palestijnen door kolonisten zijn verwond of hun eigendommen zijn vernield (bron)	Moskeeën aangevallen en/of in brand gestoken door kolonisten (bron)

	The weekly average of settler attacks resulting in Palestinian casualties and property damage has increased by 40% in 2011 compared to 2010, and by over 165% compared to 2009. During 2011, Israeli settlers vandalized over 10,000 Palestinian olive trees throughout the West Bank. VN- organisatie OCHA, Israeli Settler Violence in the West Bank, december 2011

	Since the submission of the report [April 2011] there has been a further escalation of violence by settlers, including attacks on mosques and Christian institutions in the West Bank and attacks against Israeli security forces and Palestinian security officials. EU, EU note on Settler Violence, februari 2012

Falen Israëlische autoriteiten

VN- en mensenrechtenorganisaties concluderen dat de Israëlische regering ernstig tekort schiet in het beschermen van de Palestijnse burgerbevolking. Kolonisten die geweld plegen worden vrijwel nooit vervolgd.

Israel has systematically failed to adequately enforce the law on settlers who engage in attacks against Palestinians and their property. Two key reasons behind the ongoing law enforcement deficit are the disincentives given to Palestinian victims to file official complaints with the Israeli police, thus preventing the launching of an investigation, and the insufficient follow-up by the Israeli police in investigating complaints. VN-organisatie OCHA, The Humanitarian Impact of the Takeover of Palestinian Water Springs by Israeli Settlers, maart 2012

	The authorities have adopted an undeclared policy of leniency toward Israelis who harm Palestinians and damage Palestinian property. Israel violates its obligation as the occupying power in the West Bank to maintain law and order Israëlische mensenrechtenorganisatie B’Tselem, Annual Report 2011, maart 2012

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Verdieping en achtergronden

1. VN-rapport over kolonistengeweld (december 2011)
2. VN-rapport over vernieling van waterbronnen door kolonisten (maart 2012)
3. Israëlische mensenrechtenorganisatie B'Tselem over kolonistengeweld
4. Dossier schendingen internationaal recht 2011
5. Nederzettingenmonitor 2012

Zie ook het EU rapport over kolonistengeweld.