[News] UNHRC: “Israel Fails To Prosecute Soldiers, Settlers, Who Attack Palestinians”

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  UNHRC: “Israel Fails To Prosecute Soldiers, Settlers, Who Attack
  Palestinians”

author Tuesday September 25, 2012 04:11author by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & 
Agencies
http://www.imemc.org/article/64290

A report prepared and published by the United Nations Human Rights 
Council (UNHRC) accused the state of Israel of failing to prosecute 
Israeli soldiers and settlers who commit crimes against the Palestinian 
people in the occupied territories, the Arabs48 News Website reported.

The report said that there is a serious increase in attacks carried out 
by settlers and soldiers against the unarmed Palestinian civilians in 
the occupied West Bank, including in occupied East Jerusalem.

The report was submitted to the Human Rights Council during its Monday 
session in Geneva, and states that “Israel has failed to conduct the 
needed legal measures against Israeli soldiers and settlers who practice 
violence against the Palestinians and their property”.

The report also revealed that an Israeli soldier, who was questioned by 
Israel for killing a Palestinian mother and her daughter, never faced 
charges until this moment, and said that three Israeli young settlers 
were placed under house arrest for five days for attacking a Palestinian 
family with firebombs leading to serious injuries.

The Human Rights Council said that “such attacks are frequent, and 
escalating in many cases, and target Palestinian civilians and their 
property”.

It stressed on the fact that Israel is obliged to protect the 
Palestinians, and when violence is practiced against them, Israel, as 
the occupying country, is obliged to prosecute the assailants.

The Council also stated that Jewish settlers, and soldiers, cut and 
uprooted more than 500 Olive trees since the beginning of last month, an 
issue that deprived Palestinian families from their main source of 
livelihood.

Israeli settler attacks against the Palestinians in the West Bank and 
East Jerusalem did not only target the residents, their homes, property 
and lands, but several racist attacks targeted holy sites and included 
burning and defacing several mosques and churches, in addition to 
defacing Muslim and Christian graveyards. Several attacks were also 
carried out against property that belongs to Israeli peace groups and 
some of their members.

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