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<h1 class="article-title"><small><small>UNHRC: “Israel Fails To
Prosecute Soldiers, Settlers, Who Attack Palestinians”</small></small></h1>
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<span class="article-details"><span class="article-detail"><img
class="icon" src="cid:part1.03040903.04030508@freedomarchives.org"
alt="author"> Tuesday September 25, 2012 04:11</span><span
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src="cid:part2.05070506.04060107@freedomarchives.org" alt="author"> by
Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies</span></span> <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.imemc.org/article/64290">http://www.imemc.org/article/64290</a><br>
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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.
<p class="article">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.<br>
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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”.<br>
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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.<br>
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The Human Rights Council said that “such attacks are frequent, and
escalating in many cases, and target Palestinian civilians and their
property”. <br>
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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.<br>
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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. <br>
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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. </p>
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