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    <h1 class="article-title">2478 Palestinians Kidnapped Since The
      Beginning Of This Year</h1>
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        <span class="article-detail"><img class="icon"
            src="cid:part1.04080105.00040209@freedomarchives.org"
            alt="author"> Wednesday July 02, 2014 03:20</span><span
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            src="cid:part2.03040808.02030605@freedomarchives.org"
            alt="author"> by Saed Bannoura<br>
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          <b><small><small><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.imemc.org/article/68294">http://www.imemc.org/article/68294</a></small></small></b></span></span></div>
    <blockquote class="article-intro">Head of the Census Department of
      the Palestinian Ministry of Detainees, Abdul-Nasser Ferwana,
      stated that the Israeli army has kidnapped 2478 Palestinians in
      the period between January 1 and June 30, of this year.</blockquote>
    <p class="article">He stated that, after the three Israeli settlers
      went missing, on June 12, the Israeli army kidnapped nearly 600
      Palestinians. <br>
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      Ferwana added that, among the 2478 Palestinians kidnapped this
      year, the soldiers have kidnapped 412 children, and 39 women. <br>
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      He stated that the number of arrests since the beginning of this
      year is more than a %27 increase compared to the same period of
      last year.<br>
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      The former political prisoner further stated that the vast
      majority of arrests carried out by the army have nothing to do
      with the Israeli claims of security, but are only merely carried
      out as punishment, and as acts of revenge, and collective
      punishment against the entire Palestinian population.<br>
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      He added that Israel’s ongoing crimes must be exposed to the
      international community, and must be ended, especially since the
      army deliberately targets civilians, including children, in direct
      violation of International Law. </p>
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