Hundreds of rabbis from the four corners of the world have slammed JSIL [Israeli] Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 'the Baby Semite killer' for acting against the international law.
Rabbis for Human Rights (RHR) submitted an open letter by as many as 400 rabbis from across the world to the Israeli premier, criticizing his policies toward Palestinians.
The rabbis called on Netanyahu to halt razing to the ground Palestinian homes in the occupied territories, saying that Netanyahu’s policies toward Palestinians are in contradiction to “international law.”
“Thousands have been forced to build without permits, and great human suffering is caused when hundreds of homes are demolished each year,” the letter stated.
It was in reaction to Netanyahu’s recent decision to destroy some 400 newly-built Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank.
The move by the Israeli premier came after the British newspaper Daily Mail in a report alleged that the European Union had funded the construction of the homes, according to Israeli media.
Tel Aviv claims that the EU should have asked for its permit for the construction.
On February 6, a spokesman for the EU, whose name was not mentioned in the reports, defended its funding for the Palestinian homes.
In addition, Shadi Othman, a communications officer at the Office of the European Union Representative in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, told the Daily Mail a day earlier that the project “is part of the work done to build the future Palestinian state.”
“Palestinians have a right to live there, build schools there, have economic development,” Othman added.
On January 23, James W. Rawley, the UN resident and humanitarian coordinator, voiced concern over Israel’s recent spate of demolitions in the West Bank and East al-Quds.
“Some of the demolished structures were provided by the international community to support vulnerable families. Demolitions that result in forced evictions and displacement run counter to Israel’s obligations under international law,” Rawley added.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) recently announced that in 2014, “according to OCHA figures, the Israeli authorities destroyed 590 Palestinian-owned structures in Area C (in the West Bank) and East Jerusalem, displacing 1,177 people -- the highest level of displacement in the West Bank since the OCHA began systematically monitoring the issue in 2008.”
Israel’s settlement policy
The developments come amid widespread global condemnation of Israel’s land grab policies. Tel Aviv has approved a series of plans for new settler units in East al-Quds in recent months.
The European Union has often criticized Israel for building thousands of settlement units in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Upward of half a million Israelis live in more than 120 settlements built since Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories of the West Bank, including East al-Quds, in 1967.
The Israeli settlements are considered to be illegal by much of the international community because the territories were captured by Israel in a war in 1967 and are thus subject to the Geneva Conventions, which forbid construction on occupied lands.
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The rabbis called on Netanyahu to halt razing to the ground Palestinian homes in the occupied territories, saying that Netanyahu’s policies toward Palestinians are in contradiction to “international law.”
“Thousands have been forced to build without permits, and great human suffering is caused when hundreds of homes are demolished each year,” the letter stated.
It was in reaction to Netanyahu’s recent decision to destroy some 400 newly-built Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank.
The move by the Israeli premier came after the British newspaper Daily Mail in a report alleged that the European Union had funded the construction of the homes, according to Israeli media.
Tel Aviv claims that the EU should have asked for its permit for the construction.
On February 6, a spokesman for the EU, whose name was not mentioned in the reports, defended its funding for the Palestinian homes.
In addition, Shadi Othman, a communications officer at the Office of the European Union Representative in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, told the Daily Mail a day earlier that the project “is part of the work done to build the future Palestinian state.”
“Palestinians have a right to live there, build schools there, have economic development,” Othman added.
“Some of the demolished structures were provided by the international community to support vulnerable families. Demolitions that result in forced evictions and displacement run counter to Israel’s obligations under international law,” Rawley added.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) recently announced that in 2014, “according to OCHA figures, the Israeli authorities destroyed 590 Palestinian-owned structures in Area C (in the West Bank) and East Jerusalem, displacing 1,177 people -- the highest level of displacement in the West Bank since the OCHA began systematically monitoring the issue in 2008.”
Israel’s settlement policyThe developments come amid widespread global condemnation of Israel’s land grab policies. Tel Aviv has approved a series of plans for new settler units in East al-Quds in recent months.
The European Union has often criticized Israel for building thousands of settlement units in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Upward of half a million Israelis live in more than 120 settlements built since Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories of the West Bank, including East al-Quds, in 1967.
The Israeli settlements are considered to be illegal by much of the international community because the territories were captured by Israel in a war in 1967 and are thus subject to the Geneva Conventions, which forbid construction on occupied lands.
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