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Cameras vs fists: Can technology save Palestinians from beatings?
Published: 02 February, 2012, 13:30
TAGS: Conflict, Middle East, Politics, Human rights, Israel
The Israeli government has vowed to end systematic attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the Occupied Territories, but has done little to curb the violence. Now an Israeli human rights group is using technology to tackle the problem.
Israel is continuing construction of new homes for its settlers in occupied Palestinian territory, despite numerous calls from the UN and many national governments to stop the practice, which contravenes international law. The issue is one of the major stumbling blocks to peace negotiations between the two sides.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to crack down on Jewish extremism in the West Bank, but with his government supporting settlement expansion, his promise means precious little to those on the receiving end of the violence.
The reality on the ground is that Palestinians living close to those settlements are facing daily aggression on the part of their Israeli neighbors, while the Israeli security forces turn a blind eye to the attacks.
Some Israelis are critical of the policy which allows this to continue.The Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem is doing its part in trying to curb the violence. It has distributed cameras to dozens of Palestinians to capture glimpses of everyday reality in the occupied zone. The goal is to gather evidence and hold Israeli settlers and soldiers attacking Palestinians accountable, reports RT’s Paula Slier.
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sbruch wrote in#12
The Light is the any chance that you are jewdelight
Haha. Nope. I am not Jewish or any other dumb religion.
If this happens it is abhorrent and regrettable, but the hatred for the Palestinians in not completely unfounded either. Collectively, what goes around comes around with these people.
If I remember correctly, the "Palestinians" were given the option of a two state solution back when Israel was created.
The Palestinians refused this, all Muslim states refused to recognize Israel, many Jews fled or were forced to leave their homes in many Arab countries, were permantly denied citizen status, and had their belongings and property taken.
The Muslim world then promptly attacked Israel in '48, later by Egypt in '56 and were defeated. They (Egypt) provoked the '67 war and were defeated again. They (Egypt, Syria, Jordan, the whole motley crew) suprise attacked in '73 with support from our good friends the Soviets, who by the time of the ceasefire were willing to risk total nuclear war and the anihilation of all mankind over a bunch of butthurt Muslims having to deal with a Jewish state.
This whole "peace with Palestine" will not happen, even after they get their state. The animosity between Israel and the Arab world is practically set in stone, and will require decades of Western influnce the negate.
I say the Palestinians should have taken the first offer for peace when they got it. If four wars, & thousands of suicide bombings/rocket attacks over the years didn't turn you into a mean SOB towards them, then I would be worried.