As Israel reoccupies villages and towns in the West Bank the Palestinian
population suffers the effects of widespread security measures such as
prolonged curfews, house demolitions or administrative detention that amount to collective punishment, said Amnesty International today.
"No abuses, however atrocious, by armed groups can justify Israel's indiscriminate punishment," said Amnesty International. All major West Bank
towns have by now been reoccupied and are placed under curfew for up to 24
hours a day, preventing a population of 500,000 from pursuing their daily life.
"The curfews are forcing Palestinians to spend long periods under virtual house arrest," Amnesty International stated.
The right to freedom of movement is further curtailed by closures - army barriers blocking all movement between towns and villages - and the
introduction of a new rule that requires every Palestinian travelling to
another town in the West Bank to obtain a permit from the Israeli Civil
Administration.
population suffers the effects of widespread security measures such as
prolonged curfews, house demolitions or administrative detention that amount to collective punishment, said Amnesty International today.
"No abuses, however atrocious, by armed groups can justify Israel's indiscriminate punishment," said Amnesty International. All major West Bank
towns have by now been reoccupied and are placed under curfew for up to 24
hours a day, preventing a population of 500,000 from pursuing their daily life.
"The curfews are forcing Palestinians to spend long periods under virtual house arrest," Amnesty International stated.
The right to freedom of movement is further curtailed by closures - army barriers blocking all movement between towns and villages - and the
introduction of a new rule that requires every Palestinian travelling to
another town in the West Bank to obtain a permit from the Israeli Civil
Administration.