3. Two tanks and a jeep entered the city center and began firing on Palestinian civilians this morning. Due to local resistance the Israeli army pulled out but are currently en route to the city center again with reinforcements. Activists are in the city center and plan to protect the Palestinian civilians by acting as human shields.
Under the 1949 Geneva Conventions, collective punishments are a war crime. Article 33 of the Fourth Convention states: “No protected person may be punished for an offense he or she has not personally committed,” and “collective penalties and likewise all measures of intimidation or of terrorism are prohibited.”
International activists and Palestinian civilians call on the members of the press to expose these vicious acts of violence and outrageous war crimes
Please contact internationals in Jenin immediately:
Caiomhe (Ireland) 972 (0) 55 975 374
Starhawk (USA) 972 (0) 56 435 018
Lisa (USA) Carol (UK), Nancy (UK), Fiona (Canadian) 972 (0) 67 387 892
For more information on the International Solidarity Movement contact:
Huwaida 972 (0) 67 473 308 ISM Office 972 (0) 2 626 4844
International Solidarity Movement
http://www.palsolidarity.org
Under the 1949 Geneva Conventions, collective punishments are a war crime. Article 33 of the Fourth Convention states: “No protected person may be punished for an offense he or she has not personally committed,” and “collective penalties and likewise all measures of intimidation or of terrorism are prohibited.”
International activists and Palestinian civilians call on the members of the press to expose these vicious acts of violence and outrageous war crimes
Please contact internationals in Jenin immediately:
Caiomhe (Ireland) 972 (0) 55 975 374
Starhawk (USA) 972 (0) 56 435 018
Lisa (USA) Carol (UK), Nancy (UK), Fiona (Canadian) 972 (0) 67 387 892
For more information on the International Solidarity Movement contact:
Huwaida 972 (0) 67 473 308 ISM Office 972 (0) 2 626 4844
International Solidarity Movement
http://www.palsolidarity.org