Thank you for covering this, one of the ongoing crimes Israel seems to get away with all the time.

@ Linda J
Instead of tallying up these so called "ongoing crimes" from the internet, why don't you come to Israel and educate yourself on exactly why such actions are sanctioned by the Israeli court system? I believe other articles on Israel published over the past week are sufficient in exposing the necessity of unexplained detainments of suspected security threats. If there is no guilt to be found, Abu Sisi will be released accordlingly.

Oliver Hamilton,

As Israel has built a wall around Gaza, the entire community is imprisoned. If Palestinians fight against their imprisonment, they are labelled terrorists.

Libyans have never been subject to human abuses, as bad as the Palestinians have had to endure under Israels brutality. But if Libyans resist a dictator, they are labeled freedom fighters and gain support from the west.

Meanwhile the Libyan rebels have now admitted they've recruited fighters from Al-Qaeda. Some of the Libyan rebels supported by the west have killed American troops in Iraq.

So Oliver, I don't blame you for being confused, but you must admit, it is you who needs an education. What Linda J pointed out, can not be disputed as fact.

Great Job by Israeli intelligence in bringing the enemies of the state,,,reminds one of bringin in Eichman ..I hope they bring in Ahmedinejad, Mashal and Nasrallah soon and hang these scumbags!

It is great that arab terrorists are held accountable for murdering civilians. I hope he rots in gaol.

John A, where do you get your information from? The wall is your invention, there is no wall in or around Gaza, and Israel has no presence in Gaza whatsoever. The Terrorist group of Hamas is firing dozens of rockets on daily basis on Israel, killing civilians including children. The fact that you ignore this and attack Israel sheds a light on who you really are, and the murderous intentions you have.

John antisemite A

Israel has not build a walla around Gaza, and there is no way in the world you can prove it.

Your ususal unfounded rubbish published by the bolg censors

I support Israel, if the Palestinians had the capability they would have killed the Jews long ago.... the wall was put there for a reason. Why do the SPCA put dogs in cages... so one dog can get to the other... childs logic if you ask me. PS. There will never ever be lasting peace between palistine and israel. Want to know why... read the BIBLE!

IslamisbetterwithMintsauce66,

He won't rot in jail since Israeli law does not permit it.

Similarly, Israeli law prohibits human abuse and brutality against anyone including terrorists caught and imprisoned.

However Israeli law also requires the government to protect all it's citizens which can include the interception of terrorists firing rockets, suicide bombers planning attacks and any other activities which intend to kill Israelis whether Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Baha'i, atheist or other faith.

Proud Zionist you think you cant be proved an idiot?

1. Israel’s violations of international law
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The Israeli government is in constant violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which protects people living under occupation, and forbids an occupying power from making its presence a permanent one.
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A whole swathe of UN resolutions call on Israel to end its occupation, stop its settlement construction, respect the right of Palestinian refugees to return to their homes, and end Israel’s annexation of East Jerusalem. The Israeli government have flouted all these resolutions with impunity, as it has the UN’s demand for Israel’s nuclear facilities to be inspected.
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Even the International Court of Justice’s ruling against Israel’s building of a Wall inside Occupied Palestinian Territory has been ignored.
The British government must act to force Israel to abide by international law. Why should Israel be able to violate humanitarian law with impunity?

2. Bringing Israeli war criminals to justice
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Following the seeking of an arrest warrant against Tzipi Livni in December 2009, David Miliband said that "The Government is looking urgently at ways in which the UK system might be changed in order to avoid this sort of situation arising again."
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The Israeli government, in which Tzipi Livni served in as Foreign Affairs minister, planned and executed the war on Gaza during December 2008 and January 2009.
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The United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict was led by Justice Richard Goldstone. His report pointed out that, ‘several of the violations referred to in this report amount to grave breaches of the Fourth Geneva Convention.
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Goldstone noted that there is a duty imposed by the Geneva Conventions on all High Contracting Parties to search for and bring before their courts those responsible for the alleged violations. The UK is a High Contracting Party – and has a responsibility to uphold international law, regardless of whether someone accused of war crimes is considered a friend of the current government or not, and regardless of their status, rank or influence.
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Britain must not change its laws in order to avoid any future attempts to prosecute suspected war criminals, Israeli or otherwise.
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The power to arrest individuals reasonably suspected of war crimes anywhere in the world should they set foot on UK soil is necessary, as victims of war crimes are often unable to seek justice in their own country. The government should not succumb to pressure from any foreign power to alter this crucial aspect of the judicial process.
Bringing those responsible for war crimes to justice is essential to end the culture of impunity that referred to in the Goldstone report, and end Israel’s continued military assaults.
‘The Mission was struck by the repeated comment of Palestinian victims, human rights defenders, civil society interlocutors and officials that they hoped that this would be the last investigative mission of its kind, because action for justice would follow from it. It was struck, as well, by the comment that every time a report is published and no action follows, this emboldens Israel and her conviction of being untouchable’. (Goldstone, para 1754)
3. Ending the siege on Gaza
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Since June 2007, Israel has imposed a brutal and illegal siege on 1.5 million people living in the Gaza strip. The UN and EU have repeatedly stated that the blockade of Gaza, including restricting supply of electricity and fuel, constitutes collective punishment of a civilian population, is prohibited in international humanitarian law under Article 33 of the Fourth Geneva Convention.
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Israel’s bombardment and invasion of Gaza between 27 December 2008 and 18 January 2009 killed 1,417 Palestinians, including 313 children, according to the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights. 14 Israelis were killed, of whom 11 were soldiers. Despite massive destruction of infrastructure, Israel prevents the entry of cement and building materials, forcing people to live in makeshift shelters and tents among the ruins of their former homes.
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According to the report “Failing Gaza”, published by 16 organizations including Amnesty International, “In the first two years of the blockade, an average of just 112 truckloads per day – one fifth of the previous levels – were allowed into Gaza. Exports have been entirely banned with the exception of several small shipments. The report states that “currently Israel only regularly allows about 35 categories of items entry into Gaza. In contrast, some 4,000 items were imported before the blockade began”.
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The Goldstone Report ‘found that the following grave breaches of the Fourth Geneva Convention were committed by Israeli forces in Gaza: wilful killing, torture or inhuman treatment, wilfully causing great suffering or serious injury to body or health, and extensive destruction of property, not justified by military necessity and carried out unlawfully and wantonly. As grave breaches these acts give rise to individual criminal responsibility. The Mission notes that the use of human shields also constitutes a war crime under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.’ (para 1732)
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The report also found that ‘the series of acts that deprive Palestinians in the Gaza Strip of their means of subsistence, employment, housing and water, that deny their freedom of movement and their right to leave and enter their own country, that limit their rights to access a court of law and an effective remedy, could lead a competent court to find that the crime of persecution, a crime against humanity, has been committed.’ (para 1733)]
Palestinians in Gaza have experienced a horrific and illegal collective punishment – for daring to exercise their right to democratically elect MPs to represent them.
4. Ban the import of settlement goods
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Almost 500,000 Israeli settlers live illegally in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The UN reported that ‘more than 38% of the Occupied West Bank is taken up by Israeli settlements, outposts, military bases and closed military areas, Israeli declared nature reserves or other related infrastructure that are off limits or tightly controlled to Palestinians.’
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The Foreign and Commonwealth Office website states that “The government has been clear that settlements in East Jerusalem and the West Bank are illegal.” UN Security Council resolutions 446 and 465 “deplore” the building of settlements on Palestinian land and instruct member states not to assist the building of settlements. The Geneva Convention states that the transfer of a civilian population into occupied territory is a war crime; to be ancillary to this crime is also a crime in English law.
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Yet despite this, goods grown in Israeli settlements, on stolen Palestinian land, are exported and sold in Britain.
As settlements are illegal under international law, the export of settlement products must be banned. We have a duty not to economically aid those carrying out illegal acts.
5. Suspending the EU-Israel trade agreement
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Our government should push for the suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement until Israel meets its obligations under international law. Article 2 of the Agreement requires Israel to comply with human rights provisions – something it has clearly not complied with.
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Since 2000, the EU Israel Association Agreement (EUIAA) has promoted strong trade, business and cultural ties between Israel and the EU. Today, 30% of Israel’s exports go to the EU under a preferential trade tariff, paid for by the EU taxpayer. There are even current negotiations in progress to upgrade this agreement despite Israel’s gross breaches of Article 2 of the EUIAA that requires it to ‘respect human rights and democratic principles’.
Why should Israel be allowed to violate the terms of the EU-Israel trade agreement and continue to financially benefit from preferential trade terms?

6. Ending the arms trade with Israel
Equipment used on Gazans contained UK-supplied components. In a Ministerial Statement on 21 April 2009, Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary David Miliband admitted that Israeli equipment used in Gaza "almost certainly" contained UK-supplied components. He cited F16 combat aircraft, Apache attack helicopters, Saar-Class corvettes and armoured personnel carriers. Then Foreign Minister Bill Rammell told the Commons' Committees on Arms Export Controls that no licences for components for the F16s, helicopters or armoured personnel carriers had been approved since the war on the Lebanon in 2006. On 13 July 2009 the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that Britain cancelled five out of 182 licensed British arms exports to Israel, all involving equipment for the Saar 4.5 class Corvette, a naval vessel used in Israel’s war on Gaza.

Are all you Americans too gutless to answer this question:

Libyan rebel commander admits his fighters have al-Qaeda links

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8407047/Libyan-rebel-commander-admits-his-fighters-have-al-Qaeda-links.html

Rebels forces in Libya have admitted that among the ranks of those fighting against the government are islamic militants who have fought and killed US troops in Iraq, otherwise known as “al qaeda” fighters.

So now American soldiers fight with al qaeda!!!!

Which side are you on.
Gadaffi or NATO/al qaeda????

I would like to focus in one interesting fact: 2 weeks after the abduction of this "innocent" palestinian enginner, a ship with 50 tons of weapons (including very sofisticated missiles) was stopped in its way to Gaza by Israeli navy.
Israel doesn't keep people in prision for pleasure...there is always a reason.

Zionism = Racism.

Beaujam90,

Most of the world has moved on since the 1970s Soviet indoctrination, supported by the Arab League, who initiated such false rhetoric.

The Soviets have fallen and the Arab regimes are on their way.

It's only foolish to push the agenda of the losers.

Hey dov,
But were the rockets sophisticated?
I just assumed all browsers had spell check now. Regardless, it would help your case if you didnt spell like a child learning how to use a computer.

Hey JSSA,
You're pretty much hopeless if you're digging around in a book that predates modern history for answers to politically charges issues.

beujam90

nitwit, you have no idea what you are talking about.

I'll give you an example of racism:

In the west bank selling land to a jew carries the mandatory death sentence

THAT IS RACISM

John antisemitic nazi A

there is no wall around Gaza, you ar e simply a liar

Israel kidnaps Dirar Abu Sisi a Palestinian civilian in a foreign country, which of course is OK, the Palestinians (Hamas) kidnap Gilad Shalet, an Israeli soldier on Palestinian terroritory which is, by the Israelis, deemed a terrorist act.

I am very confused, just who are the terrorists?????

Typical of a police state! These are activities copied from the USSR, China, Korea and let’s not forget Nazi-Germany. These police states enforced this odious conduct under the guise of protecting the citizens and the state. Recent examples of these criminal acts can be found in the actions of the US of A.

There is no wall in Gaza ,only a 6 meters high fence and automatic machine guns that killed scores of kids..
@JJSA, Facts are strongers than blind believing : since Galileo and Darwin you should know that ALL holy books Bible first are packs of legends, nonsens, tall stories, only simple minds can believe true.
God exists but has nothing to do with jews ,christians, or muslims

Azm-Syrian prime minister memoirs::
Arab governments called to evacuate Israel
Leave for Arab countries.
We made them leave.
Then we exploit them in executing crimes of murder in the service of political purposes

*The secretary general of the Arab League, Azzam Pasha:
Advice given to the Arabs to
: LEAVE AND STAY IN NEIGHBORING STATES.
Later to RETURN AND OBTAIN JWEISH property

*Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Said in Sir An-Nakbah
We will smash Israel.
ARABS SHOULD LEAVE UNTIL END OF FIGHTING

*On 1947the UN proposed the formation of the Jewish state Israel and the number 22 Arab state.
The Arabs refused and 7 Arab armies attacked the defending Israel.
Arab league declared:
This will be a war of extermination and a massacre which
WILL BE SPOKEN OF LIKE THE MONGOL MASSACRESS

*Egypt controled Gaza and Jordan the West bank.
They could from a Pa;lestinian state.
The Palestinianas could demand independence.

By they did not.

They used the territories for terror atackes aginst Israel.

Ariely says, Egypt controled Gaza and Jordan the West bank.
They could from a Pa;lestinian state.
The Palestinianas could demand independence.

By they did not.
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Ariely, the moon is not inhabited. You and your Zionist friends could have declared the moon as the Israeli state. Please why don't you pi$$ of and go there?

John nazi H

What an intelligent answer to a statement of facts. Egypt occupied Gaza and Jordan occupied the West Bank. Therefore the Jews should go to the moon.

How intelligent, logical and clear. Why did it take you two years to think of it?

The Pals did not demand a state when Jordan and Egypt occupied them. Of course not, anybody asking for it would have disappeared without a trace within hours. Your friends.

What a sorry nitwit you are, Johnny baby

Proud Zionist,

The point is that you ask Palestinians to relocate from their homes which they have occupied for thousands of years. Why should they or anyone else do this for you? There is no justification behind this situation.

As you should know, the first Zionists initially declared Argentina should become the, "Jewish state". When this wasn't granted, their second choice was Palestine.

Zionism is nothing more than a politically opportunistic mob, which aims to lift its followers out of Eastern European poverty by robbing the land and homes of others.

Proud Zionist your bones are riddles with rotten and twisted thoughts, you do not represent Judaism. You are nothing less than the embodiment of sin.

Thank you for covering this one !

However it would be extremely helpful and informative if you could do just a little bit of research aobut the individual you are writing about.

For example:

Dr. Rocket !!

Dirar Abu Asisi, the Gazan Palestinian who claims to have been abducted by Israel's secret service from the Ukraine, was charged before the Beersheba district court Monday, April 4, on 15 terror-related counts, including upgrading the range and capabilities of thousands of Grad and Qassam rockets launched from Gaza at Israeli towns and cities in recent years as well as anti-tank missiles. Abu Asisi was also identified as the commander of the military academy run by Hamas' armed wing, Ezz e-din al-Qassam, where he was nicknamed Dr. Rocket.

He obtained his PhD degree from the Ukrainian military engineering academy where he specialized in missile control systems and upgrading the ranges of Grad and Qassam missiles.
He is therefore charged with the attempted murder of thousands of Israelis, membership of a terrorist organization, providing services to an illegal organization, conspiracy to commit a crime and illegal weapons manufacture.

Filipe you forgot to add that Gilad Shalet belongs to a criminal institute and he actively supports the illegal occupation of Palestine, which all Palestinians have the right and duty to resist.

John nazi A

again you ignorance shows, you really do not have a clue, do you:

"As you should know, the first Zionists initially declared Argentina should become the, "Jewish state". When this wasn't granted, their second choice was Palestine."

that is absolute BS. When Theodor Herzl thought the Ottomans would not agree, he suggested Uganda, but this was on the table for a short while only because the Jewish people belongs to Jerusalem, to Zion, and Herzl retracted.

Talking about facts, remind me again how many civilians died in gaza during cast lead?

Johnny baby antisemitic nazi

you comment about Shalit clearly constitutes incitement to murder.

But what to expect from a filthy nazi like you NAZI VERRECKE

CNN CENSORS

prove that you do not agree with John Nazi A and publish my comments before next month!

Oh proud Zionist, It seems nobody has ever explained to you what a Nazi is.

The Nazi party was the name of a political party in Germany. This political party had fascist ideology.

The definition of Fascism is when a Government serves business and not the people. You know, like bank bailouts and tax payers money being given to the military industrial complex, to build bombs and profit from non defensive war.

A country which places the wishes of banks and industry ahead of the wishes of its people is a fascist country.

Thats right, America now exhibits fascist policies. Bail out wall street and to hell with main street. Who is Israels only ally? America.

You see proud Zionist, your only global ally is fascist. You are in bed with fascists. Jews who died in the holocaust would spit in your face as a Zionist traitor to Judaism.

John Nazi A

you are so full of it, you don't realize what BS you write

Proud Zionist,

You run away from a real answer again. That's a bad habit of yours.

Let me explain once more. The Nazi party was the name of a political party in Germany. This political party had fascist ideology.

The definition of Fascism is when a Government serves business and not the people. You know, like bank bailouts and tax payers money being given to the military industrial complex, to build bombs and profit from non defensive war.

A country which places the wishes of banks and industry ahead of the wishes of its people is a fascist country.

Thats right, America now exhibits fascist policies. Bail out wall street and to hell with main street. Who is Israels only ally? America.

You see proud Zionist, your only global ally is fascist. You are in bed with fascists. Jews who died in the holocaust would spit in your face as a Zionist traitor to Judaism.

proud Zionist,

You are a full time ar$e, get a job and stop with your mad rants.
Whats your problem, even your family wont talk with you?
Is that why you need to spreed all your Israeli hatred here on this blog?

Even Proud Zionists admits Jews first claimed Uganda as their home land.

So first Uganda, then Argentina and last of all they chose Palestine. And now we are supposed to believe all the fairy tales from Jewish religious books and we are suppose to believe in Israels right to kill hundreds of Palestinians on an annual basis.

Proud Zionist your a loser on a grand scale. When the dollar collapses, so will the fake state of Israel. Who knows maybe then you will need to make a claim for Uganda again.

John A,

Britain proposed Uganda to the Jews in 1903, a proposal which was rejected even as a temporary refuge for the persecuted Jews of late 19th century and early 20th century Europe.

The Argentina story is a far-right Argentinian fabrication.

The Land of Israel is the only place that has ever been considered the Jewish state, logical considering Jewish history, religion and culture.

The only fairy tales are those that you choose to believe, all the conspiracy, hate and lies that you reproduce on this blog.

BTW, while the dollar has been weakening, the shekel continues to get stronger. And don't start with your talk of 3bn dollar hand-outs. 80% of that is paid back into the US economy, simultaneously creating thousands of jobs for Americans.

My God! Though I am an atheist, I have to seek for help in You after I read these back and forth tit for tat hugely divided arguments, some of which fall into quarrels. It is these self-righteous viewpoints that lets our current world fall into a state of violent chaos, which , if not rationally settled, will most likely doom our planet. After so many years of unsettlement of these disputes, today it is ( not seems but is) absolutely improbable to solve this dispute with two satisfying sides immediately involved here, not to mention innumerable other very deeply interested ones, willingly and unwilling, or actively and passively. We have to realize that this one can not be undone easily and satisfactorily, yet it has to be done rightly and peacefully. One side's gain will be another one's loss, at least in this case. Or put it another way, there will be two winners or two losers. I'm an Asian, an atheist, and most primarily of all, do not have any direct interest in this Israeli-Palestinian conflict. I give my way of solving this: 1) Unlike in other cases, let it not be based on far history, but on current realities. 2) Let it not be solved by Israel and Palestine, but by the international communities. 3) After the big part of a basic solution has been brought up, some very hardiest parts that can not even be thought about will be decided by luck-let them do their own guesswork, blame its own self if unfortune happens or otherwise. We simply need to make these riddles, the blind choices are up to them. It is sample like that. And any complicated means are doomed to fail because the dispute itself is complicated enough for the current beings, the human being in particular, with its colorful eyes most often biased, fanciful minds severely lopsided, and sinful hands too easily unbalanced. Any better ideas than mine, please be kind enough not to take it for your self, and let us know. But before doing it, make sure any reasoning for one's self does not fit here. Thank you all.

My God! Though I am an atheist, I have to seek for help in You after I read these back and forth tit for tat hugely divided arguments, some of which fall into quarrels. It is these self-righteous viewpoints that lets our current world fall into a state of violent chaos, which , if not rationally settled, will most likely doom our planet. After so many years of unsettlement of these disputes, today it is ( not seems but is) absolutely improbable to solve this dispute with two satisfying sides immediately involved here, not to mention innumerable other very deeply interested ones, willingly and unwilling, or actively and passively. We have to realize that this one can not be undone easily and satisfactorily, yet it has to be done rightly and peacefully. One side's gain will be another one's loss, at least in this case. Or put it another way, there will be two winners or two losers, or most probably even worse, all losers, including all of us as the two big wars—Iraq and Afghanistan-demonstrated this to us. I really got frightened up by all this. I'm an Asian, an atheist, and most primarily of all, do not have any direct interest in this Israeli-Palestinian conflict. I am here to give my way of solving this once and for all: 1) Unlike in other cases, let it not be based on their far histories, but on the current realities. 2) Let it not be solved by Israel and Palestine, but by the international communities. 3) After the big part of a basic solution has been framed up, the left, hardiest parts that can not even be thought about will be decided by luck-let them do their own guesswork, beat its own self up if unfortune happens or otherwise comes its own merry story and goes its own rounds. We simply need to make these riddles, the blind choices are up to them. It is sample like that. And any complicated means are doomed to fail because the dispute itself is complicated enough for the current beings, the human being in particular, with its colorful eyes most often biased, fanciful minds severely lopsided, and sinful hands too easily unbalanced. Any better ideas than mine, please be kind enough not to hold it to yourself, and let us know. But before doing that, make sure any reasoning for one's self does not fit here. Thank you all.