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Israel-Palestine
Over 4,100 Palestinian homes razed by IDF
2004-11-15
Homes of thousands of Palestinians have been razed by IDF forces since the beginning of the intifada four years ago, the human rights "Betzelem" group claims in a report it published on Monday.
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According to the report, during the intifada, about 4,100 homes have been destroyed, twice as much as the official IDF figure. Betzelem says that out of the 628 homes that had been razed as a punishment, almost 300 belonged to Palestinians who had no connection to terrorist groups. That number represents 1,286 innocent people who lost their homes.
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The report added that over 3,400 homes had been torn down during operations to uncover arms smuggling tunnels, in cases when terrorists utilized the structures or as part of the policy of wrecking houses that had been built without a permit.
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According to Betzelem, for every Palestinian suspected of terrorist activity whose home had been razed, homes of 12 other innocent people had been destroyed.
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The group states that although "terrorist attacks perpetrated by the Palestinians are unjustifiable war crimes", they still do not justify Israel's actions. "The razing of homes is a blatant violation of international law and is also considered a war crime", the report states.
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Betzelem calls on the Israeli government to assume responsibility and compensate families whose homes had been destroyed.
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The IDF spokesman's office said in response, "We are well aware of the ramifications of such an action. That is why we decide each case on its own and only after it had been proven without a doubt that the home belongs to a terror operative or was used by terrorists".
Did I mention, cause meet effect????
Posted by:Poison Reverse

#7  That's it?
Posted by: someone   2004-11-15 11:52:30 PM  

#6  ** YAWN **
Posted by: A Jackson   2004-11-15 11:44:51 PM  

#5  
Aleksei Grigor'evich Stakhanov
Posted by: 3dc   2004-11-15 9:34:16 PM  

#4  consider it urban renewal
Posted by: Frank G   2004-11-15 8:15:47 PM  

#3  Over 4,100 Palestinian homes razed by IDF

Boo hoo hoo, I feel so terrible about this..........er, wait a minute, actually I don't.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2004-11-15 8:13:22 PM  

#2  I'm going to look up Stakhanovite...
Posted by: Shipman   2004-11-15 7:08:07 PM  

#1  One hopes for more Stakhanovite efforts from the IDF Caterpillar Corp in the future...
Posted by: borgboy   2004-11-15 6:48:08 PM  

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