For nearly a month, two million residents
of the West Bank have been under almost constant curfew. This deliberate
policy by the Israeli government has created a humanitarian disaster throughout
the West Bank. Hospitals, schools, universities as well as civil and governmental
institutions have been completely paralyzed. Furthermore, the Israeli-imposed
curfew has decimated the economy leaving a considerable percentage of Palestinians
under the poverty line and nearing levels of starvation.
The Israeli government's curfews are
intended to, and have succeeded in destroying the socio-economic infrastructure
of Palestine. Its collective punishment measures represent a severe violation
of international law, and have no justification as security measures. As
such, we are astounded and deeply concerned by the weak response of the
international community in denouncing Israel's creation of this ever-increasing
humanitarian crisis.
THIS IS AN URGENT CALL FOR ALL HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS WORLWIDE TO INTERVENE IMMEDIATELY
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Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi at:
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