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Hiyam Noir PalestineFreeVoice Mars 5 2005

Israeli State Terrorists
Use Palestinians as Human Shields
a Crime Against International Laws

Israeli state terrorist unites continue to use illegal tactics in their raid operations on the occupied Palestinian West Bank.

In spite of that their own court - the Israeli high court ruling in the 2005 prohibited the use of civilians in military operations it appears that such illegalities continues.An image of a young Palestinian man, dressed in shorts and only a T-shirt on a cold winter morning - was recently published - he was seen walking in front of a heavily armed Israeli squad during recent military incursion in Nablus.

The young Palestinian man was led by one Israeli occupation squad to the front door of a Palestinian home. Sameh Amira 24, then waited while the Israelis trespassed the property and then he move inside, before being forced to lead them up to the buildings entrance.Sameh Amira claim he was woken up by Israeli unites at dawn - around 5am and was ordered by the Israelis to walk - together with other members of his family over to a neighbouring building.

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Human rights groups have decried the tactic as it exposes innocent civilians in the front line of fire. After delay for over three years, Israel’s High Court of Justice made a decision to has rule that the military’s use of Palestinian "human shields" in the Occupied Territories is illegal and a violation of international law.

The court has specifically banned using neighbours to knock on the doors of private homes or residential buildings to contain suspected militants.The "neighbor procedure"as its been called has been widely practiced in the West Bank throughout the five past years of 2nd Palestine Intifada.

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The Israelis are using a range of different illegal procedures ( according to International laws considered to be war crimes) - exploiting the civilian Palestinian population to the needs of the occupant of Palestine territories.

• Using neighbours to knock on the doors of private homes or residential buildings to contain suspected militants

• One is sending Palestinians into buildings to ensure that there no booby-traps.

• Another illegal practice is the practice of forcing Palestinian ambulances to drive in front of Israeli squads

• One is to rest rifles on the shoulders of civilian Palestinians to deter fire when Israeli state terrorists carry out urban operations.

An Israeli high court judge said that "You cannot exploit the civilian population for the army's military needs, and you cannot force them to collaborate with the army." This response from the high court of " Israel" came to a May 2002 petition by human rights groups, that was filed in response to reports during a major West Bank incursion in the year of 2002.

The Israeli High Court ruled an injunction against the policy in 2002 - however human rights groups continued to document numerous cases of the Israeli violations, at least one of which resulted in the death of a Palestinian used as a human shield. The injunction was narrowed in late 2003 to allow the use of "prior warning," which permitted Israeli state terrorists to use Palestinians as shields when carrying out operations if the civilians "volunteered" to assist the occupant..

According to the Israeli courts written decision, it is impossible to achieve "genuine" consent under military occupation."It is hard to judge when [a Palestinian’s] consent was given freely and when it was the result of overt or covert pressure - A basic principle of the rules of belligerent occupation in international law is the prohibition on using protected residents as part of the army's military effort. The civilian population must not be exploited for the army's military needs."

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The provisions of the law on belligerent occupation are found in international humanitarian laws, also known as the laws of war or the laws on armed conflict. As such, they take into account the military and security concerns of the occupying power, balancing them against the rights of those who find themselves under its authority. The sources for the obligations under international humanitarian law applicable to belligerent occupation are found in:

• The Hague Convention (IV) respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land (Hague Convention) and its annexed Regulations respecting the Laws and Customs of War Land (Hague Regulations) of 18 October 1907;

• The Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (Fourth Geneva Convention) of 12 August 1949

• Article 75 of the 1977 Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol I);Rules of customary international law.

In fact, most of the basic rules on occupation are of a customary law character, and are universally binding - none allow for any derogation.
"The presence of a protected person may not be used to render certain points or areas immune from military operations."International law considers the use of human shields to protect targets a war crime.

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