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Center of the Storm CENTER OF THE STORM A Case Study of Human Rights Abuses in Hebron District Human Rights Watch New York • Washington • London • Brussels Copyright © April 2001 by Human Rights Watch. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America ISBN: 1564322602 Library of Congress Control Number: 2001089972 Cover photo: (c) 2001 Peter Bouckaert/Human Rights Watch `Atta Jaber surveys the damage to his house, which Israeli settlers and soldiers took over and occupied between December 8, 2000 and January 11, 2001. Jaber had only recently moved into the new home, after the IDF demolished two previous homes, in March 1997 and September 1998. 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We stand with victims and activists to prevent discrimination, to uphold political freedom, to protect people from inhumane conduct in wartime, and to bring offenders to justice. We investigate and expose human rights violations and hold abusers accountable. We challenge governments and those who hold power to end abusive practices and respect international human rights law. We enlist the public and the international community to support the cause of human rights for all. HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Human Rights Watch conducts regular, systematic investigations of human rights abuses in some seventy countries around the world. Our reputation for timely, reliable disclosures has made us an essential source of information for those concerned with human rights. We address the human rights practices of governments of all political stripes, of all geopolitical alignments, and of all ethnic and religious persuasions. Human Rights Watch defends freedom of thought and expression, due process and equal protection of the law, and a vigorous civil society; we document and denounce murders, disappearances, torture, arbitrary imprisonment, discrimination, and other abuses of internationally recognized human rights. Our goal is to hold governments accountable if they transgress the rights of their people. Human Rights Watch began in 1978 with the founding of its Europe and Central Asia division (then known as Helsinki Watch). Today, it also includes divisions covering Africa, the Americas, Asia, and the Middle East. In addition, it includes three thematic divisions on arms, children's rights, and women's rights. It maintains offices in New York, Washington, Los Angeles, London, Brussels, Moscow, Dushanbe, and Bangkok. Human Rights Watch is an independent, nongovernmental organization, supported by contributions from private individuals and foundations worldwide. It accepts no government funds, directly or indirectly. The staff includes Kenneth Roth, executive director; Michele Alexander, development director; Reed Brody, advocacy director; Carroll Bogert, communications director; Barbara Guglielmo, finance director; Jeri Laber special advisor; Lotte Leicht, Brussels office director; Michael McClintock, deputy program director; Patrick Minges, publications director; Maria Pignataro Nielsen, human resources director; Jemera Rone, counsel; Malcolm Smart, program director; Wilder Tayler, general counsel; and Joanna Weschler, United Nations representative. Jonathan Fanton is the chair of the board. Robert L. Bernstein is the founding chair. The regional directors of Human Rights Watch are Peter Takirambudde, Africa; José Miguel Vivanco, Americas; Sidney Jones, Asia; Holly Cartner, Europe and Central Asia; and Hanny Megally, Middle East and North Africa. The thematic division directors are Joost R. Hiltermann, arms; Lois Whitman, children's; and Regan Ralph, women's. The members of the board of directors are Jonathan Fanton, chair; Lisa Anderson, Robert L. Bernstein, David M. Brown, William Carmichael, Dorothy Cullman, Gina Despres, Irene Diamond, Adrian W. DeWind, Fiona Druckenmiller, Edith Everett, Michael E. Gellert, Vartan Gregorian, Alice H. Henkin, James F. Hoge, Stephen L. Kass, Marina Pinto Kaufman, Bruce Klatsky, Joanne Leedom-Ackerman, Josh Mailman, Yolanda T. Moses, Samuel K. Murumba, Andrew Nathan, Jane Olson, Peter Osnos, Kathleen Peratis, Bruce Rabb, Sigrid Rausing, Orville Schell, Sid Sheinberg, Gary G. Sick, Malcolm Smith, Domna Stanton, John J. Studzinski, and Maya Wiley. Robert L. Bernstein is the founding chair of Human Rights Watch. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This report is based on a two-week fact finding mission to the West Bank in November 2000, and a three-week fact finding mission to the West Bank and Gaza Strip in February 2001, conducted by Clarisa Bencomo, Researcher in the Middle East and North Africa division, and Peter Bouckaert, Senior Researcher for Emergencies. The report was written by Peter Bouckaert and edited by Clarisa Bencomo; Hanny Megally, Executive Director of the Middle East and North Africa division; Joe Stork, Washington Director in the Middle East and North Africa division; Malcolm Smart, Program Director; Wilder Tayler, Legal and Policy Director; and Kenneth Roth, Executive Director. Tobie Barton of the Middle East and North Africa division, Jonathan Horowitz and Patrick Minges of Human Rights Watch prepared the report for publication. Human Rights Watch thanks the many individuals and organizations which assisted in the collection of information for this report, in particular Addameer, al-Haq, B‘Tselem, the Christian Peacemaker Team in Hebron, the Hebron branch of the Land Defense Committee, LAW, Peace Now, and David Wilder, representative of the Jewish community in Hebron, as well as many who preferred not to be named. A special thanks to Zelikha M., our interpreter, whose tireless dedication to our work was essential to the success of our mission. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. SUMMARY ......................................................................................................1 Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Obligations ....................2 Excessive IDF force at Clashes, Unlawful Killings, Assassinations, and the Failure to Investigate........................................................................................3 Palestinian Attacks on Settlers and Settlements, and Disproportionate IDF Response ..........................................................................................................5 Settler Attacks and the Lack of an IDF Response............................................5 The Impact of Curfews, Closures and Blockades ............................................7 II. RECOMMENDATIONS.................................................................................9 To the Government of Israel ............................................................................9 To the Palestinian Authority ..........................................................................11 To the International Community....................................................................12 To High Contracting Parties of the Geneva Conventions of 1949.................12 To the United States.......................................................................................12 To the Member States of the European Union...............................................13 III. BACKGROUND..........................................................................................14 IV. THE OBLIGATIONS OF ISRAEL AND THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW...........................................17 Applicable International Law to the Conflict.................................................17 Applicability of the Fourth Geneva Convention and the Hague Regulations to Israel‘s Conduct in the West Bank and Gaza Strip ........................................19 Prohibition on Unlawful Killings and Assassinations and Israel‘s Failure to Investigate ......................................................................................................22 Prohibition on Indiscriminate and Disproportionate Use of Force.................27 Israel‘s Obligation to Protect Palestinian Civilians in the Occupied Territories .......................................................................................................................29 Prohibition on Collective Punishment............................................................32 Status of Israeli Settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip Under International Humanitarian Law ....................................................................34 Civilian Status of the Settler Population ........................................................37 V. EXCESSIVE IDF FORCE AT CLASHES, UNLAWFUL KILLINGS AND SHOOTINGS, AND ASSASSINATIONS. .......................................................40 Excessive IDF Force at Clashes.....................................................................40 Unlawful Killings and Shootings ...................................................................46
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