NACIONES UNIDAS A Asamblea General Distr. GENERAL A/42/65D 15 de octubre de 1987 ESPAÑOL ORIGINAL: FRANCES/INGLES Cuadragésimo segundo período de sesiones TeIT.a 75 del programa INFORME DEL COMITE ~SPECIAL ENCARGADO DE INVESTIGAR LAS PRACTICAS ISRAELIES QUE AFEC"EN A LOS DERELHOS HUMANOS DE LA POBLACION DE LOS TERRITORIOS OCUPAnOS Nota del Secretario General SI :~cretario General tiene e~ honor de transmitir a los miembros de la Asambl, a Genere' el informe adJunto, que le presentó, con arreglo al p3rrafo 17 de la resolución 41!~3 9, de 3 de diciembre de 1986, el Comité Especial encargado de examinar las prácticas israelíes que afecten a los derechos humanos de la población de los territorios ocupados. 87-23878 68D8i l ... Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library A/42/650 Español Página 2 INDICE Párrafos Página CARTA DE ENVIO •.•••••••.•.•....•..•.•.•.•••..•..••.•••.••.•••••••.••.••.••• 4 I. INTRODUCCION ............................................ 1 - 6 7 11. ORGANIZACION DE LOS TRABAJOS •.•••••.....•.•••••..•••.•• 7 - 18 8 1 I I . MANDATO •••.••••••.••.....•.••.••...•••....•••••••••••.• 19 - 23 10 IV. INFORMACION y PRUEBAS RECIBIDAS POR EL COMITE ESPECIAL. 24 - 199 11 A. Situación general 30 - 46 13 V. l. Novedades en materia de política en general ••.• 30 - 37 13 2. Aumento de la tirantez y los incidentes ••••.... 38 - 45 15 VI. 3. política de devolución de municipios a d irigentes locales •••••••. _ ...•••••.••..•••••• 46 18 B. Información relativa a arrestos, detenciones, juicios y sentencias ••..•.••••.•••••..•••.••••••..• 47 - 51 19 l. Palestinos •.••••••••••••••••.••......•••...•••• 47 - 50 19 a) Arrestos y órdenes de detención administrativa .••••••••••...••••••••••••••• 47 - 48 19 b) Sentencias ••..........•..•.•.••••..•••••••• 49 19 e) Liberaciones .•••••••.•.••••••..•...•..•.••• 50 20 2. Israelíes •..•.••..••....•.•.••...••.••.••.•••.• 51 20 C. Trato dado a los civiles y cuestión de las libertades fundamentales •••••••••••••••••••••••.••• 52 - 126 20 l. Acontecimientos de carácter general •••••.•••••• 52 - 80 20 a) Hostigamiento de civiles ..•.•••.•••.•••.••. 52 - 62 20 b) Penas colectivas, incluida la demolición de cas;;¡s ••••••••.•.•••.••••••••••••.•••.••• 63 - 65 22 c) Expulsiones y deportaciones .•.••••....••••• 66 - 72 23 d) Aspectos económicos •••..••.•.••••••..•••••• 73 - 80 25 2. Información referente a las libertades fundamentales ••...•.•..••••..•••.•.•.••..•..•.• 81 - 112 28 a) Libertad de movimientos •..••••••••••••..••• 81 - 83 28 b) Libertad de expresión •...•••••••••••••••••. 84 - 91 28 c) Libertad de asociación •••••••••••....•••••• 92 - 98 29 d) Libertad de enseñanza ...•••••••••••.••••••• 99 - 112 3J. / ... Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library A/42/650 Espal'iol página 3 INDICE (continuación) Párrafos página 3. Informaciones sobre las actividades de los colonos que afectan a la población civil ••••••• 113 - 126 35 D. Trato dado a los detenidos ••••••••••••••••••••••••• 127 - 161 38 E. Anexión y asentamientos .••...•.•... G ••••••••••••••• 162 - 184 45 lo Política . 162 - 167 45 2. Medidas ••••••••••••••••••••• e •••• C1 •••••••••••• 1l 168 - 184 47 F. Información concerniente al Galán •••••••••••••••••• 185 - 199 49 v. CONCLUSIONES •••••••••••••••••• ~ . 200 - 217 53 VI. APROBACION DEL INFORME ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 218 57 / ... Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library A/42/650 Espal'iol página 4 CARTA DE ENVIO 4 de septiembre de 1987 Isr de ocu Excelentísimo Sellor: vio Esp El Comité Especial encargado de examinar las prácticas israelíes que afecten del a los derechos humanos de la población de los territorios ocupados tiene el honor de transmitir adjunto su 19' informe, preparado en cumplimiento de las resoluciones de la Asamblea General relativas al Comité Especial y, en particular, de la baj resolución 2443 (XXIII) de 19 de diciembre de 1968, por la que se creó el Comité hos Especial, y de la resolución 41/63 D de 3 de diciembre de 1986, la más reciente de fun las resoluciones mediante las cuales la Asamblea General ha venido renovando su rea mandato. El presente informe abarca el período comprendido .entre ellO de septiembre aut de 1986, fecha de la aprobació~ del último informe, y el 31 de agosto de 1987. los El informe se basa en la infL~mación obtenida por el Comité Especial a través áel rep testimonio oral de personas que tienen experiencia directa de la situación que Un existe en materia de derechos humanos en los territorios ocupados, a5í como en de la información escrita obtenida de diversas fuentes. El Comité Especial ha jun seleccionado extractos y resúmenes de la información obtenida de esas fuentes orales y escritas, los que se consignan en el informe. Con el propósito de recoger testimonios orales, el Comité Especial organizó audiencias que se celebraron en la Ginebra, El Cairo, &~án y Damasco. El Comité Especial siguió atento a las Eli declaraciones de los miembros del Gobierno de Israel que reflejan la política sem de ese Gobierno en los territorios ocupados, y a los informes sobre las medidas per adoptadas para aplicar esa política. El Comité Especial tomó nota de las cartas inq dirigidas a Vuestra Excelencia y al Presidente del Co~sejo de Seguridad durante fre el períOLv que abarca el presente informe en relación con el mandato del Comité aut Especial, que se distribuyeron como documentos de la Asamblea General y del de Consejo de Seguridad. El Comité Especial recibió información de organizaciones y de particulares sobre diversos aspectos de la situac~ón en los territorios ocupados. adm' El Gobierno de Israel no ha cambiado su posición con respecto al Comité Especial, a pesar de los esfuerzos realizados en tal sentido. No obstante, el que Comité Especial contó con la colaboración de los Gobiernos de la República Arabe de por Egipto, el Reino Hachemita de Jordania y la República Ar.abe Siria, así como de la pen Organización de Liberación de Palestina, para el cumplimiento de su mandato. casi Al preparar s~ informe el Comité Especial ha procurado presentar a Vuestra Excelencia un panorama completo de la realidad en los territorios ocupados en a la cuanto afecta a los derechos humanos de la población civil. En la presente carta, de 1 el Comité Especial desea seftalarle diversos aspectos que conviene mencionar muy marc particularmente. en e proc Excelentísimo Sellor econ Javier pérez de Cuéllar y ca Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas esfe Nueva York Jeru abas / ... Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library A/42/650 Espal'iol página 5 La información que figura en el presente informe refleja que el Gobierno de Israel sigue aplicando su política de anexión en los territorios ocupados en junio de 1967. El período que abarca este informe coincide con el vigésimo al'io de ocupación y estuvo caracterizado por el recrudecimiento de la tensión y la violencia en los territorios. A la luz de las pruebas examinadas por el Comité Especial, parece que después de 20 al'ios de ocupación, todavía persiste la tragedia del pueblo .palestino. La joven generación de civiles en los territorios que ha nacido y crecido bajo el gobierno de ocupación, en constante contacto con diversas medi~as de hostigamiento, humillación y restricciones de sus derechos y libertades fundamentales. ~arece decidida a oponerse a la autoridad de los ocupantes y reaccionar contra ella. Dicha actitud tropieza con una determinación similar, tanto por parte de las autoridades israelíes que aplican la llamada política "de mano de hierro" corno de los colonos que imponen su autoridad cada vez que pueden, para contrarrestar y reprimir toda manifestación de hostilidad y protesta contra la actual situación. Un ejemplo concreto de esta determinación fue el violento motín de col~nos armados de Kiryat-Arba y Hebron del campamento de refugiados Dheisheh, que tuvo lugar en junio. El deterioro de la situación ha estado caracterizado por un notable aumento en la frecuencia e intensidad de incidentes cotidianos. La muerte a pufialaáas de Eliyahu Amedi, estudiante de un seminario rabínico de Jerusalén, fue seguida de dos semanas de extensos disturbios y motines en la zona de Jerusalén; durante todo el período que abarca el presente informe se produjo una situación particularmente inquietante en las universidades e instituc:!.ones educacionales de Palestina; las frecuentes comprobaciones de identidad de estudiantes y docentes por parte de las autoridades militares han dado lugar a incidentes que han ocasionado la muerte de estudiantes, el cierre repetido de diversas universidades y otras medidas de hostigamiento contra docentes y estudiantes como arrestos, detenciones administrativas, restricciones a la libertad de circulación o deportación. El padecimiento de la población civil se expresa además en el tratamiento que reciben miles de detenidos, algunos de ellos menores de edad. La denegación por parte de las autoridades de unas condiciones carcelarias adecuadas y las penalidades que sufren los detenidos han provocado amplias huelgas e,e hambre en casi todas las prisiones y campos de detenidos en los terLitorios ocupados. A pesar de las declaraciones optimistas de funcionarios israelíes con relación a la situación económica en los territorios ocupados, corno la afirmación del jefe de la administración civil de la Ribera Occidental en el sentido de que el afio 1986 marcaba "una verdadera recuperación económica" en la región que debía continuar en el futuro, en realidad era fácil observar contradicciones con los logros proclamados. Diversos obstáculos continúan impidiendo que se logren resultados económicos positivos y se siguen
Foreign Policy in the 1999 Israeli Elections Gerald M. Steinberg Director, Program on Conflict Resolution and Negotiation and BESA Center for Strategic Studies Bar Ilan University Ramat Gan, Israel Tel: 972-3-5318043 Fax: 972-3-5357931 Email: gerald@vms.huji.ac.il “The Peace Process in the 1999 Israeli Elections”, Israel Affairs, 7:2, Winter 2000also in Israel at the Polls:1999, (London: Frank Cass, 2001) Daniel Elazar and Ben Mollov,editors.The published text may differ slightly from this version. FOREIGN POLICY IN THE 1999 ISRAELI ELECTIONS Gerald M. Steinberg In 1996, Binyamin Netanyahu was elected Prime Minister of Israel by the narrowest of margins, following a series of deadly terrorist attacks that had a profound impact on Israeli public opinion. The election results reflected a rejection of the Labor government’s policies, and of Shimon Peres, in particular, rather than an endorsement of Netanyahu and his policies. Although the new government’s first priority focused on combating terrorism, this could never be the only measure of success or failure, and in order to be reelected, Netanyahu would have to deliver on his promise to balance security and “peace.” A pragmatic policy demonstrating some progress in the negotiations with the Palestinians and perhaps also Syria, along with a strong stance in the face of terrorism and violence, would provide Netanyahu with the continued support of the floating voters. In 1992, Yitzhak Rabin led the Labor party to a narrow victory over Yitzhak Shamir and the Likud on a platform of “peace with strength,” and in 1996, those voters who had swung to Rabin four year earlier were disenchanted and voted for Netanyahu.
Palestine 100 Years of Struggle: the Most Important Events Yasser
Palestine 100 Years of Struggle: The Most Important Events Yasser Arafat Foundation 1 Early 20th Century - The total population of Palestine is estimated at 600,000, including approximately 36,000 of the Jewish faith, most of whom immigrated to Palestine for purely religious reasons, the remainder Muslims and Christians, all living and praying side by side. 1901 - The Zionist Organization (later called the World Zionist Organization [WZO]) founded during the First Zionist Congress held in Basel Switzerland in 1897, establishes the “Jewish National Fund” for the purpose of purchasing land in Palestine. 1902 - Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II agrees to receives Theodor Herzl, the founder of the Zionist movement and, despite Herzl’s offer to pay off the debt of the Empire, decisively rejects the idea of Zionist settlement in Palestine. - A majority of the delegates at The Fifth Zionist Congress view with favor the British offer to allocate part of the lands of Uganda for the settlement of Jews. However, the offer was rejected the following year. 2 1904 - A wave of Jewish immigrants, mainly from Russia and Poland, begins to arrive in Palestine, settling in agricultural areas. 1909 Jewish immigrants establish the city of “Tel Aviv” on the outskirts of Jaffa. 1914 - The First World War begins. - - The Jewish population in Palestine grows to 59,000, of a total population of 657,000. 1915- 1916 - In correspondence between Sir Henry McMahon, the British High Commissioner in Egypt, and Sharif Hussein of Mecca, wherein Hussein demands the “independence of the Arab States”, specifying the boundaries of the territories within the Ottoman rule at the time, which clearly includes Palestine.
Settlement Monitor Source: Journal of Palestine Studies, Vol
Settlement Monitor Source: Journal of Palestine Studies, Vol. 31, No. 1 (Autumn 2001), pp. 126-133 Published by: University of California Press on behalf of the Institute for Palestine Studies Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/jps.2001.31.1.126 . Accessed: 26/02/2015 15:29 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org. University of California Press and Institute for Palestine Studies are collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Journal of Palestine Studies. http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded from 108.45.56.202 on Thu, 26 Feb 2015 15:29:55 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions SETTLEMENT MONITOR EDITED BY GEOFFREY ARONSON This section covers items—reprinted articles, statistics, and maps—pertainin g to Israeli settle- ment activities in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Go- lan Heights. Unless otherwise stated, the items in this section have been written by Geoffrey Aronson directly for this section or drawn from material written by him for the Report on Israeli Settlement in the Occupied Territories ( hereinafter Settlement Report ), a Washington- based bimonthly newsletter published by the Foundation for Middle East Peace.
THE RIGHT PLACE THE RIGHT TIME THE RIGHT PEOPLE POST SHOW REVIEW 2017 ISDEF 2017 POST SHOW REVIEW The 8th edition of ISDEF took place on June including as an Indian national pavilion of 400 6-8, 2017, and successfully solidified the showsSquare meters. In addition to the Indian pavilion, reputation as the largest defense and security ISDEF also featured national pavilions on an event in Israel. unprecedented scale; including Czech Republic, As in previous years, the focus of the exhibition China and U.S pavilion with 30 exhibitors. was on interoperability and the diverse use of This year's expo proved that quality and quantity products by end users for various purposes. The need not come at the expense of each other. expo was opened by a speech from the Israeli With more than 14,000 attendees and almost 300 Deputy Defense Minister, Eli Ben Dahan; and exhibitors, ISDEF 2017 also featured advanced visitors included both procurement and end usersproducts and technologies by leading companies from the public and private sectors. Attendeessuch as IMI Systems, HP, Plasan, Surefire, Schmidt had the opportunity to learn about the latest & Bender, Steiner, ECA Group, Avon Protection developments in defense technology and watch and Beth-El Industries. live demonstrations showcasing a variety of Overall, ISDEF 2017 exceeded the expectations products. of the event organizers, exhibitors and visitors In addition to the emphasis on interoperability andalike. With record media exposure, diplomatic business development, ISDEF 2017 also dedicated engagement and attendance, ISDEF 2017 set a a great deal of resources to promoting and sharinghigh bar for future defense exhibitions in Israel; professional knowledge among manufacturers, and we are confident that we will exceed all distributers and end users.
Geoffrey Aronson Source: Journal of Palestine Studies, Vol
Settlement Monitor: Quarterly Update on Developments Author(s): Geoffrey Aronson Source: Journal of Palestine Studies, Vol. 25, No. 3 (Spring, 1996), pp. 131-139 Published by: University of California Press on behalf of the Institute for Palestine Studies Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2538275 Accessed: 26-02-2015 20:46 UTC Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org. University of California Press and Institute for Palestine Studies are collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Journal of Palestine Studies. http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded from 108.45.56.202 on Thu, 26 Feb 2015 20:46:59 UTC All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions QUARTERLY UPDATE ON DEVELOPMENTS EDITED BY GEOFFREY ARONSON Afterthe Rabin Assassination Romancingthe Right: Peres's New Approach................................ 132 Peres'sDreams for the Territories, by ShalomYerushaimi ...... .............. 134 Back to Square One: The January1996 Peace Index,from Ha'Aretz ..... ...... 134 Facts on the Ground SettlerPopulation Grows by 4 Percentin 1995.............................. 136 BuildingQuietly: An Interviewwith the Housing Minister ...... ............. 137 SettlementBriefs GeoffreyAronson, a writer and analystspecializing in theMiddle East, is theeditor of the Report on Israeli Settlementin theOccupied Territories (hereinafter Settlement Report), a Washington-basedbimonthly news- letterpublished by the Foundation for Middle East Peace.
Why Did Rabin Fall for the Oslo Process? by Efraim Karsh
Why Did Rabin Fall for the Oslo Process? by Efraim Karsh recisely two decades after the failure by the Golda Meir government to identify a willing Arab peace partner triggered the devastating 1973 Yom P Kippur war, another Labor government wrought a far worse catastrophe by substituting an unreconstructed terror organization committed to Israel’s destruction for a willing peace part- ner. Instead of ending the Palestinian-Israeli con- flict, the “Oslo peace process” between Israel and the Palestine Liber- ation Organization (PLO) created an ineradicable terror entity on Israel’s doorstep that has mur- dered some 1,600 Israelis, rained thousands of rockets and missiles on the country’s population centers, and toiled tire- lessly to delegitimize the (Left to right): PLO chairman Yasser Arafat, Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres, and prime minister Yitzhak Rabin accept the 1994 Nobel right of the Jewish state to Peace prize in Oslo. Instead of peace, two of Israel’s foremost security exist. and foreign policy veterans created an ineradicable terror entity on How did this come to Israel’s doorstep. pass? Why did two of Israel’s foremost security and foreign policy veterans—Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Foreign Minister Shimon Peres—lead into Israel what a prominent PLO official candidly described as a Trojan horse designed to promote the organization’s strategic goal: “Palestine from the [Jordan] river to the [Mediterranean] sea”—that is, a Palestine in place of the state of Israel?1 1 Faisal Husseini interview, al-Arabi (Cairo), June 24, 2000. MIDDLE EAST QUARTERLY Fall 2018 Karsh: Oslo’s Failure / 1 Eyes Wide Shut or the negotiating team about the final- PLO chairman Yasser Arafat was a status solution,” Deputy Foreign Minister diehard man of war who made violence, Yossi Beilin, Peres’s longtime protégé and dislocation, and mayhem the defining Oslo’s chief architect told an inquiring characteristics of his career.
Fathom Journal Issue 24 SHANY MOR JONATHAN RYNHOLD EVE GARRARD DAVID NEWMAN JAY RUDERMAN MICHAEL DORAN DAHLIA SCHEINDLIN YAAKOV LAPPIN REVITAL AMIRAN IZABELLA TABAROVSKY LIAM HOARE ALVIN ROSENFELD WILLIAM KOLBRENER STAN CROOKE EMANUEL SHAHAF JOSHUA KRASNA RON GERLITZ MEIR KRAUS DORON MATZA CARY NELSON YISRAEL MEDAD MICHAEL WALZER HAMUTAL GOURI MATTHIAS J. BECKER AVI WEISS MICHAEL SERCAN DAVENTRY TAL SCHNEIDER BRUCE MADDY-WEITZMAN EIHAB KADAH MARGAUX NIJKERK AFIF ABU MUCH LUKE AKEHURST YOHANAN PLESNER SARAH BROWN YOSSI KUPERWASSER NOA LAZIMI ANSHEL PFEFFER AZRIEL BERMANT EYLON ASLAN-LEVY DAVID GUREVICH SHALOM LIPNER ASSAF SHAPIRA LAHAV HARKOV KYLE ORTON 1 INTERVIEW | EPHRAIM SNEH FATHOM 24 SN: You were part of the Labor/Rabin government that received the support of the Arab parties. Tell us more about how that came into being – were there ‘ANY NEW GOVERNMENT MUST PURSUE THE STRATEGIC NEEDS OF ISRAEL’. EPHRAIM SNEH ON DOMESTIC ISRAELI POLITICS, voices in the centre/left advising you against it, how did it work in practice, and PALESTINIAN ENGAGEMENT AND PRESSING STRATEGIC ISSUES do you think it’s a realistic option for Gantz today (given that a Blue and White minority government would need them even more than Rabin did after the 1992 election)? ES: My deputy was a MK from Labor party, an Israeli Arab, Nawaf Massalha. I sent him to represent Israel in international and regional forums and he did it Efraim Sneh is a former Deputy Defence Minister of Israel. He was a member of flawlessly, as a loyal Israeli patriot. Yitzhak Rabin (with 56 Knesset seats) was the Knesset for the Labor Party between 1992 and 2008 and served in several courageous enough to pursue peace with the Palestinians and with Jordan, ministerial posts.
Israel's Asymmetric Wars / Samy Cohen ; Translated from the French by Cynthia Schoch
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