Arming the Occupation: Israel and the Arms Trade
caat.org.uk
"In breach of international law and against the wishes of the majority of the international community, Israel continues to occupy Palestinian land. Major points of dispute - Jewish settlements in the occupied territories, the status of Jerusalem, water resources, and the fate of the Palestinian refugees - and ongoing Palestinian suicide bombings continue to stand in the way of a peaceful solution. Since the beginning of the al-Aqsa Intifada in September 2000, Israel's military operations in the occupied territories have included the killing of Palestinian men, women and children, extra-judicial executions, arbitrary detention and deportation of prisoners, collective punishment, torture, attacks on hospitals and ambulances, curfews and other restrictions on freedom of movement, and the wholesale destruction of homes. Recently documented by Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the UN Human Rights Commission, these actions are violations of human rights and many constitute war crimes as established by international law. Arms sales help Israel to continue this occupation, help prolong the conflict and give legitimacy to its actions." |
