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To: Machaon who wrote (1170)	2/23/2002 4:25:50 PM
From: Elmer Flugum	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6945

Yes, that Law would effect me and would also affect me... 20 February 2002 Palestinian Youths Used as Human Shields in Nablus The following information was received this evening by Al-Haq from its Nablus fieldworker. Early this morning Israeli forces took over two apartment buildings on the outskirts of Nablus. The buildings are the tallest buildings in the area and overlook the Balata Refugee camp. Both buildings have been turned into military command centers, and there was an exchange of fire between the buildings and Balata Refugee camp throughout the day. One of the buildings, the Al-Hindia building, is home to 130 people. According to the information received by Al-Haq, earlier this evening all of the residents of this building were forced out of their apartments and were placed together in two rooms. The Israeli soldiers occupying the building then selected 10 to 15 young men from among the buildings residents and took them out from among the other residents. The young men were forced to put on Israeli military helmets and have now been placed in front of windows around the building. In light of the exchanges of fire between the camp and the building today, Al-Haq is concerned that these young men's lives are in danger. Their use as human shields and the placement of Israeli military helmets on their heads, which increases the likelihood of their being shot, is a grave abuse of power. This action is morally unconscionable and is a direct violation of Article 28 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which was specifically drafted to halt the use of human shields and which states, "The presence of a protected person may not be used to render certain points or areas immune from military operations." A Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) is a San Francisco Bay Area grassroots organization dedicated to the human, civil and economic rights of Jews, Palestinians, and all peoples in the Middle East. For more information about JVP, please visit our web site at jewishvoiceforpeace.org