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=== News Update ===
APARTHEID DECLARED LEGAL IN ISRAEL
DesertPeace
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December 13, 2006
Despite ongoing protests, despite the illigality of the wall declared by
an International Court, Israel has declared it legal to continue the
construction of the apartheid wall around a northern Jerusalem
neighbourhood.
Israel has always 'danced to it's own tune'.... it expects handouts and
support from the west but never seems to do as told. How long will that
continue I wonder.... with the loss of support both Olmert and Bush seem
to be having lately. These facts continue to give the 'eternal hope'
that the wall will one day be a thing of the past.
Below is a report on the High Court's decision regarding the
construction of the wall....
High Court: Security fence route in a-Ram legal
Nine-judge panel rejects petition filed by residents to stop
construction around north Jerusalem neighborhood
Aviram Zino Latest Update: 12.13.06, 12:07
A nine-judge High Court panel rejected an appeal issued by
residents of a-Ram regarding the construction of the security
fence around the north Jerusalem neighborhood.
"The various considerations in this matter justify the
construction of the fence along its current route," the judges
said in their ruling.
"Our ruling is based on the assumption that the Israeli
residents living in a-Ram will have adequate access to Jerusalem
through the fence crossings, particularly through the Qalandiya
crossing," the judges said.
The petition was filed in an effort to block the construction of
the fence along Highway 60, at a-Ram’s western border (inside
Jerusalem territory).
Initially the court issued an interim order that prevented the
fence construction in the area, and the state guaranteed that it
would not perform permanent construction there until after a
hearing would be held on the appeals. In august 2004 the interim
order was annulled, thus freeing the state of its obligation.
During a cabinet meeting on the issue it was revealed that some
55,000 east Jerusalem Palestinians carrying blue (Israeli)
identification cards would remain outside the Israeli part of
the security fence should construction continue along the
current route.
Outgoing High Court Judge Aharon Barak said in the ruling that,
"The rights of al-Ram’s residents are not absolute; they can be
obstructed if there is justification for it. One must make a
distinction between harming 'protected residents’ by
constructing the fence in the West Bank and harm done to
Israelis (citizens or permanent residents) due to the
construction of the fence in the area and due to the
construction of the fence in Israel ."
In the ruling Barak reiterated his stance that protecting
Israelis is of the utmost importance, this despite the fact that
some of a-Ram’s residents are Arabs holding Israeli
identification cards.
Barak ruled: "It would be enough to say that it is a worthy
objective if it is done for military needs (that aren't
political) that are meant to protect the lives of people living
in the region or in Israel. Erecting the fence in the a-Ram area
holds up under the prescriptions of this objective.
"It is meant to protect the lives of residents of the State in
general, and residents of Jerusalem in particular, from terror
activities coming out of West Bank territory. This is a worthy
military objective that is meant to maintain security, and, as
such, to protect human life, respect, and liberty," Barak
asserted.
Minority opinion
Judge Miriam Naor was in the minority opinion in regards to the
segment of the route discussed in the petition, and established
that the southern portion is not proportional.
According to her, "If my opinion were followed, we would accept
the petition submitted by the residents of Dahiyat al-Barid, in
accordance with the possibility for slight adjustments in the
route, for instance, in the region of the Coptic church. Because
mine is the minority opinion, there is no space for elaborating
on the adjustments."
Judge Naor added: "The fence, in every place it passes, damages
the fabric of life. It creates hardship in some way or another
on those going to work or returning home. It damages students,
family ties, and culture… It obstructs the landscape. It stands
as an ongoing and painful reminder that the two nations sitting
on the land have still not been able to live in peace. However,
the fence is vital to protect those needing protection from
terrorist attacks."
The Association for Civil Rights in Israel expressed their
disappointment about the High Court ruling that authorized the
route of the separation fence in the area of a-Ram, north of
Jerusalem.
"The association is shocked and disappointed by the High Court
ruling, according to which the jailing of masses of people with
a cement wall from nearly all directions doesn't violate human
rights," it reported. "The solutions indicated by the High
Court, like using the border crossings, is not realistic. This
bid proves that they don't prevent the separation of the
residents from Jerusalem, the center of their livelihoods and
their lives."
source:
http://desertpeace.blogspot.com/2006/12/apartheid-declared-legal-in-
israel.html
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-muslim voice-
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