Demolishing the family homes of Palestinians suspected of carrying out attacks on Israelis amounts to collective punishment - a war crime, the rights group says.
Source/Credit: Haaretz News
By Haaretz | November 22, 2014
Human Rights Watch called on Israel Saturday to immediately impose a moratorium on its policy of demolishing the family homes of Palestinians suspected of carrying out attacks on Israelis.
According to the international organization, the policy deliberately and unlawfully punishes people not accused of any wrongdoing, and when carried out in the West Bank and East Jerusalem amounts to collective punishment, which is a war crime.
“Punitive home demolitions are blatantly unlawful,” said Joe Stork, the organization's deputy Middle East and North Africa director. “Israel should prosecute, convict, and punish criminals, not carry out vengeful destruction that harms entire families.”
Israel's policy of demolishing the homes of Palestinian terrorists drew heavy criticism in the past and has rarely been used in recent years, but Israel is resuming the practice after a nine-year hiatus in the hope of deterring potential attackers.
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