Israel is targeting disabled Palestinians

Palestinian Centre for Human Rights stressed that the Palestinians have been disabled for war crimes and Israeli violations (Al Jazeera - Archive)

Awad Rajoub - Ramallah


With the approach of the International Day of disabled people in the third month, according to statistical data and the sources of Palestinian rights that Israel and the continued targeting of disabled Palestinians murder, arrest, at a time when human rights activists, researchers confirmed the continued detention of dozens of disabled people in Israeli prisons under harsh conditions.


The prisoners' affairs specialist researcher Nasser Ferwana Palestinian detainees from the wounded and disabled patients to arbitrary measures, he said, adding that the occupation authorities repeatedly tried to extort confessions and Msawmthm to provide for their treatment, and apply pressure and torture them since their arrest.


Ferwana explains that some disabled prisoners were arrested and are suffering from physical disability or psychological or even paralysis of two quarters or halves, while some were arrested on their way to treatment and others were severely wounded while conducting operations against the occupation.


He said that some detainees Ferwana move wheelchairs and by the occupation authorities refused to respond to the calls of human rights organizations and health need to provide the necessary treatment for them as a prelude to their release and to save their lives.


He called Ferwana Palestinian and Arab parties directly related to the recent prisoner exchange deal to take action and pressure towards ensuring the inclusion of all patients, especially those with disabilities and those with special needs within the second phase of the transaction, which is supposed to be implemented during the next two weeks.


He cited the cases of Ferwana for a number of prisoners with disabilities, including captive bald agonist (42 years), suffering from a leg amputation in the left pane, and disruption of bone in the left leg.
The prisoner, Ahmed Asfour (23 years), who is suffering from amputation of the fingers of the right hand and the disruption of the movement in the left hand and the loss of part of the intestine and the injury of the right eye, and the prisoner's seat Ashraf Abu miserably (23 years), who suffers from physical disability cost him the ability to move, and captured Mansour lighted ( 43 years) and suffers from partial paralysis and uses a wheelchair.


Numbers
In turn, said the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights to disabled Palestinians were - like the rest of the civilian population of others - for war crimes and Israeli violations, pointing out that a number of disabled amputated members of their bodies after exposure to injury before or during the process of arrest, and that many of them had been subjected to operations blackmail and compromise on the treatment during the questioning and interrogation.


The number of Palestinian victims with disabilities since the beginning of the Intifada on September 29 / September 2000 and until today has risen to 89 with a disability, including 15 children and 7 females. While during the same period injured more than 105 disabled firearms used by the Israeli occupation.


According to human rights center, 45 prisoners are physically and mentally disabled are still languishing in the prisons of the occupation and the harsh living conditions under the health policy of medical neglect and poor conditions of detention in prisons, saying the martyrdom of two children with disabilities in separate incidents in the Gaza Strip.


He accused the Israeli authorities not to the center to make any effort, even if minimal, to avoid causing more casualties among Palestinian civilians in general, and especially those with disabilities.


PCHR calls upon the international community to put pressure on the occupation authorities to force it to stop all serious violations carried out against prisoners with disabilities, and provide immediate treatment and appropriate to them, and stop them in solitary confinement.


On the Palestinian level, confirmed the Palestinian suffering disabilities from a lack of severe and serious deterioration in the level of enjoyment of their rights in the light of the continued state of internal division, and the existence of two governments in two different in Gaza and Ramallah, and the absence of application of the provisions of the law of the rights of Disabled Palestinians, and irregular allocation of Social Affairs, and the lack of medical devices necessary for many of them.

Source: Al Jazeera

Amnesty International calls for arrest of Bush

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Amnesty International called on Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zambia yesterday to the arrest of former U.S. President George W. Bush during his visit to Africa next week due to violations of human rights.
Senior legal advisers in the organization Matt Pollard "International law requires that there be no safe haven for those responsible for torture, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zambia to take advantage of this opportunity to fulfill their obligations to end impunity enjoyed by George Bush."
In February last rights groups said that Bush canceled a trip to Switzerland because of the threat to take legal action against him regarding allegations of torture, but the organizers said they Olquha for security reasons, not because of criminal complaints.
And allowed Bush - who presided over the United States between 2001 and 2009 - using violent interrogation methods considered by Amnesty International and other human rights organizations to torture, including waterboarding.
Bush defended the waterboarding technique used on detainees extremists and said that a key tool in preventing the recurrence of the attacks of 11 September / September on the United States.
It is scheduled that Bush and his wife Laura visit to Africa on a trip aimed at increasing awareness about cancer in the region Atfkda during which a number of hospitals, and meet a number of officials from health sectors.

 Source: Reuters

Corruption in Israel

Olmert (right) at his trial on corruption charges in 2009 (Reuters)

Wadih Awawdeh - Haifa
 A new international research confirms that Israel was involved in the corruption of an unprecedented scale as evidenced Society Transparency International, through its branch in Israel that the latter won the 5.8 mark ten degrees in what is known scale, transparency, and it occupies the 36th place among 183 countries covered by the measure of corruption.
 Within the United States and international development cooperation, Israel occupies the new scale of corruption ranked 25, followed by Turkey, Italy and Greece with the countries of occupied Arab spring ranks low in the scale of corruption is still in Egypt is ranked 112 and 129 ranked Syria and Libya is ranked 169.
 And confirms the Member of the Board of Directors of Transparency International - Israel - Amnon you have to "disappointing results", which won by Israel in the area of ​​corruption should trigger a red light in the public at large and decision makers alike, and cautioned statement to the Hebrew Radio Thursday from the low image of Israel in the world and the occurrence of negative economic impact due to corruption.
 CorruptionKnown as the international coalition to combat corruption and the supervisor of the standard annual that the phenomenon means of power and influence for personal gain while based Association of Transparency International - a branch of Israel - in elaborated on the ranking of countries annually based on 17 source of information from various points of the participation of experts and businessmen.
 Was released in Israel in 2009 a book by researcher and journalist Aryeh Avnery entitled "Scream, O earth corrupt" tackle corruption in Israel, a phenomenon exacerbated and spread as a "cancer cells" affects even the security establishment, is also accused of media Hebrew central shift of horns in the service of capital, which contributed Ba_i_ra of corruption.
 The Israeli writer stresses that corruption in Israel reaches the top of the political level, considering major former government of Ariel Sharon and Ehud Olmert most corrupt in the history of the Jewish state.

Corruption of partiesIt is noteworthy that a number of senior Israeli officials had tried to convict them of theft and abuse of authority of the graft and some of them are still under detention, and most notably former finance minister Avraham Hirchson.
 A poll conducted by the Institute, "Magar Mochot" in 2008 that 72% of Israelis believe that the regime in Israel is corrupt and that the parties most corrupt institutions.
 And compare the number of observers of Israeli conferences strategy as a conference Herzliya national security in recent years between corruption and the Iranian nuclear bomb in terms of danger to Israel, including deputy Communist Dov Hanin, who warned that corruption is signed by the victims and hits the immune state and undermine the castle from within.



 Emphasizes in his nostalgia for the island revealed that occupation contributes to the spread of phenomena assault on the public interest and that the culture of power fueling the spread of bribery and nepotism in Israel warning that reveals nothing more than a tip of the iceberg.
 He continues, "at least in my opinion is a dangerous political corruption based on the purchase of receivables involved in the coalition government and preference for state leaders to their own interests and maintain their seats on peace, equality and justice."
 On the other hand, observers believe that the others detect a major corruption scandals and the prosecution of senior politicians demonstrates the growing strength of those facing corruption.

 Source: Al Jazeera

Russia, Syria received an advanced missile

Russian warships headed to the Syrian coast to conduct joint maneuvers with Syria
(European - Archive)

Russian military source said that his country recognized the Syrian anti-ship missiles in the context of a previous deal between the two sides.
The Interfax news agency quoted the Russian news source - who preferred anonymity - appreciated the value of the transaction amount of three hundred million dollars.
Source did not specify when the shipment was delivered, saying that "the contract and fully implemented before the deadline." "These weapons would cover the whole Syrian coast from any possible attack from the sea."
The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday that Moscow rejects ban on arms exports to Syria, as previously announced, Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov last February that Russia is moving in the implementation of a special agreement to export weapons to Syria despite Israeli concerns.
The talk about the delivery of those missiles days after the call for an investigation committee of the United Nations arms embargo on Damascus, while Moscow openly opposed to other penalties imposed by the League of Arab States and Western powers on Syria.
It is noteworthy that Syria hosts the facility maintenance of the Russian navy as well as they got 7% ​​of the total sales of Russian arms to the outside and center of "Cast of military research" in Moscow at about ten billion dollars in 2010.
ManeuversIn the context of military ties between Moscow and Damascus, the Defence Ministry said the Russian aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov" carrying on board fighter "Sukhoi" and "Meg," I went, accompanied by battleship "Admiral Chabanenko" to the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Syria to conduct naval exercises, referring to the The ships will enter the Syrian port of Tartus.
But the Western media was considered that the main task of the Russian warships to be sent to the Mediterranean is to help the Coast Guard to prevent the Syrian and foreign military intervention in the country.

Source: Agencies

Aisha Gaddafi calls for the overthrow of the Government of Libya

Aisha Gaddafi (European - Archive)

Aisha Gaddafi called for the late daughter ofColonel Muammar Gaddafi on Tuesday to overthrow the Libyan Bgamanm new.

In an audio recording aired by the channel "view - which is based in Damascus - Aishaurged Libyans to revolt against the men whooverthrew her father, adding that the present government and thanks to the aircraft arrived inthe North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), by her own.

She said "My father did not go, but it is alwayswith us," and went to talk to the Libyans, saying "Do not forget your father's orders to continue the battle, even if not accustomed tohear his voice."

This recording may lead to Aisha Gaddafiproblem with the Algerian authorities, after it pledged to refrain from statements, and may lead to the denial, and with members of her family from the humanitarian situation of refugees and expelled from Algeria.

The Aisha Gaddafi had fled with her mother,Safia, her brothers Mohammed and Hannibaland their children to Algeria in September /September last, and allowed them to enterAlgeria, the Algerian government "for humanitarian reasons."

Algeria and ordered the family members of the late Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, the Libyanresiding on its territory to refrain from engaging in political activities.
 

Source: Associated Press