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URGENT: Stop All Attacks on Palestine Medical Relief Staff and Services

Mutter | 14.06.2003 19:12

The Israeli occupying army stopped a Palestine Medical Relief Ambulance at gunpoint. The soldiers got into the ambulance and forced the team at gunpoint, to drive around the village. The soldiers used the cover of the ambulance to try and arrest people. After 20 minutes, the ambulance team refused to carry on and announced that they would rather be shot, than be forced to help the soldiers arrest the villagers.

The soldiers threatened them by saying that if the ambulance team revealed that the soldiers were in the ambulance, then they would shoot them. The soldiers also confiscated the Identification Cards of the ambulance team. Since yesterday, the ambulance team have not been given their ID's back, despite numerous appeals being made to the army by Israeli Physicians for Human Rights. Without their ID's the team are unable to function.

As part of the punishment, the Israeli occupying army arrested Palestine Medical Relief Doctor, Dr Nadim Barghouthi and Mr Yunis Dahoud, Deputy Mayor of the village. Both were arrested whilst in their homes. As of yet, we have not been told where they are being detained.

The Israeli occupying army also blew open the door of the Palestine Medical Relief Clinic in Deir Ghassaneh. Besides exploding the door, they destroyed one of the walls, and created a lot of destruction in the clinic.

Palestine Medical Relief calls on all humanitarian, human rights and health organizations to condemn these deplorable actions which violate the principals of medical neutrality. Please demand the release of Dr Nadim Barghouthi and Mr Yunis Dahoud, demand the return of the ID's to the ambulance team, and compensate the Palestine Medical Relief Clinic for all the damage caused.

Palestine Medical Relief severely condemns these attacks, as they constitute a gross violation of International Law. This is a clear provocation by the Israeli occupying army who have already attacked Palestine Medical Relief Clinics in Nablus, Ramallah, Gaza and Jenin. We urge you to protest to the following:

Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister

Office of the Prime Minister

3 Kaplan Street, P O Box 187

Jerusalem 91919, Israel

Fax: +972 2 6705475 E-mail:  rohm@pmo.gov.il



Elyakim Rubinstein

Attorney-General/Legal Advisor to the Government

Ministry of Justice

9 Salah al-Din Street

Jerusalem 91010, Israel

Fax: +972 2 6285438



Shaul Mofaz - Minister of Defense

Kaplan St.

Hakirya Tel-Aviv 61909

Tel: 972-3-5692010 Fax: 972-3-6916940



Mr Sergio de Mello - UN High Commissioner on Human Rights

OHCHR-UNOG

8-14 Avenue de la Paris

1211 Geneva 10

Switzerland

 webadmin.hchr@un.org



From: "Palestine Monitor"  palmon@hdip.org

June 14, 2003 13:21

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