PaRCha - JNU - AISA material - 2006 ID-16476
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It also slammed the Israeli destruction of vast areas of Palestinian agricultural land since the breakout of Al-Aqsa Intifada. .
In one case last year, two women -one aged 85, the other 65 -had their home in Rafah demolished by an Israeli army bulldozer while they were trapped inside it, said the report. .
According to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), a total of 1,728 Rafah homes have been demolished by Israel since the start of Al-Aqsa Intifada, leaving 17,400 homeless. .
In his annual report on the human right situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, UN special rapporteur John Dugard accused Israel of severe human rights violations against Palestinians, including wanton destruction of infrastructure. .
(Israeli) Bulldozers have destroyed homes in a purposeless manner and have savagely dug up roads, including electricity, sewage and water lines, he said. .
Big Prison .
Amnestys report came two days after the Israeli rights group B'Tselem and the HadMoked Center for the Defense of the Individuals accused Israel of turning the impoverished Gaza Strip into a big prison. .
It is easier for Palestinians in Israel or the West Bank to visit relatives in prison than visit a relative in Gaza, they said a report published Tuesday, March 29. .
It stressed that as a result of Israeli military siege, more than 77% of the Palestinians in the Strip live below the poverty line - almost double the number that existed before the Intifada. .
According to 2002 UN statistics, unemployment increased to 50% in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. .
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PaRCha - JNU - AISA material - 2006 ID-16476
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It also slammed the Israeli destruction of vast areas of Palestinian agricultural land since the breakout of Al-Aqsa Intifada. .
In one case last year, two women -one aged 85, the other 65 -had their home in Rafah demolished by an Israeli army bulldozer while they were trapped inside it, said the report. .
According to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), a total of 1,728 Rafah homes have been demolished by Israel since the start of Al-Aqsa Intifada, leaving 17,400 homeless. .
In his annual report on the human right situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, UN special rapporteur John Dugard accused Israel of severe human rights violations against Palestinians, including wanton destruction of infrastructure. .
(Israeli) Bulldozers have destroyed homes in a purposeless manner and have savagely dug up roads, including electricity, sewage and water lines, he said. .
Big Prison .
Amnestys report came two days after the Israeli rights group B'Tselem and the HadMoked Center for the Defense of the Individuals accused Israel of turning the impoverished Gaza Strip into a big prison. .
It is easier for Palestinians in Israel or the West Bank to visit relatives in prison than visit a relative in Gaza, they said a report published Tuesday, March 29. .
It stressed that as a result of Israeli military siege, more than 77% of the Palestinians in the Strip live below the poverty line - almost double the number that existed before the Intifada. .
According to 2002 UN statistics, unemployment increased to 50% in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. .
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