International
Solidarity Movement
July 27, 2002
for immediate
release
At 9am
on July 28th 20+ activists with the International Solidarity Movement
will attempt to remove dirt roadblocks built by the Israeli military
this morning around the village of Iraq Boreen, just three kilometers
from the major West Bank city of Nablus. Though they expect confrontation
with the Israeli occupation forces the needs of the village demand
action.
Israeli
bulldozers, protected by armored personnel carriers, dug deep
trenches and high dirt barricades effectively cutting of the small
village from all social and commercial interaction. Most importantly
the village is unable to receive the water trucks it so desperately
needs during this hot and dry time of year.
The village
requires 10 water trucks per day and today received none. Without
removal of these barricades the Palestinian civilians can expect
no water.
As a
general principle, in both internal and international armed conflict
it is lawful to attack only military objectives. From this derives
the rule stated in Article 54 of the first of the two 1977 Additional
Protocols to the Geneva Conventions that “starvation of
civilians as a method of warfare is prohibited.”
Denying
the civilian population water is just as
illegal as denying them food.
For
more information regarding this action please call:
Ethan
(USA) 972 (0) 67 387 872
Susan (USA) 972 (0) 55 829 680
People
from the USA, UK, Japan, Canada, Sweden and other countries are
available for interviews and information at the above numbers.
For
more information on the International Solidarity Movement please
call:
Huwaida
972 (0) 52 642 709 [Arabic & English]
ISM Office 972 (0) 2 626 4844
This
action is part of the International Solidarity Movement's Freedom
Summer Campaign. For more about the campaign, please see www.palsolidarity.org
or call 972-52-642-709 or 972-2-277-2018.
