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BAMBINI PALESTINESI AL CAMPO ESTIVO SOTTO SCORTA MILITARE*
*[Note: secondo la IV Convenzione di Ginevra, la II Convenzione dell'Aja,
la Corte Internazionale di Giustizia e numerose risoluzioni ONU, tutti gli
insediamenti israeliani nei Territori Palestinesi Occupati sono illegali.
Gli avamposti sono considerati illegali anche secondo la legge israeliana.]*
18 luglio 2010
At-Tuwani – South Hebron Hills
Ieri, 17 luglio 2010, nella scuola di At-Tuwani, un piccolo villaggio nelle
colline a sud di Hebron, è iniziato il campo estivo. Per due settimane,
tutte le mattine, animatori palestinesi e internazionali organizzeranno
giochi e attività ricreative rivolti a bambini di età compresa fra i 6 e i
14 anni. Parte del campo estivo quest'anno si svolgerà anche ad Al Fakheit,
un piccolo villaggio nel deserto, a sud di At-Tuwani, dove l'anno scorso, a
settembre, è stata aperta una scuola per garantire il diritto all'istruzione
anche ai bambini di quell'area.
In coincidenza con il campo estivo è ricominciata anche la scorta militare
israeliana per accompagnare ogni giorno nel tragitto da e per la scuola i
bambini provenienti dai villaggi di Tuba e di Magayr Al Abeed
Dal 2001 i coloni dell'avamposto di Havat Ma'on hanno attaccato più volte i
bambini lungo la strada da e per la scuola, ma solo nel novembre del 2004
l'autorità israeliana ha predisposto una scorta militare quotidiana.
I soldati avrebbero il compito di scortare i bambini, ma la realtà è che
spesso non adempiono in maniera efficace al loro dovere come emerge dal
report annuale sull'andamento scolastico 2009-2010, nella versione completa
in uscita nelle prossime settimane. Dai dati delle ultime statistiche,
infatti, è emerso che *durante l'anno scolastico 2009-2010 i bambini sono
stati vittime degli attacchi da parte dei coloni 19 volte.*
Inoltre i soldati sono venuti meno al compito di scortare adeguatamente i
bambini, dal momento che *non hanno camminato al loro fianco nel 75% dei
casi, si sono rifiutati di completare la scorta fino alla fine
dell'insediamento nel 94% dei casi e hanno costretto i bambini a correre in
11 casi.*
Durante l'ultimo anno scolastico, la scorta militare è spesso arrivata in
ritardo, costringendo i bambini ad aspettare, a volte per ore, prima e dopo
la scuola. *I bambini hanno perso quasi 27 ore di lezione e hanno aspettato
dopo la scuola l'arrivo dei militari israeliani per un totale di 53 ore.*
Tutte le statistiche riguardanti l'anno scolastico 2009–2010 saranno
disponibili nelle prossime settimane all'interno del report in uscita. I
dati raccolti durante l'anno scolastico 2008-2009 si possono trovare
in “*Divieto
di istruzione. La sofferenza dei bambini palestinesi tra occupazione
militare ed espansione delle colonie”*, a cura di Operazione Colomba e
Humanity Together, disponibile al link: snipurl.com/vp4qc
Operazione Colomba e Christian Peacemaker Teams mantengono una presenza
costante nel villaggio di At-Tuwani e nell'area delle colline a sud di
Hebron dal 2004.
Per informazioni:
Operazione Colomba, +972 54 99 25 773
—
Operation Dove – Nonviolent Peace Corps
Palestine/Israel
Ass. Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII
Email: tuwani@operationdove.org
Web: www.operationdove.org
PALESTINIAN CHILDREN JOIN THE SUMMER CAMP UNDER MILITARY ESCORT*
*(Italian follows)*
*[Note: According to the Fourth Geneva Convention, the Hague Regulations,
the Internati
onal Court of Justice, and several United Nations resolutions,
all Israeli settlements and outposts in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
are illegal. Most settlement outposts, including Havat Ma'on (Hill 833), are
considered illegal also under Israeli law.]*
18 July 2010
At-Tuwani – South Hebron Hills
Yesterday, 17th July 2010, the Summer Camp for children began in the primary
school of At-Tuwani, a small village in the South Hebron Hills. Every
morning for two weeks, Palestinian and International trainers will organize
games and activities for children from 6 to 14 years old. Part of the Summer
Camp will take place in Al Fakheit, a village in the desert further south of
At-Tuwani, where the school started only last September to guarantee the
right to access education for children. The Israeli military escort started,
at the beginning of the summer camp, accompaning the children that daily
join the camp from the villages of Tuba and Magayr Al-Abeed.
Since 2001, Israeli settlers from Havat Ma'on outpost have routinely
attacked the children on their journey to and from school but it was not
until November 2004 that Israeli authorities established a daily military
escort.
The soldiers carrying out the escort have at times failed to protect the
children, as result from the annual report about the 2009-2010 school year,
available in the next few weeks. From the last statistics, in fact, it has
emerged that *during the last school year the children have been victims of
violence by settlers 19** **times.*
Furthermore, the military failed to provide a consistent escort for the
children *not walking with them along the path in 75% of the cases, refusing
to complete the escort until the end of the settlement in 94% of the cases
and forcing them to run in 11 cases.*
During the last school year, soldiers have also frequently arrived late,
causing the children to wait, sometimes for hours, before and after school.
C*hildren missed almost 27 hours of school and waited a total of 53**
**hours for military escort after school.
*
The data collected during the 2009-2010 school year will be released in few
weeks inside the annual school patrol report. The report documenting the
2008-2009 military escort of the schoolchildren, “*The Closed Road to
Education. Palestinian students suffer under violent settlement
expansion,”*is available at:
snipurl.com/ubr2w
Operation Dove and Christian Peacemaker Teams have maintained an
international presence in At-Tuwani and South Hebron Hills since 2004.
For further information:
Operation Dove, 054 99 25 773
PALESTINIAN CHILDREN JOIN THE SUMMER CAMP UNDER MILITARY ESCORT*
*(Italian follows)*
*[Note: According to the Fourth Geneva Convention, the Hague Regulations,
the International Court of Justice, and several United Nations resolutions,
all Israeli settlements and outposts in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
are illegal. Most settlement outposts, including Havat Ma'on (Hill 833), are
considered illegal also under Israeli law.]*
18 July 2010
At-Tuwani – South Hebron Hills
Yesterday, 17th July 2010, the Summer Camp for children began in the primary
school of At-Tuwani, a small village in the South Hebron Hills. Every
morning for two weeks, Palestinian and International trainers will organize
games and activities for children from 6 to 14 years old. Part of the Summer
Camp will take place in Al Fakheit, a village in the desert further south of
At-Tuwani, where the school started only last September to guarantee the
right to access education for children. The Israeli military escort started,
at the beginning of the summer camp, accompaning the children that daily
join the camp from the villages of Tuba and Magayr Al-Abeed.
Since 2001, Israeli settlers from Havat Ma'on outpost have routinely
attacked the children on their journey to and from school but it was not
until November 2004 that Israeli authorities established a daily military
escort.
The soldiers carrying out the escort have at times failed to protect the
children, as result from the annual report about the 2009-2010 school year,
available in the next few weeks. From the last statistics, in fact, it has
emerged that *during the last school year the children have been victims of
violence by settlers 19** **times.*
Furthermore, the military failed to provide a consistent escort for the
children *not walking with them along the path in 75% of the cases, refusing
to complete the escort until the end of the settlement in 94% of the cases
and forcing them to run in 11 cases.*
During the last school year, soldiers have also frequently arrived late,
causing the children to wait, sometimes for hours, before and after school.
C*hildren missed almost 27 hours of school and waited a total of 53**
**hours for military escort after school.
*
The data collected during the 2009-2010 school year will be released in few
weeks inside the annual school patrol report. The report documenting the
2008-2009 military escort of the schoolchildren, “*The Closed Road to
Education. Palestinian students suffer under violent settlement
expansion,”*is available at:
snipurl.com/ubr2w
Operation Dove and Christian Peacemaker Teams have maintained an
international presence in At-Tuwani and South Hebron Hills since 2004.
For further information:
Operation Dove, 054 99 25 773
mobile: +972 54 9925773