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Knut Rognes
>Subject: B'Tselem investigation and Request for assistance
>Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 15:48:00 +0200
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> We apologize to those of you who are receiving this for the second time.
> February 21, 2001
>Results of B’Tselem Investigation: Civilians Killed at Home
>
>Over the past few days, there has been a severe escalation in violence,
with many casualties. Two days ago, B’Tselem published the findings of its
investigation into one particularly severe incident: the shelling of a
Palestinian family in their home in Khan Yunis.
>On Monday evening, February 18, IDF forces killed an armed Palestinian who
was seen in the area of the greenhouses of the Morag settlement, near Khan
Yunis in the Gaza Strip. Another armed Palestinian fled from the area.
Soldiers immediately opened intensive gunfire and then tank-fire at tin
shacks inhabited by Palestinians, not far from the settlement. The shelling
continued throughout the night. Three Palestinian civilians were killed in
this incident: a nineteen-year-old man, a woman and her daughter. Six
members of the woman’s family, including three children, were injured.
>
>B’Tselem’s fieldworker was present at the scene during the shelling, and
accompanied the ambulance that arrived to assist the mother and child. The
IDF opened fire at the ambulance, preventing evacuation of the two. Their
bodies were found early the next morning.
>
>A description of the events and B’Tselem’s research findings appear on
B’Tselem’s website: www.btselem.org
>
>B’Tselem Needs Your Help to
>Launch Campaign Against Israel’s Siege Policy
>The issue of Israel’s restrictions on Palestinian movement in this
Intifada, and their devastating consequences for the entire Palestinian
population has been a central focus of B’Tselem’s work over the past year.
To expand upon our research and advocacy, B’Tselem planned a public
campaign to bring this issue to the forefront of the Israeli public debate.
>
>The centerpiece of the campaign is the deployment of Israeli volunteer
monitors to IDF checkpoints in the West Bank in order to document
violations, intervene to aid Palestinians and, perhaps most importantly,
bring credible reports of the reality of the siege to Israeli society.
Israelis who personally witness the suffering entailed in the sieges are
best able to bring this message to the Israeli mainstream.
>
>B'Tselem intended to initiate these checkpoint monitors last week. Then,
as you may have heard, our fieldworker was shot while driving in the West
Bank. This has understandably created reluctance on the part of our
volunteers to travel in the West Bank. It is clear that we cannot proceed
with this project without taking all measures possible to ensure the safety
of our volunteers. The launch of this project now depends on obtaining an
armored vehicle in order to transport our volunteers. The cost is quite
high: a second-hand vehicle that can bear the weight of the armored plates
will cost around $16,000. Installation of the armoring costs about $35,000.
>
>We are eager to proceed with the project, as we believe it has a unique
potential to affect the mainstream Israeli public. Such a project is likely
to complement a variety of other initiatives and debates currently taking
place in Israeli society to create real change in Israel’s siege policy.
>
>We need your support to make this project a reality.
>Donations can be made in the following ways:
>1. Checks in all currencies can be sent directly to B'Tselem:
>Ha’Ta’asiya Street #8, Jerusalem 93420 Israel.
>2. A transfer can be made to B’Tselem’s bank account:
>Bank Discount, 21 Emek Refaim St. Jerusalem Israel
>Account number: 475009-062, SWIFT Code: IDB LILIT 062
>3. In the US, tax deductible donations can be made through the New Israel
Fund.
>Donations should be marked as “donor advised to B’Tselem” and sent to:
>NIF, P.O. Box 91588, Washington, D.C. 20090-1588.
>
>If you are making a donation, whether through NIF or directly, please
alert our Development Director, Rachel Greenspahn (rachel@btselem.org) that
your donation is intended for our campaign against the siege. Also contact
Rachel if you would like any additional information on the campaign.
>
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>B'Tselem: The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied
Territories is the leading Israeli organization monitoring, documenting and
advocating to improve human rights in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Founded
in 1989, B'Tselem publishes reports, engages in advocacy and serves as a
resource center.
>Please note our new address and phone numbers
>8 HaTa'asiya St. (4th Floor),
>Talpiot, Jerusalem 93420, Israel
>New Telephone: 02-6735599, New Fax: 02-6749111
>mail@btselem.org
>http://www.btselem.org
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