Concealed Intentions- JLAC-.pdf

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ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to elucidate the discriminatory nature of Israel’s zoning and land planning policies in “Area C” of the West Bank, and to demonstrate how such policies are in direct contravention of international law. The goal is to go beyond an examination of the presumed “legal” tools Israel uses to restrict Palestinian growth and development, and to, instead, address the legal implications of such policies and how they specifically violate international law provisions and Israel’s obligations as an Occupying Power. First, we define and examine how Israel’s policies in “Area C” aim at restricting Palestinian use and ownership of land through practices such as land parceling and annexation, exclusion of Palestinians from the planning process, formidable building restrictions, home demolitions, and forced eviction or displacement. Then, we identify how such policies are in direct violation of numerous critical international human rights and humanitarian law provisions, such as the right to housing, land, and property and the right to development, as well as various economic, social, and cultural rights. Finally, we illustrate what JLAC is doing on both an individual and community level to combat the adverse social, political, and economic effects of such policies. Our hope is that the information provided in this study can be used by human rights practitioners, government officials, and international organizations to put pressure on Israel to obey its obligations under international human rights and humanitarian law. 2
CONTENTS Executive Summary/ Introduction I. The Israeli Zoning and Planning Policy in “Area C” a. Land Parceling and Annexation State Land Israeli Military Zones and Settlements Annexation Wall and Physical Barriers b. Exclusion of Palestinians from the Planning Process c. Building Restrictions The British Mandate Regional Law Israeli Special Outline Plans d. Home Demolitions and Displacement Registration and Building Permits Demolition Orders Home Demolitions and Displacement Evictions and Forced Displacement of Herders and Bedouin Communities II. Violations of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law: the Legal Consequences of the Israeli Imposed Planning Policy a. Violations of Housing, Land and Property Rights The Right to Adequate Housing and Prohibition of Forced Evictions The Right to Choose one’s Place of Residence and the Right to Property b. Violations of other Economic, Social and Cultural Rights The Right to Water and Adequate Food Freedom of Movement c. Violations of the Right to Development d. Establishment of a Discriminatory System e. Israel's Responsibility for Violations of International Law III. JLAC's Answer to an Internationally Illegal Situation a. Introduction JLAC’s Approach to Israel’s Human Rights Violations b. JLAC’s Short-Term Strategy Legal Aid Legal Consultation Legal Awareness 3
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