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Gisha to Israeli Ministers: Stop Using Civilians in Gaza as a Weapon to Enforce the Ceasefire
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Publisher:  Gisha
Date Written:  18/12/2008
Year Published:  2008  
Resource Type:  Article

New Legal Opinion Published: Not a siege, not a blockade, not an economic sanction â## closure and collective punishment. Punishing civilians in response to rocket fire by militants is illegal.



Abstract:  Hundreds of thousands of people denied access to food, water and electricity because of actions they did not commit and which they cannot control.

As negotiations continue to renew the "ceasefire" agreement which is thought to expire at the end of the week, Gisha - Legal Center for Freedom of Movement today called on the Israeli government to stop its equation of deliberately harming Palestinian civilians in response to rocket fire by militants on Israeli towns.

Gisha warned that closing G...
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