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17-12-2008, 08:50 PM
IN THE NAME OF GOD THE COMPASSIONATE THE MERCIFUL
*THIS DAY IN HISTORY
*The 17TH of December 1992
*The Mass Deportation of 415 Palestinians
*Elapsed Time: 15 years.
In the first two weeks of December 1992, six members of the “Israeli” security forces were killed by Palestinian residents of the Occupied Territories, one of them was a Border Policeman, Nissim Toledano, who was kidnapped on the 13th of December 1992, by presumably Hamas Militants, after finding Toledano's body, Israel arrested some 1,600 Palestinians; and on the 15th of December, “Prime Minister Rabin” announced that the “Israeli” government intended to take severe action against Hamas.
On the morning of the 16th of December 1992, the government decided to order deportation for up to two years of “inciters, those inhabitants of the area who endanger human lives by their activities, or those who incite others to such actions.” The deportations were to be carried out “without prior notification” ; the security forces began carrying out the deportations that evening, while two deportation orders were being issued in the West Bank and three in the Gaza Strip. More than 400 Palestinians were put on buses and taken north, towards south Lebanon , handcuffed and blindfolded.
Most of the deportees were taken directly from prison facilities, where they had been held since the wave of arrests; the remainders were taken from their homes, the “IDF” censored publication of any information regarding the deportation decision and its execution, the idea being to move the deportees to Lebanese territory that night, before the matter could be brought before the High Court of Justice , still and in spite of the censorship, news of the intended deportations reached human rights organizations and attorneys, and that night, several petitions were filed with the High Court.
The deportation was carried out the same day, the 17th of December 1992, the hearing on the legality of the deportation was postponed , the deportees were transported to the Zumriyeh crossing point at the northernmost point of the so called “security zone”(cleaned on the 25th of May 2000 by the Great Warriors of Hizbullah) because the Lebanese army prevented the deportees from continuing north, and because “Israel” claimed that it was not responsible for the deportees on grounds that the deportees were in territory under Lebanese control, the deportees were left in no-man's land.
On the 28th of December 1992, the “IDF” Spokesperson announced than ten of the deportees had been deported by mistake and would be allowed to return to the Occupied Territories, on the 03rd of January 1993, Attorney General “Yosef Harish” informed the High Court that six additional Palestinians had been deported by mistake and would be allowed to return; five more deportees were allowed to return for health reasons.
On the 18th of December 1992, the Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 799 (1992), in which the Council strongly condemned “the action taken by “Israel”, the occupying Power, to deport hundreds of Palestinian civilians” and expressed its firm opposition to any such deportation by “Israel”, and demanded that “Israel”, the occupying Power, ensure the safe and immediate return to the occupied territories of all those deported.
The Council also requested the Secretary-General “to consider dispatching a representative to the area to follow up with the “Israeli” government with regard to this serious situation and to report to the Security Council, as well as informing the “Israeli” side that Collective punishment, i.e., the punishment of individuals or groups for actions not specifically attributed to them, is forbidden under “Israeli” and international law.
*THIS DAY IN HISTORY
*The 17TH of December 1992
*The Mass Deportation of 415 Palestinians
*Elapsed Time: 15 years.
In the first two weeks of December 1992, six members of the “Israeli” security forces were killed by Palestinian residents of the Occupied Territories, one of them was a Border Policeman, Nissim Toledano, who was kidnapped on the 13th of December 1992, by presumably Hamas Militants, after finding Toledano's body, Israel arrested some 1,600 Palestinians; and on the 15th of December, “Prime Minister Rabin” announced that the “Israeli” government intended to take severe action against Hamas.
On the morning of the 16th of December 1992, the government decided to order deportation for up to two years of “inciters, those inhabitants of the area who endanger human lives by their activities, or those who incite others to such actions.” The deportations were to be carried out “without prior notification” ; the security forces began carrying out the deportations that evening, while two deportation orders were being issued in the West Bank and three in the Gaza Strip. More than 400 Palestinians were put on buses and taken north, towards south Lebanon , handcuffed and blindfolded.
Most of the deportees were taken directly from prison facilities, where they had been held since the wave of arrests; the remainders were taken from their homes, the “IDF” censored publication of any information regarding the deportation decision and its execution, the idea being to move the deportees to Lebanese territory that night, before the matter could be brought before the High Court of Justice , still and in spite of the censorship, news of the intended deportations reached human rights organizations and attorneys, and that night, several petitions were filed with the High Court.
The deportation was carried out the same day, the 17th of December 1992, the hearing on the legality of the deportation was postponed , the deportees were transported to the Zumriyeh crossing point at the northernmost point of the so called “security zone”(cleaned on the 25th of May 2000 by the Great Warriors of Hizbullah) because the Lebanese army prevented the deportees from continuing north, and because “Israel” claimed that it was not responsible for the deportees on grounds that the deportees were in territory under Lebanese control, the deportees were left in no-man's land.
On the 28th of December 1992, the “IDF” Spokesperson announced than ten of the deportees had been deported by mistake and would be allowed to return to the Occupied Territories, on the 03rd of January 1993, Attorney General “Yosef Harish” informed the High Court that six additional Palestinians had been deported by mistake and would be allowed to return; five more deportees were allowed to return for health reasons.
On the 18th of December 1992, the Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 799 (1992), in which the Council strongly condemned “the action taken by “Israel”, the occupying Power, to deport hundreds of Palestinian civilians” and expressed its firm opposition to any such deportation by “Israel”, and demanded that “Israel”, the occupying Power, ensure the safe and immediate return to the occupied territories of all those deported.
The Council also requested the Secretary-General “to consider dispatching a representative to the area to follow up with the “Israeli” government with regard to this serious situation and to report to the Security Council, as well as informing the “Israeli” side that Collective punishment, i.e., the punishment of individuals or groups for actions not specifically attributed to them, is forbidden under “Israeli” and international law.