Posted on:January 2015
How are Palestinians living under the Occupation in the West Bank and Gaza?
Academic, writer and commentator Peter Slezak took a tour of the Palestinian Occupied Territories in 2012
and met with a range of Palestinians and Israelis including members of the Israeli NGO Breaking the Silence, who take tours around hotspots in the West Bank and Gaza.
His journey, as the son of holocaust survivors, was confronting and harrowing as he witnessed what this Occupation means in terms of the human rights abuses that occur routinely, and the annexation of Palestinian lands to large Israeli settlements and to the 700 km long Separation Wall.
Clarification: In this documentary, Peter Slezak makes reference to ‘illegal phosphorus bombs’. The ABC notes that, it has not been established that Israel’s use of white phosphorus during Operation Cast Lead was ilegal.
Supporting Information
Breaking the Silence
http://www.breakingthesilence.org.il/
Defence for Children International
http://www.dci-palestine.org/
Gisha – Legal Centre for Freedom of Movement
http://www.gisha.org/
UNRWA – United National Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees
http://www.unrwa.org/index.php
Al Haq – defending Human Rights in Palestine
http://www.alhaq.org/
Jordan Valley Solidarity
http://www.jordanvalleysolidarity.org/
B’Tselem – The Israeli Information Centre for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories
http://www.btselem.org/
Peter Slezak’s blog – Independent Australian Jewish Voices
http://home2.iajv.org/taxonomy/term/8
Source:
http://www.abc.net.au
