Israeli Occupation Authorities  confiscate a number of kiosks in the periphery of Barta’a military Al checkpoints

Israeli Occupation Authorities  confiscate a number of kiosks in the periphery of Barta’a military Al checkpoints

 

  • Violation: confiscation of commercial kiosks
  • Location:   Barta’a village
  • Date:  April 04, 2018
  • Perpetrators: Israeli Occupation Forces  
  • Victims:  families of kiosks’ owners

 

Details:

Israeli Occupation Authorities  on April 04, 2018  raided the area that is located to the east of Barta’a checkpoint, which isolates the village from its Palestinian surroundings and confiscated four commercial kiosks .

The occupation justified the act  under the claim that the kiosks are “unlicensed construction” within an area classified “C” according to Oslo Accords.

 

The following table shows some information about the damage resulted by the confiscation act:

Affected citizen

FAMILY

Nature of kiosks

Damage

Fawwaz Amarneh

4

Hot drinks and sandwiches kiosk

1200 NIS losses

Khaled Badarneh

8

Kiosk for drinks and sandwiches

1000 NIS losses

Hasan Badarneh

6

Kiosk for vegetables

600 NIS losses

Rami Abu Bakr

2

Kiosks for drinks

350 NIS losses

Total

20

Four kiosks

3150 NIS losses

 

Source: Field observation- Department of Monitoring Israeli Violations- Land Research Center-2018

 

It should be marked that the residents of the area witnessed the occupation since 1967. The village was isolated by the apartheid in 2002; there is only one gate in the wall named Rihan crossing , through which people can travel in and out the village. Since May 16, 2015, the administration of the crossing was given to a security company. The crossing was given the title of checkpoint afterwards. This made the life of the area’s residents a living hell due to the inhumane practices of the occupation soldiers at the checkpoint.

  

Photos 1-3: Barta'a checkpoint

 

International conventions and laws regarding freedom of movement which Israel unabatedly violates:

Article 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: “Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person”.

Article 5: “No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment”.

Article 9: “No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile”.

Article 13: Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state.

Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country.

Article 7 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: “No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. In particular, no one shall be subjected without his free consent to medical or scientific experimentation.”

Article 9: “Everyone has the right to liberty and security of person. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest or detention. No one shall be deprived of his liberty except on such grounds and in accordance with such procedure as are established by law.

 

Prepared by
 The Land Research Center
LRC
 

 

 

Categories: Confiscation