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House Demolitions as Punishment

Dispossession and Exploitation

Israel's Policy in the Jordan Valley and Northern Dead Sea
May 2011

Israel exploits the natural resources in the Jordan Valley more than in the rest of the West Bank and prevents Palestinians from using most of the area's land and water resources.

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2008 Annual Report

Human Rights in the Occupied Territories
December 2008

B'Tselem's annual report surveys a wide range of Israeli human rights violations in the OPT in 2008, until Operation Cast Lead. As house demolition and lack of law enforcement on violent settlers continued, Israel largely refrained from holding members of the security forces accountable for their actions.

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2007 Annual Report

Human Rights in the Occupied Territories
December 2007

According to the report, the number of Israelis and Palestinians killed in clashes in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip dropped. However, there has been deterioration in many other measures of the human rights situation in the Occupied Territories.

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Through No Fault of Their Own

Israel's Punitive House Demolitions in the al-Aqsa Intifada
November 2004
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Implementation of Phase 1 of the Road Map

Background and Monitoring Recommendations for Provisions Concerning Human Rights
June 2003
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Operation Defensive Shield

Soldiers' Testimonies, Palestinian Testimonies
September 2002
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On The Way To Annexation

Human Rights Violations Resulting from the Establishment and Expansion of the Ma'aleh Adumim Settlement
June 1999
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1987-1997: A Decade of Human Rights Violations

January 1998
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Bi-Annual Report 1992/1993

Violations of Human Rights in the Occupied Territories
January 1994
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Demolition During Operations Against Wanted Persons

May 1993
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Bi-Annual Report 1990/1991

Violations of Human Rights in the Occupied Territories
January 1992
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Human Rights in the Occupied Territories During the War in the Persian Gulf

January 1991
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House Sealing and Demolition as a Means of Punishment

November 1990
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Collective Punishment in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip

November 1990
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Demolition and Sealing of Houses in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip as a Punitive Measure During the Intifada

September 1989
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