14 January 2002 (A/ES-10/139-S/2002/58)
Letter sent by Dr. Nasser Al-Kidwa, Ambassador and Permanent
Observer of Palestine to the U.N., to the Secretary-General of the United
Nations, the President of the Security Council, and the President of the
General Assembly: (Extra-judiciary Execution and East Jerusalem
Palestinian Homes Demolished)
Today, Monday, 14 January 2002, Israel, the occupying Power,
committed yet another extra-judiciary execution, killing Mr. Raed El-Karmi in
the city of Tulkarem in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Mr. El-Karmi was
killed by a bomb planted near his home and detonated as he was passing by.
Also today, Israeli police demolished nine Palestinian homes
in the neighborhood of Al-Eisaweyah in Occupied East Jerusalem. The
demolitions took part in spite of the uproar over the Israeli demolition of
more than 54 homes in Rafah refugee camp in Gaza on Friday, 11 January 2002
that left over 600 people homeless. In this regard, Israeli officials
continued with their usual pattern of lying. The spokesmen for the army and
the Prime Minister as well as the Minister of defense and the Prime Minister
himself, partook in falsifying the facts by minimizing the number of houses
destroyed, asserting that they were uninhabited and finally, also claiming
that the houses hid smuggling tunnels. Furthermore, Mr. Sharon tried to use
this horrible action to suggest the establishment of a buffer zone between
Gaza and Egypt.
During the last two to three days, Israeli occupying forces
shelled and destroyed several small vessels belonging to the Palestinian naval
police while they were docked in a small harbor in Gaza city. Also, the
Israeli occupying forces sent their tanks and bulldozers again to Gaza
International Airport to ensure a huge amount of destruction of the airport.
All of the above-mentioned Israeli war crimes, State
terrorism and other atrocities affirm once more that Mr. Ariel Sharon and his
government want only to pursue the military confrontation and to destroy any
chances for real peace in the region. It is also highly regrettable that all
of this is taking place with out the necessary reaction by the international
community and even worse, with what could be considered as encouragement by
some quarters. This must end and the occupying Power must be held accountable
before the Middle East region loses all hope.
In follow up to my previous 89 letters to you regarding the
ongoing crisis in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem,
dated from 29 September 2000 to 11 January 2002 (A/55/432-S/2000/921;
A/55/437-S/2000/930; A/55/450-S/2000/957; A/55/466-S/2000/971; A/55/474-S/2000/984; A/55/490-S/2000/993;
A/ES-10/39-S/2000/1015; A/ES-10/40-S/2000/1025; A/ES-10/42-S/2000/1068;
A/ES-10/43-S/2000/1078; A/ES-10/44-S/2000/1093; A/ES-10/45-S/2000/1104;
A/ES-10/46-S/2000/1107; A/ES-10/47-S/2000/1116; A/ES-10/48-S/2000/1129;
A/ES-10/49-S/2000/1154; A/ES-10/50-S/2000/1173; A/ES-10/51- S/2000/1185;
A/ES-10/52-S/2000/1206; A/ES-10/53-S/2000/1247; A/ES-10/54-S/2001/7;
A/ES-10/55-S/2001/33; A/ES-10/56-S/2001/50; A/ES-10/57-S/2001/101;
A/ES-10/58-S/2001/131;A/ES-10/59-S/2001/156; A/ES-10/60-S/2001/175;
A/ES-10/61-S/2001/189; A/ES-10/64-S/2001/209; A/ES-10/65-S/2001/226;
A/ES-10/66-S/2001/239; A/ES-10/67-S/2001/255; A/ES-10/68-S/2001/284;
A/ES-10/69-S/2001/295; A/ES-10/70-S/2001/304; A/ES-10/71-S/2001/314;
A/ES-10/72-S/2001/332; A/ES-10/75-S/2001/352; A/ES-10/76-S/2001/372;
A/ES-10/79-S/2001/418; A/ES-10/80-S/2001/432; A/ES-10/81-S/2001/447;
A/ES-10/82-S/2001/463; A/ES-10/83-S/2001/471; A/ES-10/84-S/2001/479;
A/ES-10/85-S/2001/486; A/ES-10/86-S/2001/496; A/ES-10/87-S/2001/504;
A/ES-10/88-S/2001/508; A/ES-10/89-S/2001/544; A/ES-10/90-S/2001/586;
A/ES-10/91-S/2001/605; A/ES-10/92-S/2001/629; A/ES-10/93-S/2001/657;
A/ES-10/94-S/2001/669; A/ES-10/95-S/2001/686; A/ES-10/96-S/2001/697;
A/ES-10/97 S/2001/708; A/ES-10/98-S/2001/717; A/ES-10/99S/2001/742;
A/ES-10/100; S/2001/754;A/ES10/101-S/2001/783;A/ES-10/102-S/2001/785;
A/ES-10/103-S/2001/798; A/ES10/104-S/2001/812; A/ES-10/105-S/2001/814;
A/ES-10/107-S/2001/821; A/ES-10/108-S/2001/826; A/ES-10/111-S/2001/880;
A/ES-10/112-S/2001/918; A/ES-10/114-S/2001/928; A/ES-10/115-S/2001/932;
A/ES-10/116-S/2001/941; A/ES-10/117-S/2001/971 A/ES-10/118-S/2001/989;
A/ES-10/119-S/2001/991; A/ES-10/121-S/2001/1007, A/ES-10/122-S/2001/1024;
A/ES-10/123-S/2001/1036; A/ES-10/124-S/2001/1084; A/ES-10/125-S/2001/1092;
A/ES-10/126-S/2001/1118; A/ES-10/128-S/2001/1149; A/ES-10/129-S/2001/1166;
A/ES-10/133-S/2000/1239; A/ES-10/134-S/2001/126;
A/ES-10/136-S/2002/18;A/ES-10/137-S/2002/ 39 and A/ES-10/138-S/2002/48). I
also regret to inform you that the killing of Mr. Raed Karmi raises the total
number of Palestinians killed since 28 September 2000 to 845 martyrs.
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