25 October 2000 (A/ES-10/40, S/2000/1025)
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: (International Protection)
In follow up of my letters to you, beginning on 29
September through 23 October 2000 (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), I am once again
compelled to inform you that Israel, the occupying Power, continues its
military campaign of terror against the Palestinian civilians in the
Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem. The continuing
excessive use of force by the Israeli occupying forces, using all sorts of
heavy weaponry against the Palestinian people, has resulted in more
casualties. Yesterday alone three more Palestinians died, including two
children under the age of 18 years, and about 50 were injured by bullets.
(Names of martyrs are annexed.)
It has become very clear that Israel, the occupying Power,
is persisting with its campaign of terror against the Palestinian people in
total violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection
of Civilian Persons in Time of War of 1949. It continues to do in blatant
disregard for the understandings reached at Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt and in
total disregard for Security Council resolution 1322 (2000) and General
Assembly resolution ES-10/7 of the tenth emergency special session. These
ongoing actions and measures being taken by Israel, the occupying Power,
make it obvious that it is not heeding the calls made in both of the
above-mentioned resolutions.
In light of the above, there is a clear and urgent need for
the international community to provide the necessary protection for the
Palestinian civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including
Jerusalem. This need was emphasized by the Extraordinary Summit of the
League of Arab States, which was held at Cairo, Egypt from 21 to 22 October
2000. We call upon the Security Council to urgently convene a meeting to
consider the situation and to establish a United Nations protection force to
be dispatched in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem,
with the aim of providing much-needed protection for the Palestinian
civilian population.
Names of the Martyrs killed by Israeli security forces
in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including
Jerusalem
(Tuesday, 24 October 2000)
- Eyad Osama Shaath (12 years old) (from wounds on 21 October 2000)
- Nidal Mohammed Al-Dbeki (12 years old)
- Nimer Yussef Marei