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Israel Targets and Kills Palestinian Children.

Despite its repeated violations against Palestinian children, a culture of impunity continues to surround Israel’s actions.
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I am deeply troubled by Israel’s appalling treatment of Palestinian children. Palestinian children are targeted, killed and their human rights are violated by Israel.

In 2021, 86 Palestinian children were killed in illegally occupied Palestine, making this the deadliest year for Palestinian children since 2014. Using lethal force against children is a violation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. This is illegal under international law.

There are also over 200 Palestinian children in Israeli prisons. In 2020, Save the Children spoke to Palestinian children about their experiences in Israeli prisons. 81% had been physically beaten and 52% had been threatened with harm to their families. Often Palestinian children are forced to sign false confessions without a lawyer present. This cannot be allowed to continue.

Outside prison, Palestinian children face terrifying night raids on their homes and regular violent attacks from Jewish settlers.

Israel must be held accountable and Palestinian children must be protected.

As your constituent, I urge you to write to James Cleverly, Minister for Middle East and North Africa to unreservedly condemn Israel’s continued violations against Palestinian children.

Yours sincerely,

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Israel Targets and Kills Palestinian Children.

There are 2.3 million Palestinian children living under occupation.

They are targeted, killed and their human rights are violated by Israel.

In 2021, 86 Palestinian children were killed in illegally occupied Palestine, making this the deadliest year for Palestinian children since 2014. Using lethal force against children is a violation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. It is illegal under international law, but the international community fails to hold Israel accountable.

The most recent victim was Shawkat Kamal Shawkat Abed who was shot by Israeli Occupation Forces and succumbed to his wounds on 15th April 2022.

Every day, Palestinian children’s rights are violated. In 2020, Save the Children spoke to Palestinian children about their experiences in Israeli prisons. 81% had been physically beaten and 52% had been threatened with harm to their families. Often Palestinian children are forced to sign false confessions without a lawyer present.

At this moment there are over 200 Palestinian children in Israeli prisons. 27 of them are in solitary confinement.

Outside prison, Palestinian children face terrifying night raids on their homes and regular violent attacks from Jewish settlers. Their access to education is also hugely reduced by the occupation.

Israel must be held accountable and Palestinian children must be protected. Write to your MP to urge the Minister for the Middle East and North Africa to unreservedly condemn Israel’s targeting, killing and human rights abuses of Palestinian children.

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Buying from companies which work in settlements such as Coca Cola means we as consumers are turning a blind eye to the illegal occupation of Palestinian land.

Here are questions we posed in 2014 when a Coca-Cola factory was opened in Gaza. These questions are completely relevant today. 

Some questions to ask Coca-Cola:

1. Where are these construction materials being purchased? We believe it’s Israel so isn’t Coca-Cola simply supporting the Israeli economy to a far greater tune than the Palestinian economy?

– Raw materials such as sugar will be purchased from Israel, thereby enriching the Israeli economy.

2. How much water is required to run the bottling plant and where will water come from?

– Palestinians in Gaza face a chronic shortage of freshwater, and rely on desalination plants. Reports from around the world show that communities living around Coca-Cola bottling plants are adversely affected by water shortages due to Coke’s demands on the water infrastructure.

– The World Bank has reported on the dire state of the water and sewage infrastructure in Gaza following Israel’s various attacks. Access to water is limited on average to 6-8 hours for 1-4 days a week for the population of Gaza.

In light of these statistics, how does Coca-Cola plan to operate its factory? And will the factory divert vital resources from Palestinian families, while drawing a profit from its products?

3. Where will the factory’ electricity supply come from?

-The only power plant in Gaza is only able to supply 30% of the population intermittently, leaving 1.2million Palestinians in darkness. Hospitals continue to run on emergency generators.

4. Will Coke be given preferential access to water and electricity, which will disadvantage Palestinian civilians and hospitals?

-The indications are that it will, and this is indicated by the passage of materials into Gaza to build the factory, while essential building materials for hospitals are barred.

5. As predicted Israel has now bombed the factory during the May 2021 bombardment on Gaza.

 What guarantees has Israel provided that it won’t bomb the Coca Cola factory? Israel has a track record of destroying businesses in Gaza. Before the blockade in 2006, 3,600 factories operated in Gaza. Now, there are less than a hundred.

– Israel bombed a biscuit factory in Gaza which employed 450 people, leaving them unemployed. Can Coca Cola guarantee that its 400 workers won’t be left in a similar position?

6. Coke’s investments in the West Bank and Gaza are dwarfed by its economic activity in Israel. At present, Coca Cola is profiting from the occupation by abiding by Israel’s occupation regime.

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