Most of our land is being expropriated for Jewish settlements and the transfer of Israeli populations into the West Bank and Gaza, which is illegal according to International law, is still going on. House demolitions and confiscation of Jerusalem identity cards have increased since the Likud government took over. Even torture is legalized in Israel, and sanctioned by the parliament, the government and the high court of justice. The closure of Jerusalem and Israel to the West Bank and Gaza, the lack of connection between Gaza and the West Bank, the restriction of movement between the north and south of the West Bank, all of these things make it difficult to move anywhere. We need a permit to leave the occupied territories to travel outside the borders.
Human rights are indivisible and interdependent.
Economic and social rights are essential and fundamental, and are indivisible from civil and political rights. The closure is another instrument of social political and economic strangulation of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Territories, because it does not only restrict the movement of people, but also of goods and vehicles. All the above mentioned violations are human wrongs which stand in the way of one right and abundant life. The passage of time and the gross violations of our human rights have not taken our resolve to regain our rights. Legitimized and recognized by the international community, our struggle for peace is based on justice and international legitimacy.