Letters For Palestine

Ongoing Issues to be covered

We have identified a number of Ongoing Issues which have continued in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for many years. These can be covered in an email to a politician.

It is hoped that you will get involved in writing one email a month or two months on one of the Ongoing Issues and if one of the Urgent/Current Issues concerns you, please feel free to write to a politician in your country about this as well.

Ongoing Issues
  1. Arrest of Children (contrary to the Conventions on the Rights of the Child)
  2. Transfer of Israeli Settlers into the Occupied Palestinian Territories (illegal under Geneva Conventions)
  3. Transfer of Arrested Palestinians from the Occupied Palestinian Territories into Israel (illegal under Geneva Conventions)
  4. Infanticide at the Checkpoints (Documented 5 women and 35 Babies died in a 7 year period)
  5. Use of High Velocity Tear Gas Canisters as Lethal weapons (many Palestinian children killed or Maimed)
  6. Use of Rubber Coated Steel Bullets as Lethal Weapons (many Palestinian children killed or maimed)
  7. Use of Palestinian Children as Human Shields (illegal)
  8. Israeli Terrorism
  9. Opinion of Occupation of Palestinian Territories (Israel denies Occupying the Palestinian Territories) - Under Development
  10. House Demolitions (illegal) - Under Development
  11. Obligations of the Occupier - Facilities in Gaza, etc - Under Development
  12. Palestinian Child Abuse while detained - Under Development
  13. Palestinians dying in Gaza due to Medical Issues (illegal) - Under Development
  14. Torture of Palestinians (illegal) - Under Development
  15. Settler Violence  - Under Development


Urgent/Current - Latest at the top