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Razing Rafah:
Mass Home Demolitions in the Gaza Strip
Map
1: Gaza Overview..
I. SUMMARY..
A
Pattern in the Rubble
Tunnels
Protecting the Border
Rampage
in Rafah: May 2004
Doctrines
of Destruction
Nowhere
to Turn
Methodology
II. RECOMMENDATIONS
III. BACKGROUND...
The
Uprising in Gaza: From Closure to "Disengagement"
Map 2: Rafah Features
Rafah
Mass
Demolition: Security Rationales, Demographic Subtexts
IV. THE SECURITY SITUATION IN RAFAH..
The
IDF and Palestinian Armed Groups
Fighting
on the Border
Smuggling
Tunnels in Rafah
An Overview..
Tunnels vs. Shafts
Destruction Around Inoperative Tunnels
Alternatives to House Destruction
V. THE RAFAH BUFFER ZONE SINCE 2000
The
Expanding Buffer Zone
Map 3: Buffer Zone Expansion
New
Realities: Widening the Buffer Zone
Map 4 : Existing and Proposed Buffer Zones
Impact
of Destruction
VI. A VIOLENT SEASON: DESTRUCTION IN RAFAH, MAY 2004
Rampage
in Rafah: An Overview..
Map 5: IDF Operations in Rafah May 2004
Rafah
Incursions by Neighborhood, May 12-24
Block O & Qishta (evening May 12-morning May 15)
Tel al-Sultan (May 18-May 24)
Map 6:
Tel al-Sultan 2004
Brazil and Salam (evening May 19-morning May 24)
Map 7: Brazil Features
Tactics
of Destruction102
Home Demolitions to Enhance Mobility103
Infrastructure Destruction103
Map 8: Brazil Destruction During Operation Rainbow.. 104
Razing Agricultural Land108
Map 9: Razing of Agriculture109
VII. ROLE OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY.. 110
Paying
for the Mess111
VIII. PROPERTY DESTRUCTION UNDER INTERNATIONAL AND ISRAELI
LAW... 115
International
Humanitarian Law.. 115
Responsibilities of an Occupier: Military Operations vs.
Security Measures116
Destruction of Property in Occupation: Military Operations
and Absolute Necessity118
Control of Property in Occupation: Security Measures and
Rights122
Human
Rights Law and Occupied Territories123
Forced Evictions and the Right to Adequate Housing125
Right to Effective Remedies126
Israeli
Jurisprudence and Law.. 127
Exceptions Over the Rule: Israeli Courts and Destruction
of Property127
Reparations130
IX. Appendix: Statements by International Community
Condemning Destruction in Rafah131
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS133
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