RAMALLAH, December 3, 2011 (WAFA) – The Palestinian Prisoner Club (PPC) Saturday called on human rights organizations to investigate reports of Israeli soldiers physically abusing two Palestinians at an Israeli checkpoint in the West Bank, according to a press release.

It considered the soldiers’ “criminal act” as clear evidence of their “unethical behavior, reflecting their hatred and racism.”

An Israeli TV channel broadcast a video film that showed soldiers beating a handcuffed and blindfolded Palestinians at what appeared to be an army checkpoint while another Palestinian was handcuffed, blindfolded, partially stripped, and left under the sun.

Human rights and international organizations must shoulder their responsibility towards the continuous Israeli violation of human rights in Palestine, said PPC.

It added, “This video was not the first one to be broadcast on Israeli media, nor the first to document Israeli soldiers violating Palestinian rights. A number of videos were previously released, exposing facts about the Israeli occupation heinous crimes and contempt.”

PPC called on the Israeli community to acknowledge and raise awareness of the serious violations that are documented by Israeli human rights organizations and media, which it said represent only a fraction of a long list of violations that go unreported.

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