RAMALLAH, May 19, 2015 (WAFA) – The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tuesday warned of the repercussions of the Israeli judiciary system and its courts’ role in covering up the ongoing crimes committed by the Israeli forces and settlers against the Palestinian people, their land, and property.
In a statement commenting on a report issued by the Israeli human rights organizations Yesh Din, the ministry said that the role of the Israeli judiciary system in legitimizing the Israeli forces and settlers’ violations proves the importance of heading to the International Criminal Court (ICC) and its relevant organizations in order to prosecute perpetrators of crimes against the Palestinian people and to provide them with the necessary protection.
The ministry stressed that the role of the Israeli judiciary system is to throw dust in world’s eyes, and to protect and encourage criminals to persist with their crimes and violations against the Palestinian people.
He pointed out the inaccuracy of Israeli police investigations, which are regularly closed without any indictments filed under pitiful pretexts.
A report published by the Israeli human rights organization of Yesh Din stated that Israeli settlers enjoy widespread impunity for their attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank.
“The IDF and police are neither prepared nor willing to provide the necessary protection to Palestinians attacked by violent settlers.”
It said that, “Law enforcement agencies display repeated failure to conduct proper investigations of these incidents. When convictions are made, Israeli citizens involved in such violent acts are handed light sentences,” stated the report.
Yesh Din said that the failure of law enforcement in the Occupied Palestinian Territories has led many Palestinians to refrain from filing complaints when attacked.
“The State’s ongoing failure to instate criminal accountability of violent settlers inadvertently empowers them and supports the continuation of their strategic brand of violence,” said the report.
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