On 7 June 1967, the Israeli Occupying Forces (IOF) issued Military Proclamation No. 1, which stated that all legal authority over the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) would fall in the hands of the Israeli military commander in the “interests of security and public order” - a phrase that would become the basis for the arrest of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians throughout the following decades. Since then, the Israeli military authorities have issued more than 3,000 military orders, creating a complex military regime that legislates nearly every aspect of Palestinian life and continues to depoliticize Palestinian national aspirations. According to international humanitarian law, any new legislation enacted by the Occupying Power should be limited to regulations protecting the rights of protected persons or the security of the Occupying Power. The military orders issued by Israel, however, extend much beyond these limits and further criminalize any form of opposition to the occupation, legally cementing the oppression of the Palestinian people. New orders often go unannounced or untranslated into Arabic, and the existence of new orders often becomes apparent only when they are implemented. Military orders are also frequently revised, almost impossible to challenge and can apply retroactively. These orders have been used to detain over 800,000 Palestinians since 1967, representing approximately 20% of the Palestinian population and as much as 40% of the male Palestinian population
Posted on: Sat, 18 Oct 2014 11:38:19 +0000
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