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Key Events
"Operation Defensive Shield" (March/April 2002)
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| A burned commercial building in Ramallah. (Walid Battrawi) |
At the end of March 2002, Israel launched the largest offensive in the West Bank since it first occupied the area in 1967. Dubbed "Operation Defensive Shield," the invasion of Palestinian towns saw incredible levels of violence directed at Palestinian civilians, the destruction of Palestinian government buildings and records, the burning of shopping malls, and widespread damage of historical sites and the infrastructure of the towns. Although the most infamous part of "Operation Defensive Shield" was Israel's conduct into Jenin refugee camp, which human rights groups described as "war crimes," all Palestinian towns experienced comparable levels of violence.
Overview
Israel's War of Terror: Infrastructural destruction of, and human rights violations against Palestinian civil society, EI special report (March/April 2002)
Human rights chronology, EI special report (March/April 2002)
Destruction reports, EI special report (March/April 2002)
The effects of Israel's Operation Defensive Shield on Palestinian children living in the West Bank, Samia Halileh, Birzeit University (29 June 2002)
Report of Secretary-General Kofi Annan
Jenin
Jenin Inquiry
Jenin 2002
Israel must answer, Arjan El Fassed (3 May 2002)
"I made them a stadium in the middle of the camp", Tsadok Yeheskeli, Yediot Aharonot (31 May 2002)
More diary entries on Jenin
Nablus
Nablus witnessed 21st century barbarism, Arjan El Fassed (1 May 2002)
Nablus, the meaning of state terror, Arjan El Fassed (28 April 2002)
More diary entries on Nablus
Bethlehem/Church of Nativity
Entering the Church of Nativity, Ben Granby (2 May 2002)Bethlehem after the siege, Susan Brannon (12 May 2002)
Ill-considered intervention, Arjan El Fassed (23 May 2002)
More diary entries on Bethlehem
Ramallah
The distance between Hanan and I, Catherine Cook (10 June 2002)
Ramallah: More of the same, Arjan El Fassed (10 June 2002)
Breaking the fear, Sam Bahour (27 June 2002)
More diary entries on Ramallah
Human Rights
No security without human rights, Amnesty International (3 June 2002)
Amnesty International calls for a commission of inquiry into mass arbitrary detention of Palestinians, Amnesty International (23 May 2002)
Israeli Defence Forces' war crimes must be investigated, Amnesty International (4 November 2002)
Human costs of non-compliance with the Fourth Geneva Convention, Maureen Lynch (19 March 2003)
More human rights reports
Media
Journalism in Jenin: No Honor Among Thieves, Charity Crouse (28 April 2002)
Media Distortions and the UN Report on Jenin, Ali Abunimah (1 August 2002)
Israeli distortions during the siege on the Church of the Nativity, Nigel Parry (20 May 2002)
Six Palestinian towns declared "closed military zones", six Palestinian journalists still in prison, RSF (28 June 2002)
More on journalists in danger
Multimedia
Destruction of Jenin refugee camp, Charity Crouse (25 April 2002)
Nablus: Shubi family - demolished and killed, Arjan El Fassed (6 May 2002)
Photographs of the destruction, EI special report (March/April 2002)
Nablus: Ras al Ain, Arjan El Fassed (6 May 2002)
Nablus bakery, Arjan El Fassed (6 May 2002)
Palestinian websites knocked offline, Alfred Hermida, BBC News Online (6 May 2002)
Ramallah: Arafat's Compound, Arjan El Fassed (2 May 2002)
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