25.06.2014|Other|Objection
Re: Objection concerning the family residence of ____ ‘Awwad, ID No. ____, and the family residence of ____ ‘Awawdeh, ID No. ____ , in Idhna Village
HaMoked's objection against the intended punitive demolition of a family residence in Idhna village, where suspected assailant's family lives. HaMoked recalls that in the house live 16 innocent people, many of them minors; that to punish them thus contravenes international law's prohibitions on collective punishment and destruction of private property. HaMoked maintains that house demolition does not meet the test of proportionality and violates basic rights, including the right to dignified living, housing and property. HaMoked also notes that the security establishment itself concluded that this practice was harmful rather than deterring. HaMoked adds that the house is not owned by the suspect but by his brother.
