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AAAA Dangerous Journey:Dangerous Journey:Dangerous Journey:Dangerous Journey: Settler Violence Against Palestinian Schoolchildren Under Israeli Military EscortSettler Violence Against Palestinian Schoolchildren Under Israeli Military EscortSettler Violence Against Palestinian Schoolchildren Under Israeli Military EscortSettler Violence Against Palestinian Schoolchildren Under Israeli Military Escort

Each day, up to 25 children

from the Palestinian villages of

Tuba and Maghaer al-Abeed

walk past the illegal Israeli

settlement of Ma’on and illegal

the settlement outpost of Havat

Ma’on on their way to and from

school in the village of At-

Tuwani. For years, armed,

adult settlers have attacked,

threatened and harassed the

children along this dangerous

path. Since 2004, the Israeli

military has provided the

children with an armed escort,

in an effort to provide them a

measure of safety.

Unfortunately, attacks continue

and the escort itself has been

the source of additional

trouble. In addition to the

physical violence, the children

have missed many hours of

class when soldiers have failed

to arrive on time.

“The children

face

beatings

from settlers.

Sometimes

they spend

all day in

fear… The

settlers must

leave. If the

settlers are

here there is

no safety.

There is no

safety; there

is only fear.”

-- O., father

of school

children

Settler Violence, Military Apathy.Settler Violence, Military Apathy.Settler Violence, Military Apathy.Settler Violence, Military Apathy.

A report by the Christian

Peacemaker Teams and

Operation Dove

Fall 2008

Times soldiers walked with the children vs. times the children walked unprotected

International accompaniers from the

Christian Peacemaker Teams and

Operation Dove have monitored the

twice daily escort for the last four

years. Their

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Forces through their website:Forces through their website:Forces through their website:Forces through their website:

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findings from the 2006-07 and

2007-08 school years are detailed

in this report. For example, during

the 2007-08 school year:

• settlers used violence against the

children on 14 occasions;

• children missed over 25

hours of class due to escort

tardiness;

• soldiers used physical

violence against the children

twice;

• soldiers opted to ride in their

vehicle rather than walk with

the children 83% of the time;

• internationals made 229

phone calls to the military

because of problems with

the escort.

To read the report in its entirety,

please visit:

http://cpt.org/files/Palestine-

School-Accompaniment-

Report-2006-2008-Dangerous-

Journey.pdf

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Inside this Inside this Inside this Inside this

reportreportreportreport

• Introduction

• 2007-08

school year

highlights

• 2007-08

school year

details

• 2006-07

school year

• Conclusions

• Appendices

They need your help.They need your help.They need your help.They need your help.

Remind them:Remind them:Remind them:Remind them:

• Palestinian children walk past

the outpost on their way to

and from school.

• For years, armed adult

settlers have attacked,

threatened and harassed the

children along this

dangerous path.

• Since 2004 the IDF has

provided children with armed

escorts, but the attacks

continue. The children live

in constant fear.

• In 2006, the Israeli District

Coordinator’s Office issued

demolition for 18 illegally built

structures in direct response to

the repeated attacks. Two

years later, the structures

remain and the children

continue to be targeted.

Ask them to:Ask them to:Ask them to:Ask them to:

• Dismantle the illegal settlement

outpost Havat Ma’on.

• Protect Palestinian children

beyond the green line.

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