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<td><span class="PublishedDate">[ 					15/02/2011 &#8211; 11:01 AM ] </span></td>
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<p style="font-size:10pt;">RAMALLAH, (PIC)&#8211; UN high commissioner  for human rights Navi Pillay demanded the Israeli government to halt  its settlement expansion in the occupied Palestinian lands and to  refrain from issuing decisions that serve its ethnic cleansing policy  against the Palestinians.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt;">Pillay, in a statement after concluding a  visit to the occupied territories on Monday, stressed that Israel&#8217;s  seizure of Palestinian real estate and property throughout the occupied  lands including east Jerusalem is illegal and against the UN security  council&#8217;s resolutions.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt;">She also emphasized that all Israel&#8217;s  settlement activities in the occupied lands are explicitly prohibited  under international law and all the measures it follows to retain  settlements are illegal and must be ended.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt;">The UN official noted that Israel&#8217;s  attempts to annex east Jerusalem are contrary to international law and  called for stopping to make laws or issue decisions in order to force  Palestinians directly and indirectly to leave their homes in this part  of the holy city, including the acts of eviction, demolition, forced  migration and revoking residence permits.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt;">The official underlined that Israel&#8217;s  segregation wall, regardless of the fact that its construction is  illegal, also destroys the social, economic and cultural rights of  thousands of Palestinians.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt;">She explained that this wall cuts off  Palestinian natives from their surrounding, source of livelihood,  schools, health centers and many services, and make them vulnerable to  attacks by settlers who deal violently and physically abuse them.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt;">Pillay finally highlighted that the  absence of accountability by the international community which does not  take action against such violations is also considered a violation of  human rights.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcOd87MDI46m9rUxJEpMO%2bi1s7xypH%2fK%2fOFsOiBQhN2pqLuaY9wIQzQhD4gGmzJJ6mwWBcyf6%2fsJdvLTWaI9SsmUXiAXjbGqAGAWJsNDvbom7nkXWF9K1%2byCaWmsuiA4ryw6U%3d">Pillay demands Israel to end its settlement activities in O. Palestinian lands</a>.</p>
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