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Encyclopedia > Operation Summer Rain
This article documents a current event.
Information may change rapidly as the event progresses.
Operation Summer Rain
Part of the Arab-Israeli conflict

IDF ground forces enter southern Gaza
Date: June 28, 2006 -
Location: Gaza Strip
Result: Conflict ongoing
Casus belli: Capture of Gilad Shalit
Combatants
Israel Defense Forces Hamas
Popular Resistance Committees,
al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades,
Jaish al-Islam,
Palestinian militants
Commanders
Dan Halutz (Chief of Staff)
Yoav Galant (Regional)
Strength
3,000 Unknown
Casualties
1 killed
7 wounded
(source: IDF Spokesperson)[1]

Operation Summer Rain (Hebrew: מבצע גשמי קיץ, Operation Summer Rains) is the codename for an Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip that began on June 28, 2006. It is the first ground entrance by a massive Israeli military presence in Gaza since Israel's unilateral disengagement plan. The Israel Defense Forces claims it is mobilizing troops for the express purpose of rescuing a single Israeli soldier, corporal Gilad Shalit, who was abducted by Palestinian militants in Israel. The Palestinians are asserting the assault is part of a plan to topple the democratically-elected Hamas-led government,[2] citing the targeting of civilian infrastructure such as a power station and the arrests of Palestinian members of parliament.[3] Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... To suggest a relevant news story for the Main Page, refer to the criteria then add your suggestion at the candidates page. ... Combatants Arab nations State of Israel Arab-Israeli conflict series History of the Arab-Israeli conflict Views of the Arab-Israeli conflict International law and the Arab-Israeli conflict Arab-Israeli conflict facts, figures, and statistics Participants Israeli-Palestinian conflict · Arab League · Soviet Union / Russia · Israel and the United Nations... Image File history File links Summerains. ... June 28 is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 186 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Casus belli is a modern Latin expression meaning occasion of war. ... Cpl Gilad Shalit Gilad Shalit (born 1986/1987?) is a corporal in the Israel Defense Forces. ... The Israel Defense Forces are part of the Israeli Security Forces. ... The Hamas emblem shows the Dome of the Rock, two crossed swords, Palestinian flags, and a map of the land they claim as Palestine (present-day Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip). ... The Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) are a Palestinian militant network which operates in the Gaza Strip and are regarded as terrorist organizations by Israel and the United States. ... The al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades (كتائب شهداء الأقصى) are a Palestinian armed terrorist group closely linked to the Fatah party. ... In 1918, Enver Pasha, the War Minister for the Ottoman Empire ordered the creation of a new military force. ... General Dan Halutz (Hebrew: דן חלוץ) (born 1948 in Tel Aviv) to an Iranian-Jewish family, is an Israeli General and former Israeli Air Force commander. ... Insignia of the Rav Aluf The Ramatkal (Hebrew: רמטכל, abbr. ... Maj. ... The Israeli Southern Command is a regional command of the Israel Defense Forces. ... The IDF Spokespersons Unit is a unit in the IDF Operations Directorate, responsible for information policy and media relations. ... Hebrew (עִבְרִית, ‘Ivrit) is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family spoken by more than seven million people in Israel and Jewish communities around the world. ... June 28 is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 186 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Israel Defense Forces are part of the Israeli Security Forces. ... A map illustrating the four phases of the Gaza disengagement plan. ... The Israel Defense Forces are part of the Israeli Security Forces. ... Corporal is a rank (equivalent to NATO Rank Code OR-4) in use by several militaries, police forces or other uniformed organizations around the world. ... Cpl Gilad Shalit Gilad Shalit (born 1986/1987?) is a corporal in the Israel Defense Forces. ... The term Palestinian has other usages, for which see definitions of Palestinian. ... Oil power plant in Iraq A power station or power plant is a facility for the generation of electric power. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ...

Contents


Background

Tensions had been high for some time due to Qassam rocket attacks launched by Palestinians into Israeli cities and towns such as Ashkelon, reported to have exceeded 800 rockets in the past seven months,[4] and due to the deaths of scores of Palestinian civilians in incidents such as the Gaza beach blast on June 9. After the Gaza beach blast, Hamas formally withdrew from its 16-month ceasefire, which it regularly violated anyway by firing rockets at Israeli civilian targets, and began openly taking responsibility for Qassam attacks. [5] The remnants of an exploded Qassam rocket that was fired from the Gaza Strip at Israel. ... The Gaza beach blast[1] was an event on June 9, 2006 in which eight Palestinians were killed — including the entire family of seven year old Huda Ghaliya — and at least thirty others injured in an explosion at a beach near the municipality of Beit Lahia in the Gaza Strip. ... June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... The Hamas emblem shows the Dome of the Rock, two crossed swords, Palestinian flags, and a map of the land they claim as Palestine (present-day Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip). ...


Raid and abduction

The operation was precipitated when, on June 26, in a joint raid by the military wing of Hamas, the Popular Resistance Committees and Jaish al-Islam (Army of Islam),[6] on an Israeli military post near Kerem Shalom in Israel, two Israeli soldiers were killed, four more injured and IDF corporal Gilad Shalit was kidnapped. Three of the Palestinian assailants were killed in the raid as well. The death of the IDF soldiers was exceptional, since the last time an Israeli soldier was killed in or around the Gaza Strip was in June 2005. June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... The Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) are a Palestinian militant network which operates in the Gaza Strip and are regarded as terrorist organizations by Israel and the United States. ... In 1918, Enver Pasha, the War Minister for the Ottoman Empire ordered the creation of a new military force. ... Kerem Shalom is a kibbutz and border crossing near the Gaza-Israel-Egyptian border. ... Cpl Gilad Shalit Gilad Shalit (born 1986/1987?) is a corporal in the Israel Defense Forces. ...


Demands

The militants who seized Shalit have demanded "the release of all female prisoners and all prisoners under the age of 18".[7] The Prime Minister of Israel, Ehud Olmert said that "we do not negotiate with terrorists", implying that Israel will not negotiate the release of Shalit with his captors.[8] On June 30, Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, mentioned in an interview to Al-Ahram, that Israel rejected the conditions offered by Hamas for the release of Shalit. The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded by saying that they are unaware of any such proposal. [9] To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Ehud Olmert (IPA ; Hebrew: אהוד אולמרט; born September 30, 1945) is the 12th and current Prime Minister of Israel. ... The President of the Arab republic of Egypt is the elected Head of State of Egypt. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Al-Ahram, founded in 1875, is the oldest daily newspaper in the Arab world. ... Foreign Affair Ministers of Israel, 1948-present Moshe Sharett 1948-1956 Golda Meir 1956-1966 Abba Eban 1966-1974 Yigal Allon 1974-1977 Moshe Dayan 1977-1979 Menachem Begin 1979-1980 Yitzhak Shamir 1980-1986 Shimon Peres 1986-1988 Moshe Arens 1988-1990 David Levy 1990-1992 Shimon Peres 1992...


Operation

IDF enters Southern Gaza

Israeli forces entered Khan Yunis on June 28, 2006 to search for Shalit. Four Israeli F-16's flew over the Latakia residence of Bashar Assad, President of Syria, in a symbolic move linked by the IDF Spokesperson's Office to Israel's view of the Syrian leadership as a sponsor of terrorism, and the presence in Syria of Hamas leader Khaled Mashal.[10] In preparation for the Israeli operation, the government of Egypt announced it deployed 2,500 policemen to the border of Egypt and the Gaza Strip in order to prevent the possible transfer of Shalit into Egypt, as well as to prevent an influx of refugees out of the Palestinian territory. Khan Yunis (Arabic: ‎; literally Jonahs Inn) is a city and adjacent refugee camp in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. ... June 28 is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 186 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a modern multi-role jet fighter aircraft designed in the United States. ... Roundabout in Latakia Latakia (Arabic: اللاذقية Al-Ladhiqiyah, Greek:Λαοδικεία) is the principal port city of Syria. ... Bashar al_Assad Bashar al_Assad (بشار الاسد) (born September 11, 1965) is the current President of Syria and the son of former President Hafez al-Assad. ... This page lists presidents and other Heads of State of Syria. ... The IDF Spokespersons Unit is a unit in the IDF Operations Directorate, responsible for information policy and media relations. ... The Hamas emblem shows the Dome of the Rock, two crossed swords, Palestinian flags, and a map of the land they claim as Palestine (present-day Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip). ... Khaled Mashal, also known as Khaled Mashaal (Arabic: خالد مشعل) (b. ...


In the early hours of the operation, several Palestinian civilian locations were targeted. Bridges were destroyed to effectively cut the Gaza Strip in half. Power was also cut to 65% of the Gaza Strip after Israeli planes fired at least nine missiles at Gaza's only power station. Israeli forces also occupied the Gaza International Airport. Airstrikes were carried out on Hamas training and munitions camps, though no casualties were reported.[11][12] Gaza International Airport is located in the Gaza Strip, close to the Egyptian border. ... An airstrike is a military strike by air forces on an enemy ground position, which depending on the selected tactics may or may not be followed up by artillery, armor, and/or infantry units. ...


In apparent response to this, the Popular Resistance Committees announced they had abducted a young settler, Eliyahu Asheri, and would kill him if the invasion continued.[13] On June 29, IDF combat engineers and Shabak agents, acting on intelligence, found Asheri's body in an abandoned car in an open field outside of Ramallah. The youth appeared to have been shot to death, and initial findings indicated that he may have been killed as early as Sunday-which can possibly conclude that the PRC were bluffing when they claimed he was alive and kept in captivity.[14] The Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) are a Palestinian militant network which operates in the Gaza Strip and are regarded as terrorist organizations by Israel and the United States. ... Eliyahu Asheri (apprx. ... The Israeli Engineering Corps are the combat engineering forces of צהל - the Israeli Defence Forces. ... Shabak emblem Defender who shall not be seen The Shabak (in Hebrew, שבכ ) an acronym of Shérūt Bītāhōn Klālī שירות ביטחון כללי) known in English as the Shin Bet (which was how the Shabak was known in Israel in its early days) or the GSS (General Security Service...


The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades later announced that they had captured a third Israeli, Noach Moskovich from the central Israeli city of Rishon LeZion,[15] but Moskovich was eventually discovered dead, apparently of natural causes, near the spot where he had last been seen.[16][17] The Brigades also threatened that, should there be any Palestinian civilian casualties as a result of the incursion, they would attack Israel's overseas embassies. The al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades (كتائب شهداء الأقصى) are a Palestinian armed terrorist group closely linked to the Fatah party. ... Rishon Le Zion in 2002 Rishon LeZion, or Rishon LeZiyyon (ראשון לציון) is a city in Israel, on the central coastal strip, in the Center District of Israel, just south of Tel Aviv, and part of the Tel Aviv metropolitan area (Gush Dan). ... Dope Hiphop crew out of Sydney Australia. ...


As night fell, the Israel Defence Forces began shelling locations in Gaza with artillery, and hit two weapons warehouses.[18]


Incursion into Northern Gaza

As night began to approach on June 28th, IDF troops and tanks massed on the Northern border of Gaza Strip, and prepared to take strategic positions in the second phase of the operation, which targeted the Qassam rocket sites.[19] Qassam rockets were continually fired into Israel, and during the early hours of June 29th, several Israeli naval vessels shelled Qassam locations.[20] Moreover, thousands of leaflets were dropped on inhabited areas in the northern Gaza Strip towns of Beit Lahia and Beit Hanoun, advising civilians to leave their homes. This could indicate intentions by the IDF to occupy or heavily shell these areas, which were identified as frequent launch sites for Qassam rockets.[21] The remnants of an exploded Qassam rocket that was fired from the Gaza Strip at Israel. ...


An explosion was reported in Gaza City, and eyewitnesses reported it was at the Islamic University. The university is believed to be a pro-Hamas institute.[22] Witnesses report Israeli tanks, soldiers, and bulldozers have entered Northern Gaza, though since this the IDF announced it would put a hold on the second phase to give the militants a final chance to turn over Shalit following a plea from Egypt for more time for negotiations. [23]


Arrest of Hamas government members

IDF soldiers performing arrests of Hamas officials in Ramallah
IDF soldiers performing arrests of Hamas officials in Ramallah

On June 29, Israel continued arresting high-ranking officials from the political wing of Hamas. Eight Hamas government members (five of whom in Ramallah) and up to twenty Legislative Council representatives were arrested in the operation. Reportedly, as many as 64 Hamas officials were placed under Israeli custody. Image File history File links Idf-arrests. ... Ramallah (Arabic: is a Palestinian city in the West Bank of approximately 57,000 residents. ... The Palestinian Legislative Council, (sometimes referred to to as the Palestinan Parliament) the legislature of the Palestinian Authority, is a unicameral body with 88 members, elected from 16 electoral districts in the West Bank and Gaza. ...


Among those captured are the Finance Minister Abed Razek; Labour Minister Mohammad Barghouti[11]; Religious Affairs Minister Nayef Rajoub, brother of former West Bank strongman Jibril Rajoub of the rival Fatah party; parliamentary speaker Abdel Aziz Duaik; Palestinian Deputy Prime Minister Nasser Shaer[21]; East Jerusalem legislative council member and number two on Hamas list, Muhammad Abu Tir; as well as heads of regional councils, and the mayor of Qalqilyah and his deputy. At least a third of the Hamas cabinet have been arrested and held by Israel. As a result, Hamas officials have gone into hiding. Jibril Rajoub was Yasir Arafats National Security Advisor, a member of the Fatah Revolutionary Council. ... Fatah (Arabic: فتح); a reverse acronym from the Arabic name Harakat al-Tahrir al-Watani al-Filastini (literally: Palestinian National Liberation Movement) is a major Palestinian political party and the largest organization in the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), a multi-party confederation. ... East Jerusalem is that part of Jerusalem which was held by Jordan from the 1948 Arab-Israeli War until the Six-Day War in 1967. ... Muhammad Hassan Abu Tir (born 1951, Umm Tuba, East Jerusalem) is the No. ... Qalqilyah (Arabic قلقيلية ; Standard Hebrew קלקיליה Qalqilya) is a Palestinian city in the West Bank. ...


The IDF stated that the captured Hamas officials "are not bargaining chips for the return of the soldier - it was simply an operation against a terrorist organisation".[24] Israeli Minister of National Infrastructure, Benjamin Ben-Eliezer, hinted that the Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority, Ismail Haniya, is not immune from being arrested or attacked by the Security Forces. The Israeli army and government officials said, the captured Hamas officials will be questioned and eventually indicted.[21] "Their arrests were not arbitrary. They will be put to trial, and they will be able to defend themselves in accordance with a legal system which is internationally recognized," Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres said, explaining the Hamas arrests.[25] Brigadier-General (Res. ... The Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority is the head of government of the Palestinian government. ... Ismail Haniya (more frequently Haniyeh) (born 1962) (Arabic: إسماعيل هنية) is the Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority. ... The Israel Security Forces (ISF) are several organizations collectively responsible for Israels security. ... There are currently two Deputy Prime-Ministers in the State of Israel. ... (Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן פֶּרֶס without Niqqud: שמעון פרס) (born Shimon Perske on August 16, 1923 in Poland, and immigrated with his family to Israel in 1934), is an Israeli politician, who was a supporter of the Labor Party until December 2005, but still holding a status of member. ...


The operation to arrest these Hamas officials was reportedly planned several weeks before and was met then with the approval of Israel's Attorney General, Menachem Mazuz. On June 28, Shabak Director, Yuval Diskin, brought a list of names to the approval of Israel's Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert. Mazuzs has decided that those arrested will be prosecuted for the criminal offences of failing to prevent acts of terror and membership in a terrorist organization (which carry a maximum sentence of twenty years) and tried by military judges before an open military tribunal, as would be the case for any other Gaza or West Bank resident. [26] In most common law jurisdictions, the Attorney General is the main legal adviser to the government, and in some jurisdictions may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions. ... Menachem Mazuz (Hebrew: מנחם מזוז) (born 1955) is an Israeli lawyer, currently (as of 2005) serving as Israels Attorney General. ... Shabak emblem Defender who shall not be seen The Shabak (in Hebrew, שבכ ) an acronym of Shérūt Bītāhōn Klālī שירות ביטחון כללי) known in English as the Shin Bet (which was how the Shabak was known in Israel in its early days) or the GSS (General Security Service... Yuval Diskin (Hebrew: יובל דיסקין) (born: 1956) is the 12th and current Director of Shabak. ... The Military Advocate General assists the Israel Defense Forces in imposing rules of conduct through legal advice, legal instruction, maintaining the mechanisms for military prosecution and legal defense, and fulfilling special legal tasks. ... A military tribunal is a kind of military court designed to try enemy forces members during war time, it operates outside the scope of conventional criminal and civil matters; the judges are military officers; and the judges fulfill the role of jurors. ...


June 30 bombardment

Israeli warplanes struck more than a dozen times in Gaza in the hours after midnight, hitting a Fatah office and a Hamas facility in Gaza City as well as roads and open fields. June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... Fatah (Arabic: فتح); a reverse acronym from the Arabic name Harakat al-Tahrir al-Watani al-Filastini (literally: Palestinian National Liberation Movement) is a major Palestinian political party and the largest organization in the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), a multi-party confederation. ...


Israel Air Force aircraft struck the Palestinian Interior Ministry in Gaza City. The Israel Defense Forces confirmed its planes hit the office of Interior Minister Said Siyam, which it called "a meeting place to plan and direct terror activity." Shortly after, several militants approached an IDF position in Southern Gaza carrying anti-tank weaponry. The Israeli forces opened fire, wounding two militants, and causing them to leave their position. [27][28] The Israeli Air Force (IAF) (Hebrew: חיל האוויר Heyl haAvir) is the Air branch of the Israel Defense Force. ...


In a seperate Israeli airstrike, three missiles hit the office of Khaled Abu Ilal, a hardline Interior Ministry official, who also heads a pro-Hamas militia[29].


Impact on Strip residents

English translation of a pamphlet distributed to Gaza residents by the IDF (hebrew)
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English translation of a pamphlet distributed to Gaza residents by the IDF ( hebrew)

Israeli jets hit the power plant, along with two key bridges, early Wednesday morning as the precursor to a slowly building invasion of the Gaza Strip intended to secure the release of Gilad Shalit, a French-Israeli soldier who was captured by Palestinian militants Sunday in a cross-border raid. Image File history File links IDF-pamphlet. ... Image File history File links IDF-pamphlet. ... Image File history File links IDF-pamphlet. ...


Israeli leaders said the strikes were designed to prevent the militants holding Shalit in southern Gaza from spiriting their hostage out of the area.


The impact of the strike in Gaza City: More than half of the 600,000 residents are without water, and at least two-thirds lack power. The power plant hit by Israeli forces does more than provide energy to more than half of the Gaza Strip's 1.3 million residents. It also fuels critical water and sewage pumps as Gaza heads into another Mediterranean coast summer.[30] Map of the Gaza Strip from The World Factbook. ...


All border crossings in and out of Gaza have been shut. Gas stations predict petrol supplies would run out by sundown Thursday as companies rely on generators.[31]


Potential humanitarian crisis

Álvaro de Soto, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and the Secretary-General's Special Representative to the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority, has said that fuel in Gaza will run out in two to three days, which will result in the collapse of the sewage system. Senior UN officials estimated that Gaza has two weeks of food supply left.[26] Álvaro de Soto (born 16 March 1943) is a Peruvian diplomat and a senior official of the United Nations. ... United Nations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The UN Partition Plan Map of the State of Israel today The Peace process in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has taken shape over the years, despite the ongoing violence in the Middle East. ... The United Nations Secretary-General is the head of the Secretariat, one of the principal divisions of the United Nations. ... The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) (Arabic: منظمة التحرير الفلسطينية; or Munazzamat al-Tahrir al-Filastiniyyah) is a political and paramilitary organization regarded by Arab nations as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people. ...


The UN's Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Jan Egeland said, "No one can hide from us what they’re doing, neither the Palestinian nor the Israeli side. We are appalled by seeing how they’re playing with the future of defenceless civilians, including children" and warned that Gaza is three days away from a humanitarian crisis.[32] The Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator is a high level position in the United Nations that heads the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. ... Jan Egeland (born 1957 in Norway) is the United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator. ...


Reaction

  • David Siegel, spokesman for the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C. said that "Israel did everything it could in exhausting all diplomatic options and gave Mahmoud Abbas the opportunity to return the kidnapped Israeli... This operation can be terminated immediately, conditioned on the release of Gilad Shalit."[33]
  • Amnesty International called for all hostages to be released and for “an end to the wanton destruction and collective punishment being carried out by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip.” A statement said “destruction of three bridges and electricity networks ... have left half the population of the Gaza Strip without electricity and have reportedly also adversely affected the supply of water.” [34]
  • Mahmoud Abbas condemned the attacks on the bridges and power plant saying that "attacking civil infrastructure [is] a collective punishment against [the] Palestinian people and a humanitarian crime".[35]
  • White House Press Secretary Tony Snow said that "Israel has the right to defend itself and the lives of its citizens...in any actions the government of Israel may undertake, the United States urges that it ensures that innocent civilians are not harmed and also that it avoid the unnecessary destruction of property and infrastructure."[36]
  • Arab League spokesman Alaa Rushdy said that the operations were "part of aggressive Israeli policies directed against the Palestinian people, whether it be through destruction or the killing of civilians".[38]
  • A Syrian official stated "These aggressive operations form a provocation and are unjustified. If their goal is to place responsibility for the kidnapping of the Israeli soldier on the political leadership of Hamas – then Israel is making a scandalous mistake that is crossing the boundaries of logic."[39]
  • The militant wing of Hamas urged Palestinians to rise up, and stated "fight your enemies, who came to their deaths. Grab your rifles and resist".[40]
  • The Islamic Action Front, Jordan's largest political party, on Wednesday urged the governments of Jordan and Egypt to 'suspend' their peace treaties with Israel to retaliate for the ongoing offensive.[41]

David Siegel is a Graduate of The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and of The University of Vermont. ... Flag Seal Nickname: the District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location Location of Washington, D.C., with regard to the surrounding states of Maryland and Virginia. ... Amnesty International logo Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is an international, non-governmental organization with the stated purpose of promoting all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards. ... Mahmoud Abbas (Arabic: محمود عباس) (born March 26, 1935), commonly known by the kunya Abu Mazen (ابو مازن), was elected President of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) on January 9, 2005 and took office on January 15, 2005. ... Collective punishment is a term describing the punishment of a group of people for the crime of a few or even of one. ... The White House Press Secretary is a senior White House official with a rank one step below Presidential Cabinet level. ... Snow alongside President George Bush and outgoing press secretary Scott McClellan Robert Anthony Tony Snow (born June 1, 1955) is the White House Press Secretary for the George W. Bush administration. ... The external relations policy of the Barroso Commission is based on three key basic propositions on the EU’s role in the emerging world order. ... Benita Ferrero-Waldner Benita Ferrero-Waldner (born September 5, 1948) is the European Commissioner for Foreign Affairs and an Austrian diplomat and politician. ... Flag of the League of Arab States The Arab League or League of Arab States (Arabic: جامعة الدول العربية), is an organization of Arab states (compare Arab world). ... The Islamic Action Front (Jabhat al-Amal al-Islami) is a political party in Jordan. ...

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