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Gov't defends decision to curb power supply to Gaza Strip
By Yuval Yoaz, Haaretz Correspondent
tags: Israel, State Prosecution 

In a letter to the High Court of Justice, State Prosecution on Friday defended the government's decision to curb the supply of fuel and electricity to the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, claiming it is not a form of collective punishment.

State prosecution argued the measure was appropriate considering that the area is controlled by an organization that calls for the destruction of the State of Israel and is used as a base for militants who launch regular rocket attacks against its civilian population.

"Any measure taken by one state that has negative consequences on the economy of another will also hurt the citizens of that state," State Prosecution wrote. "In such instances, one can claim that any measure made within the context of an armed conflict is a form of collective punishment of the civilians of that state; a mistaken and absurd argument that counters international law and common practice."
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"According to such an incorrect argument, imposing a financial boycott or pressure on countries such as South Africa during the Apartheid, or Iran today, would not be possible because any such measure would hurt the populace of the said country," it added.

Human rights organizations petitioned the High Court demanding it prohibits Israel from carrying out its decision to cut power supplies to Gaza. Groups claimed such action would hurt innocent civilians.
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  1.   All power, petrol and all other supplies must not be permitted 12:10  |  Peter 02/11/07
  2.   The occupation and collective punishment 12:21  |  Boycott 02/11/07
  3.   these idiots woudl have peitioned to allow eichmann to keep runni 12:37  |  v ictor hardman 02/11/07
  4.   IT IS LIKE THE U.S HELPING IRAN 12:41  |  JIN FEIGENBAUM 02/11/07
  5.   Note, as Peter # 1 states, Israel must stop supplying 13:03  |  Dror 02/11/07
  6.   petrol, power and other supplies 13:38  |  Michael 02/11/07
  7.   Israel is creating a humanitarian disaster 13:39  |  Martijn 02/11/07
  8.   The neighborhood bully (Bob Dylan)(1) 13:41  |  Gil 02/11/07
  9.   US is not in control of Iran`s borders 13:41  |  Martin 02/11/07
  10.   The neighborhood bully (Bob Dylan)(2) 13:42  |  Gil 02/11/07
  11.   The neighborhood bully (Bob Dylan)(3) 13:43  |  Gil 02/11/07
  12.   The two wrongs that don`t negate each other 13:48  |  Outsider 02/11/07
  13.   Gov,t needs to defend the time it took 14:05  |  M.Ohm 02/11/07
  14.   All comes down to "occupation", doesn`t it? 14:06  |  Johnboy 02/11/07
  15.   Collective punishment is the price you have to pay for land teft 14:38  |  infidel 02/11/07
  16.   ISRAEL BREAKS INTERNATIONAL LAW 14:43  |  JH 02/11/07
  17.   Gaza is Occupied territory,not a state and Hamas is a Resistance 14:48  |  lakshmi 02/11/07
  18.   Gaza is Israel`s Guantanamo. 14:52  |  Michael 02/11/07
  19.   concern for Pals in Gaza what about Israeli`s & Qassams 15:08  |  Kipperraes 02/11/07
  20.   Idiots like #16 JH 15:08  |  Akiva 02/11/07
  21.   More Than Overdue 15:10  |  Ron 02/11/07
  22.   Basic flaw in the State`s argument 15:19  |  Tosefta 02/11/07
  23.   #6 15:25  |  B 02/11/07
  24.   #16 15:28  |  B 02/11/07
  25.   #17 15:37  |  B 02/11/07
  26.   Let the UN /international red cross supply fuel and electricity 15:44  |  John 02/11/07
  27.   Let the UN /international red cross supply fuel and electricity 15:44  |  John 02/11/07
  28.   Let the UN /international red cross supply fuel and electricity 15:44  |  John 02/11/07
  29.   Take Israel to court 15:45  |  Mike 02/11/07
  30.   #27 No Court Date 16:21  |  Ron 02/11/07
  31.   ad 1 16:52  |  igor shariv 02/11/07
  32.   #22 Tosefta 17:08  |  Boycott 02/11/07
  33.   Hamas is causing Humanitarian suffering in Sderot 17:22  |  GF 02/11/07
  34.   Lakshmi (#17) Collective Punishment ,Yes 17:39  |  Gil 02/11/07
  35.   #18 - Michael 17:49  |  MichaelF 02/11/07
  36.   #16 - JH 17:55  |  MichaelF 02/11/07
  37.   #7 - Martijn 17:59  |  MichaelF 02/11/07
  38.   Training Pals to revolt against Rulers that bring them harm 18:08  |  Pablo B 02/11/07
  39.   Deny electricity for production of Quasams? 18:35  |  Zooog 02/11/07
  40.   WHAT IS MORE HUMANE? 18:47  |  Joe Momma 02/11/07
  41.   Take Israel to court (mike numero 27) 18:52  |  Joe Momma 02/11/07
  42.   re petrol power and other supplies (michael ) 18:54  |  Elliott 02/11/07
  43.   MichaelF Stick to talking about Silver Spring wherever that is 19:10  |  Michael 02/11/07
  44.   response to Marylyn 19:11  |  Elliott 02/11/07
  45.   Muslims in hate percentages 19:12  |  Joe Momma 02/11/07
  46.   Just do it 19:16  |  peter 02/11/07
  47.   Tosefta # 22 & Boycott # 31 What Occupation? I 19:30  |  Jeff Northridge 02/11/07
  48.   Boycott..... 19:32  |  Lynn 02/11/07
  49.   #31 Igor 19:32  |  Elliott 02/11/07
  50.   TO DROR #5 19:36  |  Steve Beikirch 02/11/07
  51.   If you want to turn off the lights, just turn off the occupation 19:41  |  Mark Lincoln 02/11/07
  52.   38 19:47  |  Elliott 02/11/07
  53.   #16 20:04  |  Elliott 02/11/07
  54.   Tosefta # 22 & Boycott # 31 What Occupation? II 20:31  |  Jeff Northridge 02/11/07
  55.   Power cuts to the Gaza Strip 20:36  |  Mario 02/11/07
  56.   Luxuries 20:39  |  Scharker Yid 02/11/07
  57.   #43 - Michael, stick to talking about the UK wherever that is 20:40  |  MichaelF 02/11/07
  58.   #51 - Mark Lincoln 20:44  |  MichaelF 02/11/07
  59.   #52 Elliot - regular lives 20:46  |  Pablo B 02/11/07
  60.   Mark Lincoln (#51). So we are occupying Gaza, are we? 21:19  |  Gil 02/11/07
  61.   Gaza can get plenty of fuel oil from Iran - giant camp 21:30  |  0 degrees 02/11/07
  62.   Martijn #7 21:42  |  jo moor 02/11/07
  63.   Dutch proves no collective punishment 22:23  |  |)utch 02/11/07
  64.   Collective Punishment and War Crimes 22:35  |  Dorothea 02/11/07
  65.   Tosefta # 22 & Boycott # 31 What Occupation? IV 22:37  |  Jeff Northridge 02/11/07
  66.   Boycott # 32 Harming non-combatants 22:44  |  Dolly 02/11/07
  67.   #54 Jeff 22:54  |  Boycott 02/11/07
  68.   It is a crime against the Palastinians 23:04  |  Israeli 02/11/07
  69.   #51 Mark Lincon 23:16  |  Non Dutch 02/11/07
  70.   Mystery of the missing brain (Jeff Northridge #54) 23:16  |  Tosefta 02/11/07
  71.   Pro Arab League Arabised High Court will still gets its revenge 23:37  |  Joseph E . 02/11/07
  72.   Boycott # 67 That Is "Interstate" Commerce 23:59  |  Jeff Northridge 02/11/07
  73.   Tosefta # 22 & Boycott # 31 What Occupation? III 00:01  |  Jeff Northridge 03/11/07
  74.   Tosefta # 22 & Boycott # 31 What Occupation? V 00:04  |  Jeff Northridge 03/11/07
  75.   #6 Michael - London 00:14  |  * BEN JABO 03/11/07
  76.   #7 Martijn 00:19  |  * BEN JABO 03/11/07
  77.   #66 Dollie 00:23  |  Boycott 03/11/07
  78.   #16 JH - Read the Hamas Charter 00:26  |  * BEN JABO 03/11/07
  79.   #29 Mike 00:28  |  * BEN JABO 03/11/07
  80.   #73 Jeff 00:36  |  Boycott 03/11/07
  81.   #72 Boycott 00:38  |  * BEN JABO 03/11/07
  82.   #61 0 Degrees 00:45  |  * BEN JABO 03/11/07
  83.   #16 JH 00:50  |  * BEN JABO 03/11/07
  84.   Tosefta # 70 Then You Lose And Can Go Away 00:52  |  Jeff Northridge 03/11/07
  85.   #80 Terrible arguement 01:11  |  Oddvark 03/11/07
  86.   #18, Michael from UK... 01:37  |  Silvienne 03/11/07
  87.   #51, Mark Lincoln...Israel wants it both ways... 01:42  |  Silvienne 03/11/07
  88.   Boycott # 80 I Was Misinformed 02:17  |  Jeff Northridge 03/11/07
  89.   Tosefta # 70 A Quote Just For You 03:59  |  Jeff Northridge 03/11/07
  90.   When Does An Occupation End? I 04:54  |  Jeff Northridge 03/11/07
  91.   WHAT INTERNATIONAL LAW 05:10  |  TOBIA 03/11/07
  92.   When Does An Occupation End? II 05:23  |  Jeff Northridge 03/11/07
  93.   #92, Jeff Northridge...and what is "occupation"? 06:33  |  Silvienne 03/11/07
  94.   #47 This tired old doggerel again, Jeff? 06:40  |  Johnboy 03/11/07
  95.   #90, #91 I`ll let some other people help you out, Jeff 07:37  |  Johnboy 03/11/07
  96.   Silvienne # 93 What Is An Occupation? 07:47  |  Jeff Northridge 03/11/07
  97.   #88 Indeed so Jeff 07:59  |  Johnboy 03/11/07
  98.   Johnboy # 94 Then, We Disagree 08:26  |  Jeff Northridge 03/11/07
  99.   Jeff Nothridge, all posts 08:31  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 03/11/07
  100.   Israeli #68 10:04  |  jjvanka 03/11/07
  101.   silly vienne and tears for the poor terrorists 10:12  |  victor hardman 03/11/07
  102.   is this the same johnboy who sent over a hundred posts 11:42  |  zebulun 03/11/07
  103.   #98 Jeff, your "disagreement" requires your "contradiction" 12:02  |  Johnboy 03/11/07
  104.   #99 Let me explain Jeff`s logical flaw, Cipora 12:32  |  Johnboy 03/11/07
  105.   There should be no question about it, Israel has no 12:33  |  Peter 03/11/07
  106.   WHAT ISRAELI OFFICIALS OUGHT TO DO.... 13:10  |  Dutch 03/11/07
  107.   ANOTHER REASON WHY IRAN SHOULD HAVE NUCS 13:46  |  indrajaya 03/11/07
  108.   Try to overcome blockheadedness (Jeff Northridge #89) 14:20  |  Tosefta 03/11/07
  109.   107 UNDERSTAND this 14:59  |  JON FEIGENBAUM 03/11/07
  110.   #7 Belgium 15:31  |  John Allen 03/11/07
  111.   Silvienne # 86 15:34  |  Lynn 03/11/07
  112.   #106 doris and more pages from the national enquirer 15:38  |  victor hardman 03/11/07
  113.   #12 To `outsider` 15:41  |  John Allen 03/11/07
  114.   # 93 Silvienne 15:42  |  Lynn 03/11/07
  115.   Gaza 16:01  |  henry 03/11/07
  116.   Lights out 16:09  |  Roy 03/11/07
  117.   johnboy`s "let me explain to you" and logic 16:39  |  zebulun 03/11/07
  118.   #107 Hello Indrajaya, The irony here with Iran 16:44  |  Dutch 03/11/07
  119.   johnboy coz the egyptians have control of gaza 16:49  |  zebulun 03/11/07
  120.   indrajay #107,so your admitting your a blad faced lier when you 16:51  |  terrornator 03/11/07
  121.   tosefta and occupation of gaza 16:55  |  crosspoint egypt 03/11/07
  122.   tosefta makes the point that superior forces 16:58  |  crosspoint mubarak 03/11/07
  123.   tosefta and the gaza situation 17:01  |  crosspoint mubarak 03/11/07
  124.   tosefta since israel has said quite plainly that it wants no more 17:04  |  crosspoint mubarak 03/11/07
  125.   tosefta and the egyptian control of gaza 17:11  |  crosspoint mubarak 03/11/07
  126.   JOHNBOY cannot understand Hamas rules in Gaza. 17:28  |  PETER S.M. 03/11/07
  127.   PICTURE shows Hamas NOT Israel patrolling the streets of Gaza. 17:31  |  PETER S.M. 03/11/07
  128.   Johnboy # 104 No, You`re Wrong (part 1) 17:44  |  Jeff Northridge 03/11/07
  129.   #125 crosspoint mubarak/Flushman/Hydra is of lesser "ron" variety 18:25  |  Tosefta 03/11/07
  130.   Johnboy # 104 No, You`re Wrong (part 2) 18:30  |  Jeff Northridge 03/11/07
  131.   dutch,1000 people out of 300 million is a joke! 18:30  |  terrornator 03/11/07
  132.   Israel must enter Gaza 18:41  |  Jonathan S 03/11/07
  133.   JH 20:11  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 03/11/07
  134.   Hey Folks - Get Used To The fact That Jews Will 20:28  |  Eli 03/11/07
  135.   Tosefta # 108 Who Needs Help In Understanding? I 21:21  |  Jeff Northridge 03/11/07
  136.   Is Gaza occupied 21:47  |  Frank Waitley 03/11/07
  137.   Tosefta # 108 Who Needs Help In Understanding? II 21:55  |  Jeff Northridge 03/11/07
  138.   #131 terrornator Re: The real fools 22:21  |  Dutch 03/11/07
  139.   #111, Lynn... 23:30  |  Silvienne 03/11/07
  140.   #114, Lynn... 23:32  |  Silvienne 03/11/07
  141.   #139-140, Silvienne 23:56  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 03/11/07
  142.   #119 So only Egypt has control of the border? 00:22  |  Johnboy 04/11/07
  143.   #127 Gosh, PETER, the IDF doesn`t patrol Gaza 00:25  |  Johnboy 04/11/07
  144.   #128 You need to read List vs US Army, Jeff 00:34  |  Johnboy 04/11/07
  145.   #135 Think about these, Jeff 00:45  |  Johnboy 04/11/07
  146.   tosefta are you telling us that all militarily powerful 00:52  |  gaza/egypt border 04/11/07
  147.   johnboy your attempts at being lighthearted 01:13  |  zebulun 04/11/07
  148.   johnboy to peter 01:17  |  zebulun 04/11/07
  149.   johnboy we are discussing the law 01:24  |  zebulun 04/11/07
  150.   Silvienne re BBC at another thread 01:49  |  Stephenn 04/11/07
  151.   Selfconfidance is missing,No explanations 02:03  |  TOMY 04/11/07
  152.   #7 Martijn, no humans, no humanitarian 02:10  |  TOMY 04/11/07
  153.   Peter S.M and pictures 02:11  |  Truth 04/11/07
  154.   Most of the arguments ageinst cuts hold no 02:18  |  TOMY 04/11/07
  155.   Tosefta and flushthetoiletman 02:21  |  Mark Lincoln 04/11/07
  156.   Silvienne # 140 Bull! 02:29  |  Jeff Northridge 04/11/07
  157.   There are plenty of folk who do not comprehend 02:29  |  Mark Lincoln 04/11/07
  158.   Anyone who cares about Israel in any fashion 02:33  |  Mark Lincoln 04/11/07
  159.   Silvienne 139 & 140-shallow, ill-informed 02:57  |  Stephen 04/11/07
  160.   Johnboy #128 I 02:59  |  JOJo 04/11/07
  161.   #144 Johnboy 2 03:13  |  Jo Jo 04/11/07
  162.   #144 Johnboy 3 03:19  |  Jo Jo 04/11/07
  163.   JOHNBOY NO IDFpatrols in ANYpart of Gaza.Just retaliation 03:38  |  PETER S.M. 04/11/07
  164.   Johnboy # 144 It`s Not Incorrect 03:38  |  Jeff Northridge 04/11/07
  165.   TRUTH nobody gets in or out of Gaza without Hamas approval 03:43  |  PETER S.M. 04/11/07
  166.   MARK Lincoln Chelm shmelm.Depends who you listen to aboutSyrianAA 03:58  |  PETER S .M. 04/11/07
  167.   Johnboy # 145 It Depends 04:10  |  Jeff Northridge 04/11/07
  168.   #93 Silvienne - we`ve been over this before 04:20  |  * BEN JABO 04/11/07
  169.   #106 DEMENTED DUTCH 04:23  |  * BEN JABO 04/11/07
  170.   Silvienne You poor soul - Here are some fact 04:27  |  * BEN JABO 04/11/07
  171.   #140 Silvienne - Borders 04:32  |  * BEN JABO 04/11/07
  172.   #159, Stephen... 04:33  |  Silvienne 04/11/07
  173.   Truth # 153 So? 04:45  |  Jeff Northridge 04/11/07
  174.   Silvienne: Gaza population density 05:48  |  Jasmine Murphy 04/11/07
  175.   Silvienne 172-Pals are victims of themselves 06:05  |  Stephen 04/11/07
  176.   the irony of it all! 07:10  |  eric 04/11/07
  177.   #148 I noticie you didn`t answer the question, zebulun 07:23  |  Johnboy 04/11/07
  178.   This way to more suffering 07:34  |  Al 04/11/07
  179.   # 120, TERRORNATOR 07:49  |  indrajaya 04/11/07
  180.   # 118, DUTCH 07:55  |  indrajaya 04/11/07
  181.   Peter SM and pathetic arguments 08:27  |  Truths 04/11/07
  182.   notthridge how clever! 08:32  |  Truths 04/11/07
  183.   curb power supply to Gaza strip 08:54  |  Michael Filkoff 04/11/07
  184.   eric IRONY of "peace loving"Pals.rocketting Israeli kindergartens 09:09  |  PETER S.M. 04/11/07
  185.   #167 No Jeff, it does not depend at all 13:15  |  Johnboy 04/11/07
  186.   #164 Whoah! Hang On One Second Jeff! 13:25  |  Johnboy 04/11/07
  187.   #163 No patrols ANYWHERE is Gaza, PETER? 13:32  |  Johnboy 04/11/07
  188.   #160 A completely nonsensical statement, Jo Jo 13:55  |  Johnboy 04/11/07
  189.   #170-2 Silvienne - I sent you cold, hard facts 17:17  |  * BEN JABO 04/11/07
  190.   #158 Lincoln 23:55  |  * BEN JABO 04/11/07
  191.   Mark Lincoln re ASStricks BEN JABO # 190 02:28  |  American in NY 05/11/07
  192.   #174, Jasmine Murphy... 06:41  |  Silvienne 05/11/07
  193.   #175, Stephen... 06:45  |  Silvienne 05/11/07
  194.   #193 American Nazi in NY 08:16  |  * BEN JABO 05/11/07
  195.   Linthwaite - I`m still waiting 08:20  |  * BEN JABO 05/11/07
  196.   #193, Silvienne 22:17  |  Yoni Gross 05/11/07
  197.   #196, Yoni.... 00:43  |  Silvienne 06/11/07
  198.   # 184 put up or shut up, peter s.m.! 10:45  |  eric 06/11/07
  199.   #197, Silvienne 14:07  |  Yoni Gross 06/11/07
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