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Similar incidents occurred earlier in October and many previous times, causing damage and casualties. In addition, dozens of fishermen have been kidnapped. Their boats and equipment were destroyed. As a result, Palestinians risk life and limb to fish.
Since the second Intifada began in September 2000, the Al Mezan Center for Human Rights said Israel attacked Palestinian fishermen 229 times, killing six and injuring 22. In addition, 29 fishermen were kidnapped and 67 boats confiscated without cause.
Israel contemptuously flouts the most fundamental international laws and norms, operating lawlessly with impunity. But Netanyahu wants peace.
Correction - he wants unconditional surrender to Israeli demands like in decades of previous one-sided negotiations. Palestinians only were awarded the right to enforce their own occupation.
Nonetheless, Ma'an News said Quartet members want Israelis and Palestinians to resume talks within days, no matter their futility.
So far, PA officials refuse unless Israel halts settlement construction on stolen Palestinian land. Netanyahu flatly refuses.
On Sunday, a PA statement said:
"The Quartet must tell Israel that it cannot pretend to accept its initiative while flagrantly breaching its terms."
Abbas spokesman Nabil Abu Rdainah said if Israel "recognizes the 1967 borders and freezes settlements, we are ready to go immediately" to talks. Israel wants them resumed with no preconditions so terrorizing Palestinians can continue with impunity.
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