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===Human trafficking===
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[[Prostitution in the State of Palestine]] is illegal, under [[Palestinian law]].<ref>{{cite news|title= Flourishing Palestinian sex trade exposed in new report|publisher= [[Haaretz]]|date=|url= http://www.haaretz.com/news/flourishing-palestinian-sex-trade-exposed-in-new-report-1.2480|accessdate=2012-12-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= Report lifts veil on trafficking, prostitution of Palestinian women|publisher= [[CNN]]|date=|url= http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/12/11/female.trafficking/index.html|accessdate=2012-12-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= Trafficking and Forced Prostitution of Palestinian Women and Girls: Forms of Modern Day Slavery|publisher= [[UNHCR]]|date=|url= http://www.refworld.org/docid/4bcc13862.html|accessdate=2012-12-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= Dark secrets of the White City|publisher= [[Haaretz]]|date=|url= http://www.haaretz.com/dark-secrets-of-the-white-city-1.241928|accessdate=2012-12-10}}</ref> [[Ramallah]] has prostitution, but long-term abstinence is common, as premarital sex is seen as taboo in the territories.<ref>Gutman, Matt,
[http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=3370049 "Sex and the Single Palestinian"]
[http://abcnews.go.com/ ''ABC News''] July 12, 2007.</ref>

A 2009 report by the [[UN Development Fund for Women]] (UNIFEM) and SAWA-All the Women Together Today and Tomorrow, a Palestinian NGO, suggested that an increasing number of women turned to prostitution in the face of poverty and violence.<ref>{{cite news|title= Rare report on prostitution in Palestinian territories|work= [[Jerusalem Post]]|date=|url= http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Rare-report-on-prostitution-in-Palestinian-territories |accessdate=2009-12-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sawa.ps/Upload/Reports/english.pdf|title=Trafficking and Forced Prostitution of Palestinian Women and Girls : Forms of Modern Day Slavery|website=Sawa.ps|accessdate=16 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Perceptions of sexual risk behavior among Palestinian youth in the West Bank: a qualitative investigation|first1=Salwa G|last1=Massad|first2=Rita|last2=Karam|first3=Ryan|last3=Brown|first4=Peter|last4=Glick|first5=Mohammed|last5=Shaheen|first6=Sebastian|last6=Linnemayr|first7=Umaiyeh|last7=Khammash|date=24 November 2014|journal=BMC Public Health|volume=14|pages=1213|accessdate=|doi=10.1186/1471-2458-14-1213|pmid=25420532|pmc=4247558}}</ref>


=== Juvenile victims and perpetrators ===
=== Juvenile victims and perpetrators ===

Revision as of 13:08, 3 February 2020

Crime in the State of Palestine is present in various forms which include property theft, drug trafficking, arms trafficking, burglary, human trafficking and terrorism etc.

Prisons and prison population

Main article: List of prisons in the State of Palestine

Crimes by type

Human trafficking

Main article: Prostitution in the State of Palestine

Prostitution in the State of Palestine is illegal, under Palestinian law.[1][2][3][4] Ramallah has prostitution, but long-term abstinence is common, as premarital sex is seen as taboo in the territories.[5]

A 2009 report by the UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and SAWA-All the Women Together Today and Tomorrow, a Palestinian NGO, suggested that an increasing number of women turned to prostitution in the face of poverty and violence.[6][7][8]

Juvenile victims and perpetrators

Violence against women

The Death of Israa Ghrayeb took place on 22 August 2019 in the Palestinian city of Bethlehem.[9] Israa Ghrayeb, 21 years old, was reportedly beaten to death in an "honor killing" because she posted a selfie with her fiance a day before they were supposed to get engaged.[10][11] Her family has denied the accusation, saying that instead she died of a heart attack.

Murder

Honor killing

Main article: Honor killing § Palestine

According to UNICEF estimates in 1999, two-thirds of all murders in the Palestinian territories were likely honor killings.[12]

Hate-crimes

Main article: Racism in the Palestinian territories

Antisemitic

Main article: Antisemitism in the State of Palestine

Torture by Palestinian security

Main article: Torture in the State of Palestine

Torture in the State of Palestine refers to the use of torture and systematic degrading practices on Palestinians detained by Palestinian forces in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.[13]

Crimes in Israel by Palestinians

Property crimes by Palestinians

Director of the Latin American Institute of the American Jewish Committee in Washington, D.C. Dina Siegel, criminology professor H. G. van de Bunt, and lecturer in criminology Damián Zaitch showed in their book Global Organized Crime that a significant amount of crime in Israel, especially property crime, is committed by the residents of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA or PA).[14]

Motor vehicle theft

Motor vehicle theft is a major crime committed by Palestinians. Since the early 1990s, there has been an increase in the rate of robberies in Israel. Between 1994 and 2001, the rate of robberies increased from 14.0 to 30.6 cases per 100,000 population. The reason behind this increase in robberies is analyzed as a result of the establishment of the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank and Gaza Strip which according to the book Global Organized Crime "serves as a safe haven for Palestinian offenders". However, the organized crime industry associated with motor vehicle theft involves not only Palestinians, but also Israeli citizens, both Jewish and Arab. The parts of the stolen cars are removed in "chop shops" in the Palestinian territories and then these vehicles are sold in the black market in Israel. Media reports suggest some of these vehicles are even handed over to high-ranking Palestinian Authority officials.[15] It was reported that since the beginning of 2010 through the end of February 2010, the Palestinian Authority police had destroyed 910 stolen cars.[16]

Although Palestinian criminals are involved in organized crime in the country, Siegel et al. suggested one should not conclude that "organized crime in Israel is dominated by Palestinians. Organized crime committed by Jews or other non-Palestinians has been part of the Israeli crime scene for many years".[17]

Arms trafficking by Palestinians

Arms trafficking is another form of crime and it is directly associated with terrorism. There are many links between Israeli and Palestinian gangsters that facilitate these ventures.[15]

Crimes in Palestine by Israelis

See also: Price tag policy

According to Palestinian officials, between 2005 and 2015, there were 11,000 attacks on Palestinians by Jews in the West Bank and in east Jerusalem, including price tag attacks. Between 2010 and 2015, three Palestinians were killed in arson attacks. Arson attacks on property were reported for 15 individual houses, 20 mosques and 4 churches.[18]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Flourishing Palestinian sex trade exposed in new report". Haaretz. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
  2. ^ "Report lifts veil on trafficking, prostitution of Palestinian women". CNN. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
  3. ^ "Trafficking and Forced Prostitution of Palestinian Women and Girls: Forms of Modern Day Slavery". UNHCR. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
  4. ^ "Dark secrets of the White City". Haaretz. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
  5. ^ Gutman, Matt, "Sex and the Single Palestinian" ABC News July 12, 2007.
  6. ^ "Rare report on prostitution in Palestinian territories". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
  7. ^ "Trafficking and Forced Prostitution of Palestinian Women and Girls : Forms of Modern Day Slavery" (PDF). Sawa.ps. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  8. ^ Massad, Salwa G; Karam, Rita; Brown, Ryan; Glick, Peter; Shaheen, Mohammed; Linnemayr, Sebastian; Khammash, Umaiyeh (24 November 2014). "Perceptions of sexual risk behavior among Palestinian youth in the West Bank: a qualitative investigation". BMC Public Health. 14: 1213. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-14-1213. PMC 4247558. PMID 25420532.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  9. ^ "Death of Palestinian young make-up artist Israa Ghrayeb raises questions over "honor murder"". August 31, 2019.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference alaraby was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ "Protest erupt after 'honour killing' of 21-year-old woman". The Independent. 2019-09-03. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  12. ^ UNICEF Executive Director targets violence against women. UNICEF. 7 March 2000
  13. ^ "Two Authorities, One Way, Zero Dissent: Arbitrary Arrest and Torture Under the Palestinian Authority and Hamas". Human Rights Watch. 23 October 2018. {{cite web}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  14. ^ Dina Siegel, H. G. van de Bunt, Damián Zaitch (2003). Global Organized Crime: Trends and Developments. Springer. p. 145. ISBN 1-4020-1818-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ a b Dina Siegel, H. G. van de Bunt, Damián Zaitch (2003). Global Organized Crime: Trends and Developments. Springer. p. 146. ISBN 1-4020-1818-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ "Nablus police destroys 498 illegal cars, dismantle explosive". Ma'am. 20 February 2010. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  17. ^ Cite error: The named reference GOC147 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  18. ^ "PALESTINIAN OFFICIALS: JEWISH EXTREMISTS HAVE COMMITTED 375 'PRICE TAG' ATTACKS IN 2015". Jerusalem Post. August 14, 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
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