Rights group: "Israeli" Military illegally blocking Palestinians from Route 60

Source: Haarez, 22-03-2007
The Association for Civil Rights in "Israel" is calling on the Defense (War) Ministry to examine the legality of preventing Palestinians from accessing Route 60, a main road in the southern Hebron (al-Khalil) Hills area of the West Bank.
In a letter it sent to Defense (War) Minister Amir Peretz, the ACRI argues that the "Israeli" Military is illegally blocking Palestinian access to the road, thereby seriously impairing the freedom of movement of Palestinians who live in the area and impinging upon their civil rights.
ACRI attorney Limor Yehuda said the organization wants the roadblocks removed, but barring that, would like the "Israeli" Military practice to be examined from a legal perspective.
The "Israeli" Military has put up steel gates, stones and dirt heaps to block 28 paths connecting 16 Palestinian villages to Route 60, the ACRI said. As a result, it said, village residents are forced to use longer paths, often making medical aid and other basic services inaccessible.
Jewish (Zionist) residents of the West Bank, however, are allowed to use the road.