37 Chapter Two The Impact of Israeli Violations on PNA Performance and Ability to Protect Human Rights16 The year 2010 has seen a sharp, systematic escalation in Israeli human rights violations in Palestine, particularly in the occupied city of Jerusalem. This has led to the continuing consequences of the negative effects prompted by these violations and actions on the performance of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) and undermining its role in protecting citizen’s rights and freedoms in its respective regions. It also reflected negatively on the PNA as a result of the continued violations, assassinations and arrests, especially in areas classified as (A) areas, and the inability of the PNA to prevent or stop such violations. With the continued Israeli occupation and its arbitrary practices and measures against Palestinian civilians and the PNA’s loss of effective control over land, borders and crossings, it does not leave an active role for the PNA in ensuring and respecting the basic rights for its citizens either in the West Bank or Gaza Strip. This is especially so in light of the continued daily violations and the systematic procedures targeting land and human beings.17 I. Israeli Aggression on the Gaza Strip and the Goldstone Report18 16 In this chapter, the ICHR is satisfied with listing the Israeli violations by relying on secondary sources, and analyzing their impact on the performance of the Palestinian Authority. ICHR does not claim that it covers the entirety of Israeli violations in the PNA areas. 17 For more information about the most prominent patterns of Israeli violations during the year 2010, review the annual reports on the situation of human rights issued by ICHR in previous years, especially the 2009 report, and the annual reports on Israeli violations of human rights issued by ICHR, which has not seen a change in the systematic Israeli policies within Palestine during 2010. 18 For more information about the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, see ICHR’s report on the "Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip: Unprecedented war crimes and collective punishment in the light of international and Arab silence. (Ramallah: Palestinian Independent Commission for Human Rights, January 2009).