23 measures with a view to expel the Palestinians from their homeland and to have full control over Palestine4. ICHR highlights that the PNA is still under occupation and has not accomplished its national goal of independence and statehood, meaning the Palestinians are still deprived of their right to self‐determination according to international covenants. In addition, Israel is still liable, according to International Humanitarian Law and the Geneva Conventions, particularly the Fourth Geneva Convention relating to protection of civilians in times of war. It also, according to the provisions of International Humanitarian Law, applies to occupied territories (such as the West Bank, Gaza Strip and Jerusalem) making Israel further liable as an occupying power. Report of Judge Goldstone’s UN Fact Finding Mission During 2010, the Goldstone report on the crimes committed by Israel during its aggression on Gaza in 2009 was followed up. The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) discussed the report and demanded both the Israelis and the Palestinians to meet a set of recommendations, among which was the formation of two independent investigation committees to follow up the recommendations. Israel has refused the demand and set up an internal committee which exonerated the occupation army from any serious violations during the war on Gaza in hope of aborting the UN’s report, which starkly criticized Israel’s conduct during the war. The Israeli Defense Minister affirmed that “Israel authorized the army to carry out the mission, and so it is worth all support”. He added that “Israel wills to struggle against the legitimacy of the Goldstone Report and works to amend the laws of war to fit into war cases against “terrorists” who carry out their activities amidst civilians”5. Complying with the UNHRC recommendation, the PNA has set up an Independent Investigation Committee6, as did the Government in Gaza. The 4 Palestinian citizens were expelled during April pursuant to these two orders: Fadi Eiadeh al‐Azazmeh, 19 years old, holding a Gaza identity card was expelled from the West Bank on April 27. He had been living in Hebron together with his family for 15 years, and was transferred to Gaza after being arrested in Hebron’s market place. The occupation authorities also expelled Ahamd Saed Muhammad Sabah, 38, from the village of Zinaba in the vicinity of Tulkarem (West Bank) to Gaza. They detained him on November 1, 2001 and sentenced him to (9) years in prison. On April 21, 2010, he was released at Bet Hanun crossing “Erez” although his family was waiting for him in vain at Dahryeh checkpoint in the West Bank. 5 For additional official Israeli statements, see http://www.alwasatnews.com/2608/news/read/325794/1.html 6 On January 29, 2010, the PNA submitted to the UNa primary report on the mechanisms it will adopt to investigate the war crimes assumedly committed during the war on Gaza in 2009. PM Salam Fayyad sent a letter to the UN’s General Secretariat and included a presidential decree establishing a commission of five