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3. Forcible action denying the right to freedom and complete independence
15. Third, Israel is using forcible action to deprive the Palestinian people of their right to self-determination, freedom and complete independence. This includes the right of the Palestinian people “freely to determine, without external interference, their political status and to pursue their economic, social and cultural development”. Israel’s forcible action that denies the right to self-determination consists of institutional, coercive policies and practices that exert authority over and oppress the Palestinian people. These include:
(a) the complete control exercised over Palestinian natural and economic resources;
(b) the institutionalized and racist apartheid;
(c) and the systematic and excessive use of force, arbitrary killing and mass incarceration of Palestinians, including children.