UPDATE: Israeli activists attacked by masked settlers in Havat Ma’on

marzo 28, 2015 at 6:58 pm

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Israeli activists attacked by masked settlers in Havat Ma’on

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March 28, 2015
At Tuwani – South Hebron Hills, West Bank

On March 28, some Israeli activists from Ta’ayush have organized an action in order to protest against the attack of masked settlers to a six years old child, that was injured last saturday. This afternoon, they were walking near the Israeli illegal outpost of Havat Ma’on when some masked settlers came out from the outpost and start throwing stones toward them with slingshots. No activists were injured. When the Israeli police arrived a Ta’ayush activist filed a complaint against the settlers. In the last few weeks the settlers from the same illegal outpost harassed and attacked Palestinian people many times.

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Coloni mascherati di Havat Ma’on attaccano attivisti israeliani

28 marzo, 2015
At Tuwani – Colline a sud di Hebron, Cisgiordania

Oggi, 28 marzo, alcuni attivisti israeliani di Ta’ayush hanno organizzato un’azione per protestare contro l’attacco subito lo scorso sabato da una bambina palestinese di soli sei anni. Questo pomeriggio, mentre gli attivisti stavano camminando nei pressi dell’avamposto illegale di Havat Ma’on alcuni ragazzi coloni, mascherati, sono usciti dai boschi e hanno iniziato a lanciare pietre contro di loro con le fionde. Nessun attivista è stato ferito. All’arrivo della polizia israeliana uno degli attivisti ha sporto denuncia. I coloni dello stesso avamposto illegale sono stati protagonisti nelle ultime settimane di diversi attacchi contro adulti e bambini palestinesi.

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UPDATE: At-Tuwani village celebrates high school graduates

marzo 26, 2015 at 5:47 pm

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At-Tuwani village celebrates high school graduates

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March 26, 2015
At Tuwani – South Hebron Hills, West Bank

Today, March 26, in the school of At-Tuwani has been organized a ceremony for the last year students receiving their diploma from the headmaster.
All morning long the people from the village celebrated the day eating and dancing in the garden of the school.
The association “Freedom theatre” also participated at the ceremony acting for the students and building a new tent where the children of the school patrol can wait for the escort.This tent is a replacement for the one that has been destroyed by Israeli forces two years ago.

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Il villaggio di At-Tuwani festeggia i diplomandi

26 marzo, 2015
At-Tuwani – Colline a sud di Hebron, Cisgiordania

Oggi, 26 marzo, alla scuola di At-Tuwani si è svolta la cerimonia di consegna dei diplomi degli studenti dell’ultimo anno. I festeggiamenti, a cui ha partecipato l’intero villaggio, sono stati accompagnati da un banchetto e da musica e balli durante tutto il corso della mattinata.
Alla cerimonia erano presenti anche alcuni rappresentanti del Freedom Theater che hanno messo in scena uno spettacolo teatrale e hanno inoltre ricostruito una tenda sotto cui possano aspettare i bambini dello school patrol durante i numerosi ritardi della scorta militare israeliana, che dovrebbe riaccompagnarli verso casa ogni giorno.

UPDATE: Israeli police seize a Palestinian man’s car

marzo 25, 2015 at 5:42 pm

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Israeli police seize a Palestinian man’s car 

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March 25, 2015
At Tuwani – South Hebron Hills, West Bank

This morning, the Israeli police seized a Palestinian man’s car permanently because he was driving on the Bypass Road 317 without the Israeli authorization, which is very expensive and difficult to obtain.
The networks of Israeli bypass roads are built in order to isolate Palestinian cities and villages, restricting in this way their freedom of movement.
The Palestinian decided to burn the verbal of the seizure in front of the police men as a clear signal of protest against unjust Israeli law.

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La polizia israeliana sequestra la macchina di un palestinese

22 marzo 2015
At Tuwani – Colline a sud di Hebron, Cisgiordania

Questa mattina, la polizia israeliana ha sequestrato in maniera definitiva la macchina di un uomo palestinese perché stava guidando sulla Bypass Road 317 senza apposita autorizzazione, che è molto costosa e difficile da ottenere. Le strade denominate bypass road sono costruite come una rete che ha l’obiettivo di isolare le città e i villaggi palestinesi, limitando così la loro libertà di movimento.
Il palestinese ha deciso di bruciare il verbale del sequestro davanti ai poliziotti come chiaro segno di protesta contro l’ingiusta legge israeliana.

P/R: Six years old Palestinian girl injured by Israeli settlers in the South Hebron Hills

marzo 24, 2015 at 4:16 pm

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Six years old Palestinian girl injured by Israeli settlers in the South Hebron Hills

Settlers violence continue to target Palestinian children

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March 22, 2015

At Tuwani – South Hebron Hills, West Bank

P1070583On the afternoon of March 21, two settlers attacked two Palestinian girls, throwing stones to them and injuring a six years old child.

At around 3.20 pm, three Palestinian girls were collecting some herbs for family’s livestock in the nearby of the Palestinian village of Tuba. Two masked settlers coming from the Israeli illegal outpost of Havat Ma’on ran after the girls and threw stones to them, hitting a six years old child in the head and leg. The stones injured the little girl that was treated at the scene by an Israeli military doctor, almost two hours later. The little girl and his uncle went to Kyriat Arba police station in order to make a complaint against the settlers. Then the wounded girl was taken in the local medical clinic of Yatta where she was treated with four stitches to the wound on her head.

Palestinian residents of the South Hebron hills have suffered from the presence of Israeli settlers since the 70s. By occupying Palestinian agricultural lands and destroying Palestinian olive trees, crops and property the settlers seek to deprive the Palestinians of their main livelihood. Ongoing settler violence deprives Palestinian families of security in daily life, and restricts their freedom of movement.

On the same day, groups of settlers walked through Palestinian lands in this area, harassing shepherds and international volunteers during all day long.

Twelve days ago, three masked settler children coming from the same illegal outpost of Havat Ma’on, threw stones towards Palestinians children that were collecting herbs in Meshaha Valley, not so far from where the Palestinian girls were attacked. Four years ago, on the same day, the father of the little girl injured was stabbed by an Havat Ma’on settler in his arm and stomach while he was going to the village of At-Tuwani.

Despite attempts by settlers to force them from the area through violence and intimidation, the Palestinian communities of the South Hebron Hills remain strong in their commitment to nonviolent popular resistance against the Israeli occupation.

Operation Dove has maintained an international presence in At-Tuwani and the South Hebron Hills since 2004.

Pictures of the incident: http://goo.gl/Qg87wq

For further information: Operation Dove, 054 99 25 773

[Note: According to the Fourth Geneva Convention, the Hague Regulations, the International Court of Justice, and several United Nations resolutions, all Israeli settlements and outposts in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are illegal. Most settlement outposts, including Havat Ma’on (Hill 833), are considered illegal also under Israeli law.]

 

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Bambina palestinese di sei anni ferita da coloni israeliani nelle colline a sud di Hebron

La violenza dei coloni continua a colpire i bambini palestinesi

22 marzo 2015

At Tuwani – Colline a sud di Hebron, Cisgiordania

Nel pomeriggio del 21 marzo, due coloni israeliani hanno attaccato tre ragazze palestinesi, lanciando pietre contro di loro e ferendo una bambina di sei anni.

Alle 15.20 circa, le tre ragazze stavano raccogliendo erbe per il bestiame di famiglia vicino al villaggio palestinese di Tuba, quando due coloni israeliani con il volto coperto provenienti dall’avamposto illegale di Havat Ma’on hanno lanciato pietre contro di loro, colpendo la bambina di sei anni in testa e sulla gamba. Le pietre hanno ferito la bambina che è stata curata da un medico militare solo due ore dopo l’accaduto. La bambina e lo zio si sono poi recati alla stazione di polizia di Kyriat Arba per sporgere denuncia contro i coloni responsabili dell’attacco. In seguito la bambina è stata portata alla clinica di Yatta, dove è stata curata con quattro punti di sutura per la ferita alla testa.

Gli abitanti palestinesi delle colline a sud di Hebron soffrono la presenza dei coloni israeliani dagli anni Settanta. Occupando le terre agricole palestinesi e distruggendo alberi di ulivo, raccolti e proprietà, i coloni cercano di privare i palestinesi dei loro primari mezzi di sussistenza. Inoltre, la violenza dei coloni impedisce ai palestinesi di vivere in sicurezza la loro vita quotidiana e limita la loro libertà di movimento.

Lo stesso giorno dell’attacco, gruppi di coloni hanno camminato nelle terre palestinesi della zona, scacciando i pastori e i volontari internazionali durante tutta la giornata.

Dodici giorni fa, tre bambini coloni mascherati provenienti dallo stesso avamposto illegale di Havat Ma’on hanno lanciato pietre contro bambini palestinesi che stavano raccogliendo erbe in Meshaha Valley, non molto lontano dal luogo in cui le tre ragazze sono state attaccate. Lo stesso giorno di quattro anni fa, il padre della bambina ferita è stato accoltellato al braccio e alla pancia da un colono di Havat Ma’on mentre si stava recando nel villaggio di At-Tuwani.

Nonostante i tentativi dei coloni di scacciare via i palestinesi dall’area attraverso violenze e intimidazioni, le comunità palestinesi delle colline a sud di Hebron rimangono salde nel loro impegno di resistenza popolare non violenta contro l’occupazione israeliana.

Operazione Colomba mantiene una presenza costante nel villaggio di At-Tuwani e nell’area delle colline a sud di Hebron dal 2004.

Foto dell’incidente: http://goo.gl/Qg87wq

Per informazioni: Operazione Colomba, +972 54 99 25 773

[Note: secondo la IV Convenzione di Ginevra, la II Convenzione dell’Aja, la Corte Internazionale di Giustizia e numerose risoluzioni ONU, tutti gli insediamenti israeliani nei Territori Palestinesi Occupati sono illegali. Gli avamposti sono considerati illegali anche secondo la legge israeliana.]

UPDATE: Four Palestinians arrested for harvesting herbs in the South Hebron Hills

marzo 18, 2015 at 5:59 pm

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Four Palestinians arrested for harvesting herbs in the South Hebron Hills

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March 18, 2015

At Tuwani – On March 17,  around 4 pm, Israeli soldiers detained a group of 10 Palestinian young men that were harvesting seasonal herbs in a Palestinian land near to the Israeli illegal outpost of Mitzpe Yair. After one hour the Israeli police arrived and arrested four of the Palestinians, taking them to Kiryat Arba police station.

March is the month in which Palestinians harvest this kind of herbs. Since the settlers, supported by Israeli forces, are attempting to annex the Palestinian land, even the simple activity of collecting herbs become dangerous, especially when the fields are located near to the Israeli settlements and outposts.

In the last two weeks International volunteers witnessed several settler’s attacks, army harassment and even arrest against Palestinians harvesting herbs on their own lands.

 

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Quattro palestinesi arrestati nelle colline a sud di Hebron per aver raccolto erbe

 

18 Marzo 2015

At Tuwani – Il 17 Marzo, alle 16 circa, soldati israeliani hanno detenuto 10 giovani palestinesi che stavano raccogliendo erbe nelle proprie terre vicine all’avamposto israeliano illegale di Mitzpe Yair. Dopo averli trattenuti per un’ora, all’arrivo della polizia, quattro dei ragazzi sono stati arrestati e portati alla stazione di polizia di Kiryat Arba.

Marzo è il mese in cui questo tipo di erbe vengono raccolte, ma per i palestinesi anche un’attività semplice come questa può diventare molto pericolosa. I coloni israeliani, con l’appoggio dell’esercito e della polizia, tentano continuamente di annettere le terre palestinesi, in particolar modo quelle vicine alle colonie o agli avamposti, scacciando i palestinesi quando questi provano ad accedervi per lavorarle, o come in questo caso anche solo per raccogliervi erbe.

Nelle ultime due settimane i volontari internazionali sono stati testimoni di diversi attacchi da parte dei coloni e tentativi di arresto da parte dell’esercito israeliano a danno dei palestinesi che lavoravano all’interno delle proprie terre.

P/R: Israeli police arrest Palestinian shepherd in South Hebron Hills

marzo 13, 2015 at 11:19 am

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Israeli police arrest Palestinian shepherd in South Hebron Hills

Settlers and Israeli authorities continue to chase away Palestinians from their own lands.

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At Tuwani – South Hebron Hills, West Bank

On the morning of March 12, Israeli police arrested a Palestinian shepherd from At Tuwani village as he grazed his flock in the valley of Meshaha, near to the illegal Israeli outpost of Havat Ma’on.

At about 11 am, two Israeli soldiers came out from the outpost of Havat Ma’on and they stopped a Palestinian shepherd that was grazing his flock on Meshaha valley, accompanied by International volunteers. The soldiers held the shepherd’s documents until the arrival of the police, at about 12:15 pm. The Israeli police collected the charges from one settler, that witnessed the shepherd grazing his flock in a forbidden area. Although the mediation of the lawyers and the request of DCO intervention, in order to clarify the status of the challenged lands, the police decided to arrest the shepherd. At about 1:30 pm, the shepherd was taken to Kyriat Arba police station and he was released at about 4 pm.

The Palestinian lands in front of Havat Ma’on outpost, which is considered illegal also under Israeli law, are object of the outpost expansion. The Israeli authorities prevent the Palestinians from accessing their own lands, even when they try to respect the unlawful restrictions imposed by the occupying forces. It shows the specious nature of these measures focused on the expropriation de facto of the Palestinians lands.

Operation Dove has maintained an international presence in At-Tuwani and the South Hebron Hills since 2004.

Pictures of the incident: http://goo.gl/9A5fsU

For further information: Operation Dove, 054 99 25 773

[Note: According to the Fourth Geneva Convention, the Hague Regulations, the International Court of Justice, and several United Nations resolutions, all Israeli settlements and outposts in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are illegal. Most settlement outposts, including Havat Ma’on (Hill 833), are considered illegal also under Israeli law.]

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La polizia israeliana arresta un pastore palestinese nelle colline a sud di Hebron

Coloni ed autorità israeliane continuano a scacciare i palestinesi dalle proprie terre

 

13 marzo 2015

At Tuwani – Colline a sud di Hebron, Cisgiordania

Il 12 marzo la Polizia israeliana ha arrestato un pastore palestinese del villaggio di At Tuwani che stava pascolando il suo gregge nella valle di Meshaha, vicino l’avamposto illegale israeliano di Havat Ma’on.

Intorno alle ore 11:00 due soldati israeliani sono usciti dall’avamposto di Havat Ma’on e hanno fermato un pastore palestinese che stava pascolando il gregge presso la valle di Meshaha, accompagnato da volontari internazionali. I soldati hanno trattenuto i suoi documenti per oltre un’ora, fino all’arrivo della polizia, alle ore 12:15. Dopo aver raccolto le accuse di un colono che sosteneva di aver visto il pastore pascolare in un’area vietata ai palestinesi, la polizia ha deciso di arrestare il pastore. A nulla è valsa la mediazione degli avvocati e la richiesta che intervenisse la DCO (District Coordination Office) per far luce sullo status delle terre contese. Alle ore 13:30 il pastore è stato condotto alla stazione di polizia di Kyriat Arba, dalla quale è stato rilasciato alle ore 16.

Le terre palestinesi antistanti l’avamposto di Havat Ma’on sono obiettivo di espansione dell’insediamento che, va ricordato, è illegale secondo lo stesso diritto israeliano. Le autorità israeliane impediscono ai palestinesi il libero accesso alle proprie terre, anche quando questi cercano di rispettare le illegittime limitazioni imposte dalle forze occupanti. Questa è la dimostrazione della natura pretestuosa di questi provvedimenti mirati di fatto all’espropriazione delle terre palestinesi.

Operazione Colomba mantiene una presenza costante nel villaggio di At-Tuwani e nell’area delle colline a sud di Hebron dal 2004.

Foto dell’incidente: http://goo.gl/9A5fsU

Per informazioni: Operazione Colomba, +972 54 99 25 773

[Note: secondo la IV Convenzione di Ginevra, la II Convenzione dell’Aja, la Corte Internazionale di Giustizia e numerose risoluzioni ONU, tutti gli insediamenti israeliani nei Territori Palestinesi Occupati sono illegali. Gli avamposti sono considerati illegali anche secondo la legge israeliana.]

Video: Israeli forces arrest two shepherds in the South Hebron Hills

marzo 2, 2015 at 5:52 pm

UPDATE: Israeli soldiers and police raid Jawwaya village and arrest a man

febbraio 12, 2015 at 8:21 am

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On February 11, in the morning, Israeli soldiers and police arrested one man on the bypass road (317) near the village of Tuwani in the South Hebron Hills, and then raided the nearby village of Jawwaya. The man who was arrested had obvious signs of violence, including blood and a scratch on his face, and was probably injured during the arrest. While this man was arrested on the road, Israeli army and police raided Jawayya, where they damaged a tent used by villagers for the storage of livestock food. The soldiers slashed the walls of the tent, probably with a knife.

Around 7:30 am, a family from Jawayya called international volunteers and told them that there were soldiers in Jawayya village. As the volunteers were walking to Jawwaya on the bypass road (317) they saw a police vehicle next to two other cars, which had damaged wheels and flat tires. When the volunteers arrived at the vehicles they saw one man on the ground near one of the vehicles at the side of the road. He was blindfolded and handcuffed with his hands behind his back, and he appeared to have been beaten on the face and mouth. The soldiers loaded the man into one of the vehicles with damaged tires and the soldiers then drove all of the vehicles away.

At around 8:20 am, two international volunteers arrived in the village of Jawwaya, where Israeli soldiers and police were searching houses and tents, probably looking for another man. One of the soldiers attacked one of the volunteers, and then attempted to steal a camera from another. According to Palestinian witnesses, soldiers and police slashed large holes in a tent used as a shelter for the food for the animals and they fired shots into the sky in order to intimidate the inhabitants of the village. At about 8:45 am the soldiers and police left Jawwaya.

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P/R: 4 Palestinians arrested during an action in the South Hebron Hills

gennaio 24, 2015 at 1:02 pm

Israeli forces attacked the participants by stun grenades, tear gas, water cannon and physical violence

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January 24, 2015

Susiya – South Hebron Hills, West Bank

On January 23, during an action organized by the Al Mubadara party and the South Hebron Hills Popular Resistance Committee, claiming the right of Palestinians to access their own land near Susiya village, Israeli forces attacked Palestinians and Internationals activists by stun grenades, tear gas, water cannon and physical and verbal violence. During the action, the Israeli forces arrested four Palestinians.

At around 11 a.m. about 150 people, after they got together in the Susiya village, tried to reach a Palestinian-owned land between the Israeli army base and the Israeli settlement of Suseya in order to plant olive trees. Immediately the area was declared a closed military zone by the Israeli army, but nevertheless the demonstrators tried to arrive to the land. After 20 minutes, Israeli soldiers arrested the first Palestinian, only because he removed soldier’s hand from his breast. Few minutes later the soldiers arrested a second Palestinian. The large part of the demonstrators reached the land and started to plant the olive trees. Immediately, Israeli soldiers and policemen pushed the crowd back, in direction to Susiya village. During their charge, the Israeli forces used stun grenades and tear gas, pushing and attacking the people and arrested other two Palestinians.
At around 12.45 p.m. the participants got together on the hill of Susiya village and slowly went away from the Israeli soldiers and policemen while they were throwing tear gas and using the water cannon.

In the last five days in the South Hebron Hills area the violences by the Israeli army increased. Operation Dove registered six episodes of direct violence or harassment to Palestinians. On January 19, the soldiers killed a sheep in the Tuba village area, while they were chasing away a flock owned by Palestinians. On January 20, Israeli soldiers arrested a 14 year-old Palestinian, while he was grazing a flock near Maghayir Al Abeed village. In the same day, the Israeli army demolished 4 structures in the Ar-Rifa’iyya village.

Operation Dove has maintained an international presence in At-Tuwani and South Hebron Hills since 2004.

Pictures: http://goo.gl/jCidYm
Video: http://goo.gl/ctjy0N

[Note: According to the Fourth Geneva Convention, the Hague Regulations, the International Court of Justice, and several United Nations resolutions, all Israeli settlements and outposts in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are illegal. Most settlement outposts, including Havat Ma’on (Hill 833), are considered illegal also under Israeli law.]

 

P/R: IDF detains a child and destroys four structures in the South Hebron Hills

gennaio 22, 2015 at 8:52 am

A Palestinian child was detained without their parents being present. Families needed a Municipality aid to keep themselves in a safe place after the demolition.

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January 21, 2015

At Tuwani – South Hebron Hills, West Bank

On January 20, Israeli forces detained a Palestinian child near the village of Maghayir Al Abeed and demolished four structures in the Palestinian village of Ar-Rifa’iyya in the South Hebron Hills area.

At about 9.00 a.m. IDF bulldozers started to tear down two houses and two animal shelters, belonged to the Palestinian Rabai family in Ar-Rifa’iyya. The demolitions affected a total of twenty-five people, included ten children. The Municipality placed two tents to let the people involved have a place to stay at least during the night. Only twenty days ago, on December 31, in the village of Ad-Deirat, close to Ar-Rifa’iyya, two settlers broke a window and threw a molotov cocktail inside a Palestinian-owned house, trying to burn it (read more).
Ar-Rifa’iyya and Ad-Deirat villages are located in Area C, under Israeli military and administrative control.

In the meanwhile of the Ar-Rifa’iyya demolitions, Israeli army and police jeeps reached the area of Old Havat Ma’on Hill near the Palestinian village of Maghayir Al Abeed, where some young Palestinian shepherds were grazing their flocks. An Israeli soldier run against a Palestinian child, aged 14. The soldier chase away his flock, put him inside the military jeep with one goat and detained him. After one hour, the Israeli Army released him in a seriously dangerous place between the Israeli illegal outpost of Havat Ma’on and the Israeli settlement of Ma’on. In this place several times Palestinians, including children, were attacked by Israeli settlers.
Palestinian Prisoners Center for Studies stated that during 2014 the Israeli soldiers arrested 1200 Palestinian children, an issue that shows a 60% increase comparing to 2013, when the soldiers arrested 750 children.

Despite demolitions and arrests, Palestinians from South Hebron Hills are strongly committed in a nonviolent and popular resistance against the Israeli occupation.

Operation Dove has maintained an international presence in At-Tuwani and the South Hebron Hills since 2004.

Pictures of the demolitions: http://goo.gl/MTRntt

[Note: According to the Fourth Geneva Convention, the Hague Regulations, the International Court of Justice, and several United Nations resolutions, all Israeli settlements and outposts in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are illegal. Most settlement outposts, including Havat Ma’on (Hill 833), are considered illegal also under Israeli law.]