Israel’s secret cemeteries

For 60 years the Israeli Army have confiscated the bodies of Palestinian and Arab fighters. The corpses are kept in secret cemeteries and given identification numbers. The Palestinians call these cemeteries “Makaber el Arkam” the cemeteries of numbers.

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NGOs have listed over 300 captive corpses, but no one knows exactly how many bodies are kept by the Israeli Army. Hundreds of Palestinian families have been struck twice, once for having lost a child, and a second time for having never had a chance to bury it’s body.

On the 12th of august, for the first time, a Palestinian family managed to have one of the bodies returned after filing a request before the Israeli Supreme Court. His name was Mashhour Arouri, a Palestinian fighter killed during a guerrilla operation in 1976. His relatives waited 34 years to buried him.

Our reporters James André and Lyana Saleh set off to investigate the “cemeteries of numbers” across the holy land. They spoke to families on both sides to understand why and how the Israeli army conducts this policy.

25/05/2012 - REPORTERS

Egypt after the revolution

Egypt has just held the first free and democratic presidential election of its history. The run-off will take place mid-June. Since the fall of Mubarak, the country has been run by the military, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces. France 24 went to meet Egyptian voters.

18/05/2012 - REPORTERS

EXCLUSIVE - Sudan: The Blue Nile’s Forgotten Rebellion

Since September, war has been raging between the Sudanese Revolutionary Front and the Sudanese Armed Forces in the Blue Nile State. FRANCE 24's James André, Chady Chlela and Stéphanie Braquehais went to the frontline with the rebels.

11/05/2012 - REPORTERS

No more 'Made in China'?

They’re the worker bees of China’s labour market – the four million poorly paid men and women who drive Guangdong’s massive textile industry. But now they’re demanding higher pay and better conditions, and in response companies are relocating to countries where labour is even cheaper – like Vietnam, Cambodia and Bangladesh. "Made in China" is a worldwide brand, but are we now witnessing the beginning of its end?

04/05/2012 - REPORTERS

Greece's makeshift economy

With wages slashed, companies going bankrupt and mass unemployment, Greece has borne the full brunt of the economic crisis. Like Yannis, everyone has to find a way to feed their family. Throughout the country, hustles, scams and under-the counter payments are fuelling a black economy in which anything goes.

27/04/2012 - REPORTERS

Black gold brings hope to French Guiana

French Guiana, an overseas department bordering Brazil, is one of France's poorest regions, where unemployment is at a record level. But with oil being discovered, locals are starting to hope for a better life. Will they benefit from the black gold?

Comments (6)

Europeans just love Arabs

by Anonyme - 06/07/2011 - 18:32

Every morning, Europeans wake up and say, " I love Arabs and Muslims so much, I wish more would move to my country!!!!"

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a holy land indeed

by Anonyme - 05/11/2010 - 21:58

a place where innocent bodies such as children are buried secretly is still called a holyland. well only God can judge. one question please. if some1 in his country, homeland, house is been attacked and alleged as a terrorist, what can we call the person who attacked him? A)God fearing fellow b)innocent C)oppressor or D)humiliator

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CEMETRY NUMBERS

by Anonyme - 18/10/2010 - 22:15

the report is ethical and professional the topic is genuin and bizar,death and life are two faces for one coin.Keep the good job.

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Terror and Geneva war convention

by Anonyme - 17/10/2010 - 22:55

I watch the reportage. France24 missed the fundamental questions
France 24-pls deals with the following questions.
Europe including France, Russia, China,USA,India,Israel, Thailand,Philippines,Argentina and others are attacked by the new type of war- terror aginst civilians.

1:Are terrorist killing civilians on purpose entitled to Geneva Convention protection?
Most of the graves were of terrorist attacking civilians.
Dressed in civilian cloth,hiding and training in civilian areas.

2:Most of the terrorist in Israeli captivity are entitled to study,newspapers,TV,calls with family,defended by lawyers,letters.
Israelis in terrorist captivity dont have any connection with the outside world.
Terrorist will not tell either if the Israeli is in live or death.

3: How should terrorist and terror organizations be treated by the international low?
This is a basic question France 24 reportage should ask.

4:The terror organizations don’t following the Geneva war conventions.
However they demand International law protection.
Should this imparity be accepted?

5:Should the Geneva War convention be updated to cover the modern terror ideologies,terror actions and supporting countries?