| 28/03/04 | UPDATE ON MEN IN JAYYOUS |
| Hello PSCers — This message is from Tracie, a friend of mine from the SF Bay Area who has been living in the village of Jayyous for several months. A few days ago, after nonviolent protests following the Yassin assassination, soldiers entered the village, rampaged through some houses and arrested 6 men. They claimed they were looking for weapons, but none were found and the men were taken anyway. Jayyous is one of the villages that is sealed off by the wall and has been active with nonviolent resistance. Please call the 2 prisons below to urge release of these men who have done nothing wrong. I've called and was rebuffed by one and had a reasonable conversation with the other. Even if the jailers have no decision making control over the release of the men, they are in control of their immediate condition, and it's important to let them know that people far away, especially in the US care. Please forward to anyone who might be willing to help. Thanks, Rae
PS. If you're looking for inexpensive long distance phone rates, domestic & international, check out www.bigzoo.com . It's something like $.08/minute to Palestine/Israel. ----- Original Message ----- From: pnut119@riseup.net Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 2:45 AM Subject: UPDATE ON MEN IN JAYYOUS and an update in the village in general PLEASE DISTRIBUTE FAR AND WIDE….PLEASE SEND THIS ON TO ALL THE PEOPLE YOU HAVE SENT THE FIRST TWO UPDATES ON….THANK YOU! WE CAN HELP SET THESE MEN FREE!!! March 28, 2004 HI all… IT IS STILL URGENT THAT PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD KEEP CALLING KEDDUMIM AND PETAH TIKVA… The men are still not out of danger. As most of you know, there is something called ADMINISTRATIVE DETENTION Administrative detention is detention without charge or trial, authorized by administrative order rather than by judicial decree. It is allowed under international law, but, because of the serious injury to due process rights inherent in this measure and the obvious danger of abuse, international law has placed rigid restrictions on its application. Israel's use of administrative detention blatantly violates these restrictions. Over the years, Israel held Palestinians in prolonged detention without trying them and without informing them of the suspicions against them. While detainees may appeal the detention, neither they nor their attorneys are allowed to see the evidence. Israel has therefore made a charade out of the entire system of procedural safeguards in both domestic and international law regarding the right to liberty and due process. In 1998, a gradual decline in the number of Palestinians held in administrative detention began. From 1999 to October 2001, the average number was less than twenty. However, the legal basis for holding administrative detainees remained the same, which enabled Israel to steadily increase the use of administrative detention after October 2001. This trend increased greatly during and after Operation Defensive Shield. In the beginning of March 2003, Israel held a more than one thousand Palestinians in administrative detention. All of the men are in danger of this process being used against them. PLEASE MAKE A PHONE CALL TODAY AND SEND THIS MESSAGE ON TO EVERYONE YOU CAN THINK OF. TELL THEM THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF THIS PROCESS OF THE GOVERNMENT USING ADMINISTRATIVE DENTENTION AND CONTINUE TO TELL THEM WHERE YOU ARE CALLING FROM AND WHY. PHONE NUMBERS AGAIN FOR KEDDUMIM AND Petah Tikva KEDDUMIM 97297759333 HITHAM JIHAD NIMER SALIM – ID NUMBER – 996620548 WAJDI HUSSEIN HOMID MUSLEH – ID NUMBER 907482533 ZIYAD GHASSAN AHMED HARAMI – ID NUMBER 904190758 AHMED MOHAMMED TOWFIQ YUSEF KHALED – ID NUMBER 907482491
ADAM GHASSAN AHMED HARAMI – 907482574 – ID NUMBER SHADI TOWFIQ MAHMOUD SALIM – 949564991 – ID NUMBER THESE MEN ARE INNOCENT…HELP US TO BRING THEM HOME!! feel free to call tracie de angelis if you have any questions or need help with the calling…. 972 66416132 UPDATE BRIEFLY IN VILLAGE… THE IOF HAS RETURNED TO THE VILLAGE EACH NIGHT SINCE THE RAIDS ON THESE HOMES AND ARRESTS OF THE 6 MEN…TWO NIGHTS AGO, THEY USED MORE THAN 30 TEAR GAS CANNISTERS. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAN AN INFANT WAS BADLY AFFECTED AND HAD TO BE TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT WOMEN HAD TO GO TO THE SMALL CLINIC HERE IN THE VILLAGE THE MORNING AFTER THIS ATTACK DUE TO HAVING PAIN IN THEIR CHESTS. IT SEEMS THAT THE FEELING IN THE VILLAGE IS THAT THE LETHALITY OF THIS PARTICULAR TEAR GAS WAS STRONGER AND MORE POTENT THAN RECENT TIMES. I MUST AGREE….WHEN I LEFT THE HOME OF A FRIENDS HOUSE, AFTER IT FELT SAFE TO WALK HOME, I FOUND MYSELF COUGHING AND MY EYES TEARING UP MORE THAN 30 MINUTES AFTER THE SOLDIERS SHOT OFF THEIR TEAR GAS BOMBS. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DUE TO EITHER THE HIGH NUMBER OF CANNISTERS LET OFF, OR IT COULD HAVE BEEN BECAUSE THE GAS WAS OF A DIFFERENT POTENCY. WE WILL NEVER KNOW. THE SOLDIERS COME IN PRETTY MUCH EVERY DAY NOW. THEY COME IN ONLY TO HARRASS AND FRIGHTEN IT SEEMS. AGAIN, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS IN THEIR MINDS. PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL OF THE PEOPLE OF PALESTINE AS I AM MORE THAN AWARE THAT THIS SORT OF BEHAVIOR BY THE IOF IS HAPPENING ON ALL AND MANY LEVELS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. EVERYDAY. THE PEOPLE REMAIN STRONG AND STEADFAST IN THEIR TRUST THAT ONE DAY, THE TRUTH WILL SET THEM FREE. THANK YOU TRACIE =========================================================== This is the listserv for the Friends of Palestine Solidarity Committee, based in Seattle. You can find out more about PSC by replying to this email address, emailing us at palestinejustice@yahoo.com, or by coming to one of our events. Once you've come to a meeting, you may become a member of PSC. We welcome all non-racists working for justice and human rights all over the world, including Palestine. |
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