Tag: Arrests
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Demonstrators Demand Prisoners’ Release
Popular Struggle Coordination Committee 31 March 2010 Hundreds of people gathered at the Bitunya checkpoint near Ofer Military prison to demand the release of ten demonstrators arrested in Bethlehem last Sunday, among them Abbas Zaki of the PLO Executive Committee. Two demonstrators were arrested. Hundreds of demonstrators, among them Jubril Rajoub, Jamal Muhsein and Mahmoud…
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Racial Discrimination By Israeli Police: Bethlehem Peaceful Protesters Still Detained
Popular Struggle Coordination Committee 29 March 2010 While the Israeli and international protesters detained in Bethlehem yesterday have been released, the police extended the arrest of the ten Palestinians, including PLO Executive Committee Member, Abbas Zaki, by 96 hours under military law. A demonstration held in Bethlehem today in support of the arrestees was dispersed…
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15 Arrested in Bethlehem Demo incl. PLO Executive Committee Member
Popular Struggle Coordination Committee 28 March 2010 Israeli forces arrested 15 demonstrators, including Abbas Zaki of the PLO Executive Committee, during a Bethlehem demonstration to mark Palm Sunday and protest Israeli restrictions on movement. An AP photographer and four members of local popular committees were also arrested. About 200 demonstrators set out from the Church…