Tag: Arrests
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Israel admits detention of international activists illegal
International Solidarity Movement 8 February 2010 A state prosecutor admitted before the Supreme Court today that the Immigration Police illegally detained the two international activists arrested yesterday in a pre-dawn raid on the International Solidarity Movement’s Ramallah offices. The two will be released on bail. Earlier today, the Israeli Supreme Court ordered the release on…
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Sheikh Jarrah settlers threaten Palestinians with M-16 for the second time in 8 days
International Solidarity Movement 8 February 2010 According to local residents, a settler was seen spray painting a swastika on the Ghawi tent. The truck driver yelled at the settler and called the police. When the police arrived they ignored the settler and accused neighborhood Palestinians of having painted the swastika. Palestinians painted over the swastika…
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Deported international activist appeals against her illegal arrest
For immediate release 7 February 2010 The lawyer of Eva Nováková, the former International Solidarity Movement (ISM) media coordinator, who was taken from her apartment in Ramallah on 11 January 2010 and subsequently deported, filed an appeal to the Supreme Court of Justice today to challenge the legality of her arrest. The official reason given…