Tag: Deportation

  • Israeli forces arrest two foreigners in West Bank

    Reuters 7 February 2010 Palestinian government spokesman Ghassan Khatib said the arrest of Spaniard Ariadna Jove Marti and Australian Bridgette Chappell in the city of Ramallah violated interim peace accords that gave Palestinians self-rule in parts of the West Bank. An Israeli army spokesman said the two women “were known to have been involved in…

  • Army raids Ramallah to arrest international activists in violation of Oslo Accords

    7 February 2010 For Immediate Release: Israeli soldiers raided a Ramallah apartment around 3AM to arrest a Spanish and an Australian activist over expired visas in direct violation of the Oslo Accords. At three in the morning, the Israeli army forcefully entered an apartment in the Area A city of Ramallah and arrested two activists…

  • Israel Expels Top Ma’an Journalist

    Ma’an News Agency January 21, 2010 Bethlehem – Ma’an – A week after he was detained and then questioned over news stories criticizing Israel, a top Ma’an journalist was deported on Wednesday. Jared Malsin, chief English editor at the Bethlehem-based news network, had been fighting to attend a hearing on a deportation order issued last…

  • Czech pro-Palestinian activist returns home after expelled by Israel

    Ha’aretz 12 January 2010 A Czech pro-Palestinian activist returned to Prague on Tuesday after she was expelled from Israel, officials said. Israel Defense Forces soldiers and immigration police detained Eva Novakova, 28, in a raid on her home in Ramallah in the West Bank on early Monday, said the International Solidarity Movement, a pro-Palestinian group…

  • Israel stages night-time Ramallah raid to arrest an international solidarity activist

    UPDATE: Eva has now been deported. She was forced on a plane back to Prague at 6am this morning (Tuesday the 12th). 11 January 2009 For immediate release: A raid was conducted in Ramallah’s city centre tonight to apprehend Eva Nováková, a Czech citizen, who took on the role of the International Solidarity Movement’s media…