Tag: Deportation
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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…
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Trapped in the land of Oz
Ofra Edelman | Haaretz 3 January 2010 A complaint to the court ombudsman against Jerusalem District Court Judge Yitzhak Milanov reveals cooperation of questionable legality between the police and Oz, the Interior Ministry unit that deals with illegal foreigners, in the treatment of foreigners who took part in recent demonstrations in East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarra…
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Freedom for Ryan Olander, justice for Sheikh Jarrah: US citizen held in Israeli prisons for over two weeks
2 January 2010 For immediate release: Israeli authorities continue to detain Ryan Olander, US citizen and solidarity activist, who was illegally arrested on 18 December 2009 for his support of Palestinian families evicted from their homes in Sheikh Jarrah. Minnesota resident Ryan Olander is facing deportation after being held in Israeli prisons for over two…