International Human Rights Activist Jailed After Wall Protest

Action Alert: International Human Rights Activist Jailed for
Participating in Non-violent Protest Against the Illegal Israeli Wall

In the past week, the village of Beit Ulah, West of Hebron has
organized three peaceful demonstrations against the Israeli
Annexation Wall, ruled illegal by the International Court in the
Hague. A week ago the Israeli Army brutally attacked a non-violent
protest by the villagers who were protesting the theft and
destruction of their land by the construction of the Wall. 20
Palestinians were injured by live fire and rubber-coated bullets
from the Israeli army, one seriously.

The following week, December 2 and 3, hundreds village residents,
internationals and Israelis marched again to protest the building of
the Wall. John from Ireland, was arrested on Thursday along with
two Palestinians and one Israeli.

John is presently in the Hebron Police Station awaiting his court
date, Sunday, December 5 at 3:00PM.

John, like so many international human rights activists and
Palestinians have been arrested while participating in peaceful
protests.

Demand that the Israeli Government cease the criminalization of
peaceful protests and protestors!

Demand that the Israeli government uphold the democratic right to
protest injustice!

Please take a moment to phone or fax the following officials. Demand
that John be released and tell them that to peacefully protest is
not a crime! Demand an end to the brutal repression of Palestinian
non-violent actions!

Phone, fax or e-mail the officials below:

Ministry of Public Security, Gideon Ezra
Kiryat Hamemshala
P.O.B. 18182
Jerusalem 91181
Tel: 972-2-5309999
Fax: 972-2-5847872
Website: http://www.mops.gov.il/

Minister of Justice, Yosef Lapid
Phone: 972-2-670-8511
Fax: 972-2-628-8618
e-mail: sar [at] justice.gov.il

Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon
3 Kaplan St.
P.O.B. 187
Kiryat Ben-Gurion
Jerusalem 91919
Tel: 972-2-6705555
Fax: 972-2-6512631
Website: http://www.pmo.gov.il
E-mail: pm_eng [at] pmo.gov.il