[antiwar-van] FW: [iwps-pal-reports] FW: for press list : For immediat action, Kate arrested

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-----Original Message-----
From: iwps at palnet.com [mailto:iwps at palnet.com]
Sent: December 14, 2004 7:53 AM
To: iwps-pal-reports at lists.riseup.net
Subject: [iwps-pal-reports] FW: for press list : For immediat action,
Kate arrested


-----Original Message-----
From: IWPS Karin [mailto:iwpseurope at gmx.net] 
Sent: 14 December 2004 18:34
To: iwps at palnet.com
Subject: for press list

For immediate action

At approximately 8:00AM this morning, villagers of Bi'lin and
international peace activists, including Israeli activists, gathered
in the center of the village of Bil'in, located between Ramallah and
Budrus. They organized a peaceful protest against the construction of
the illegal Israeli Wall that began two days ago. The Israeli army is
preparing to destroy the village residents' trees and land in order 
to make way for the Wall.

The protestors marched to the construction site and were met by at
least 30 Israeli soldiers, border police and other security 
personnel. The army began throwing sound bombs and shooting rubber-
coated steel bullets at the peaceful protestors in an attempt to 
remove them from the area.

As Israeli occupation forces began arresting Palestinians,
international peace activists were beaten and also arrested as they
tried to intervene nonviolently. One international was beaten
repeatedly in the legs and was unable to walk.  An IWPS member, Kate,
was among the internationals arrested, and taken to the nearest 
police station.  All she had been doing was filming the actions of 
the occupation forces as they shot, teargassed and beat the peaceful
demonstrators.  She has been taken to the Israeli Ministry of 
Interior in Jerusalem.  She now faces deportation.

Four Israeli activists and two other internationals have also been
arrested. 

Kate is now in her hearing - 5pm local time.
Please call the ministery of interior and pressure them to free Kate, 
an American Citizen, who was a peaceful documentor.
Israeli Ministry of Interior: +972 2 670 1401 
or send a fax: +972 2 566376

For more information contact IWPS on 0546 853 225 - a member who 
witnessed the demonstration and arrest.


Karin - IWPS
Tel: +972 (0)547 621 431
E-Mail: iwpseurope at gmx.net
www.iwps.info