Democratic Palestine : 14 (ص 6)
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- Democratic Palestine : 14 (ص 6)
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Stop the Deportations
On February 2nd, the PFLP convened a press conference to pub-
licize the latest deportation orders issued against Palestinians by the
Zionist occupation authorities, as part of the iron fist policy. Spokes-
man Bassam Abu Sharif opened the press conference, reading the
following statement:
Palestinians in the occupied ter-
ritories are being subjected to a serious
escalation of repression by the Israeli
military authorities, designed to disrupt
the various aspects of their daily lives.
The recent escalation is a culmination of
the reimposition of the iron fist policy
some months ago, and its imposition
against institutions and scores of citi-
zens. This means officially sponsored
acts of terror and intimidation against the
Palestinian people, their national institu-
tions, holy places and political rights.
Internationally forbidden acts are being
committed against civilians and their
property under Zionist occupation. This
occurs at a time when ‘Israel’ has
embarked on a campaign against «ter-
rorism» in order to divert attention from
the aggravated situation in the occupied
territories.
We draw your attention to the policy
of collective punishment, the destruction
of houses, the seizure of privately
owned land and the policy of arbitrary
arrest and detention, invoking the
administrative detention law which
dates back to the British Mandate.
All these projects testify to the racist
and aggressive character of the Israeli
occupation. Over 1500 citizens have
been detained in the last six months
without being formally charged or tried.
Thirty-two deportation orders have been
issued during the same period and 29
residents have actually been deported.
Recently four more were detained and
are awaiting deportation to Jordan. They
are:
1.Adnan Mansour Ghanem who had
been liberated in May 1985 after having
spent 17 years in Israeli jails. Reports
indicate that he was jailed without being
charged, under administrative deten-
tion. Reports also indicate that he is
being subjected to severe torture and
now has several broken bones.
2.Mahmoud Mohammad Fannoun who
had previously been jailed, then
released on several occasions. He later
enrolled in Bethlehem University where
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he was constantly harassed by the
authorities because of his agitation
against the occupation. He now faces
death under torture by the Israeli jailers.
The last report was that he had suffered
several broken ribs and a severe
hemorrhage that necessitated his hos-
pitalization.
These persons were liberated from
prison in May 1985 under the terms of a
prisoner exchange agreement nego-
tiated by the International Red Cross,
whereby ‘Israel’ agreed, in the person of
the Defense Minister, not to harass the
released prisoners, and to allow over
600 of them to remain in their homes
with their families. The recent Israeli
actions are therefore in violation of an
internationally sponsored agreement. In
view of this fact, we call upon the interna-
tional community, the Red Cross and
Switzerland, the country that officially
sponsored the agreement, to intervene
on behalf of the above-mentioned pris-
oners. We also call upon all democratic,
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3.Hassan Mohammad Al Amoudi who
was rearrested after his release in May
1985 after 15 years imprisonment. He
too is reported to have been severely
tortured despite his poor health and
injuries suffered during his previous
imprisonment.
4.Halal Hafez Aziza who was rearrested
without specific charges following his
release in May 1985. He is also being
subjected to torture despite the hand-
icaps he has from previous imprison-
ment.
civil and human rights organizations to
do likewise.
There are also persistent reports
that the prisoners have been under
severe torture which prompted their
attorney Lea Tsemel to file a protest
against these acts of torture and
demand the _ prisoners’ immediate
release. It is noteworthy that the previ-
ous group of detainees that were
ordered deported were denied, by the
military court, the right to appeal to the
Supreme Court. They were deported - هو جزء من
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