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without being permitted to meet with
their families (Azmi al Shuaibi, Hasan
Fararga, Ali Abu Hilal).
We appeal to you in the name of
international solidarity with human and
civil rights, to act expediently to save the
four detainees and to prevent their
deportation and forced separation from
their homes and families. We call upon
you to send fact-finding delegations, and
to send cables to the Israeli Prime Minis-
ter, Minister of Justice and Minister of
Defense, protesting their actions. We
also call upon you to make these facts
known by calling conferences to
describe the conditions of Palestinian
prisoners and detainees, and to express
your solidarity in all possible ways.
Our people shall not forget those
who stand by them in their just struggle
against repression, and for ending the
occupation and gaining their right to self-
determination. We thank you for your
cooperation and support.
Khaled Tantash Deported...
Who's Next?
Khaled Tantash. a 38 year old
Palestinian released from Israeli prisons
in the the May 1985 prisoner exchange,
was deported on December 25th. He
had served 15 years on charges of
resisting the occupation forces. From
May until December, he found himself at
home, surrounded by family and friends
- something that he had only been able
to dream of during the long years of his
imprisonment.
On December 24th, Khaled
reported to the Moskobia jail (the Rus-
sian Compound) in Jerusalem, to check
in with the Zionist authorities as he was
required to do twice daily after his
release. Little did he know that on this
day he would be wrenched from the sec-
urity of home and family, and once again
plunged into the nightmare of Zionist
inhumanity. Only two days later did his
family and lawyer learn of his rearrest
and deportation.
Outside Palestine, Khaled recounts
the story: «As usual | went to Moskobia
at 9 a.m. to check in as | do everyday. |
was surprised by the order for my arrest.
| was asked if | knew of a way to contact
my family and bid them farewell. | was
shocked into silence for a few minutes.
Then | said, ‘How can | contact them
when you are holding me prisoner?’
They didn't answer...After about an hour
they took me to the military governor's
building in Khalil (Hebron). | met with the
military governor who began to ask my
opinion about political matters like the
joint Palestinian-Jordanian delegation.
Then they put me in a solitary cell. When
| tried to ask the reason, | felt | was
speaking to stones.
«| asked for blankets. They agreed
but brought me none. The next day, a
military officer came with two others
from the military police. They blindfolded
me and led me away. When | asked
where they were taking me, they didn't
answer. Suddenly | felt that a group of
people were carrying me forcibly. | was
thrown into a car which went at a fantas-
tic speed for three hours before stop-
ping.
«| was let down at a point near the
borders, which | later learned to be Wadi
Araba. A number of Zionist military men
approached and told me a military doc-
tor would examine me. After the exami-
nation, a Zionist colonel came up to me,
saying he had a paper from the Israeli
Security Minister that | should sign. He
asked if | read Hebrew and | answered
affirmatively. He tried to give me the
paper, but | refused and told him to read
it to me. He read: ‘I, Yitzhak Rabin,
Minister of israeli Security, take per-
sonal responsibility for executing the
deportation of Khaled Tantash of
Jerusalem for political and security
reasons. | was ordered to sign the
paper, but refused. They threatened me
and tried to force me to sign it, but this
only made me more determined to
refuse. | told them, ‘I reject your deporta-
tion policy and my case is still in court.’ »
Khaled Tantash was forced to cross
the bridge to Jordan, leaving behind all
he held dear. His deportation is not the
first and last reminder that the iron fist of
the Israeli ‘doves’ is no less vicious than
that of the ‘hawks’. @
Al Aqsa
Symbol of Palestinian Steadfastness
The visits made by Zionist par-
liamentarians and fanatics to Al Aqsa
mosque are not only transgressions, but
flagrant provocations against the Pales-
tinian people's religious and nationalist
feelings. The MKs (members of the
Knesset) declared that their intent was
to investigate reports of illegal construc-
tion on the Temple Mount, site of Al Aqsa
mosque. Yet the truth of Zionist inten-
tions is apparent: The enemy will con-
tinue attempts to Judaize Jerusalem,
camouflaging its plans to destroy Al
Aqsa with appeals for «allowing Jews to
pray» there.
Al Aqsa mosque is the third holiest
Mosiem shrine in the world after Mecca
and Medina. From here, the prophet
Mohammad is believed to have ascend-
ed to heaven. Today there are only Mos-
lem buildings on the Mount which is
mainly controlled by the Waaf, the Sup-
reme Moslem Council.
On January 8th, ten MKs, accom-
panied by an official photographer, went
to Al Aqsa on the pretext of investigating
reports that Moslems had «erected
illegal structures, including a monument
to Palestinian refugees killed in Beirut’s
Sabra and Shatila» massacres. They
insulted religious feelings by smoking
and taking photographs in the mosque.
One MK pushed aside a Moslem guard
who asked them to stop smoking.
Palestinians, Moslems and Christ-
ians alike, were alert to the far-reaching
implications of the Zionists’ visit.
Thousands thronged to the streets to
protest, in response to the call of the
prayer leader over the mosque’s
loudspeaker. The Israeli army and bor-
der police set up check points on all
roads, especially those leading to
Jerusalem, to prevent the surge of
Palestinians from reaching Al Aqsa for
the following Friday prayers. The enemy
forces also surrounded educational
institutions in the West Bank in anticipa-
tion of popular uprisings. The demon-
strators at the mosque were teargased
as the occupation forces escorted the
MKs out. According to a Zionist spokes-
man on January 9th: «The eastern sec-
tor of Jerusalem is still surrounded by
(occupation) forces and we are ready to
confront any angry reactions.» - هو جزء من
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