-Caveat Lector- --- Dave Muller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Organization: South Movement > To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > From: Dave Muller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2001 11:09:18 +1100 > Subject: [southnews] INTERNATIONAL GROUP ATTACKED AT EREZ > > > > ---------- > > > Grassroots International Protection for Palestinians (GIPP) > INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT > > December 26, 2001 > For Immediate Release > > INTERNATIONAL GROUP ATTACKED AT EREZ > > [Erez] Ninety foreign civilians traveling on a solidarity visit > to > Gaza were blocked entry by the Israeli military at Erez today, > after > being processed and given initial permission to enter. The > international group was comprised of American, Belgian, British, > and > French citizens. > > Protesting the Israeli Army decision not to let the group enter > Gaza, > where they were scheduled to tour Gaza City, Khan Younis and > Rafah, > including the refugee camps, and meet with Dr. Haidar Abdel > Shafi, > Director of the Red Crescent, one half of the group decided to > walk > through Erez. > > With hands up in the air the group proceeded to walk, but were > met > with a violent Israeli response. Soldiers began firing shots and > then descended upon the group, punching the men and body-slamming > the > women. The internationals sat down to try to avoid injury, but > to no > avail. All of the personal cameras in the group were confiscated > and > a number of cameras were broken. Israeli soldiers also verbally > threatened to shoot and kill all of the foreign civilians. > Members > of the group were then dragged and forcefully thrown onto their > tour > bus. Two French civilians were detained. > > "We were going to Gaza to support the Palestinian people, and to > conduct a fact-finding mission so as to present more objective > information to the media and to our fellow patriots at home. We > were > also carrying with us humanitarian supplies for the people of > Gaza. > Expressing our right to freedom of movement, not just for > ourselves, > but also for the Palestinians who are kept caged in Gaza, we > decided > to cross the checkpoint in order to complete our visit. All of a > sudden, shots were fired directly over our heads and we were > descended upon by soldiers, who were punching, pushing and > throwing > us to the ground. We sat down to avoid their blows, but they > kept > hitting, kicking and pushing. When the soldiers noticed that we > were > filming the attack, they took and broke our cameras and > confiscated > our film. Finally, they started dragging us, one by one, and > threw > us on the bus, where we were kept under guard by Border Police. > Many > of us sustained injuries, including cuts and bruises, and at > least > three people require medical attention." (Statement by the > international group) > > The entire group will lodge formal complaints through their > respective embassies. For more information, please contact > Huwaida at > 052-642-709 or Samir 055-385-257. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
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