ENGLISH:Israel calls ISM a"threat to the security of the state"and seek to deport 8 peace activists arrested.CASTELLANO:Israel acusa al ISM de ser "una amenaza para la seguridad del Estado" y pretende deportar a 8 pacifistas detenidos.

Versin en castellano: (English Version below)
(Traducido al castellano por Jaime Martn)

1) ltimas novedades sobre el juicio a los pacifistas del ISM.
Llamamiento a la solidaridad internacional.
2) Nota de prensa: ocho activistas por la paz "amenazan la seguridad de Israel"
3) carta y notas desde las celdas de prisin israel
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1) ltimas novedades sobre el juicio a los pacifistas del ISM.
Llamamiento a la solidaridad internacional.

Amigos,

Hoy no se ha tomado ninguna decisin en la audiencia para la deportacin de los miembros del ISM encarcelados. El abogado del estado pidi que se pospusiera el juicio y de acuerdo con nuestros abogados presionar para hacer del ISM un caso, tratando de declararnos "ilegales". Por lo tanto la deportacin de 8 activistas por la paz se basar en el echo de que pertenecen al ISM y no tanto en la actividad concreta por la que fueron detenidos. La prxima audiencia ser probablemente el jueves 15 de julio, pero no se nos ha dado una hora exacta.

Ademas, los del ISM no han sido puestos en libertad bajo fianza, ya que la persecucin se basa en describirlos como "grandes peligros para la seguridad del estado" (VER DESPACHO DE PRENSA AL FINAL).

Pedimos tu ayuda en dos aspectos:

1) si puedes ayudarnos con algunas de las tasas legales en que estamos incurriendo, por favor considera la posibilidad de realizar una donacin de una de estas tres formas:

a) por Internet, via Paypal, desde nuestro sitio web

b) envo o giro de cheque o dinero a travs de nuestros asesores fiscales,

The Africa Fund
c/o Huwaida Arraf
1734 19th Street, NW #2
Washington DC 20009
Estados Unidos de Amrica

c) transferencia bancaria a la siguiente cuenta:

G & G & H & N (ISM)
Bank Hapoalim - Main Branch Tel Aviv 600
Account No. 360883
Swift HAPOALILIT
Palestine Investment Bank
76-411
Account No. 78266

2) por favor aydanos envando por escrito tu protesta a

Mr. Abraham Poraz
Minister of Interior
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Dear Sir,

Re: Imprisonment of 8 human rights activists

I have been informed that your office has ordered the arrest and
deportation of eight international human rights activists, who are now incarcerated in Ariel Police Station, where they have been detained since July 10 without any charges filed against them.

I kindly request you to release the eight human rights activists
from their prison cell .I kindly request you to cancel any deportation proceedings being conducted against them. From the information we have gathered from them and their lawyers, they were arrested solely for doing humanitarian work in the West Bank, notwithstanding the fact they were not involved in any violent action.

We are very much concerned about the imprisonment and deportation
of international humanitarian activists. It has been seen, time and
again, that the presence of an international observer subdues, if only slightly, what is often the aggressive behavior of occupation soldiers and settlers against Palestinian civilians.

Deporting non-violent human-rights activists can only give ammunition
to those who seek to ridicule and undermine the State of Israel.

I would kindly ask you to inform me of your decision, and will continue to follow developments regarding this case.

Sincerely,

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enviando copias a:

Attorney General Elyakim Rubinstein,
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Importante: Despus de enviar el ada por los siguientes nmeros:

Ministry of Interior - 972-2-6701402
Attorney General - 972-2-6466521

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2) OCHO ACTIVISTAS DE LA PAZ "AMENAZAN LA SEGURIDAD DEL ESTADO DE ISRAEL"

(ISM) INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT


[Tel Aviv] Hoy no se ha tomado ninguna decisin en la audiencia para la deportacin de los miembros del ISM encarcelados. El abogado del estado pidi que se pospusiera el juicio y de acuerdo con nuestros abogados presionar para hacer del ISM un caso, tratando de declararnos "ilegales". Por lo tanto la deportacin de 8 activistas por la paz se basar en el echo de que pertenecen al ISM y no tanto en la actividad concreta por la que fueron detenidos. La prxima audiencia ser probablemente el jueves 15 de julio, pero no se nos ha dado una hora exacta.

Ademas, los del ISM no han sido puestos en libertad bajo fianza, ya que la acusacin se basa en describirlos como "grandes peligros para la seguridad del estado". Se les ha trasladado de vuelta a la comisara de polica del asentamiento de Ariel, donde se les mantendr hasta la siguiente audiencia.

Activistas israeles e internacionales abarrotaban el juzgado de Tel Aviv esta tarde, para la audiencia de las 13.30, mientras se traa a los ocho internacionales detenidos. Los abogados para estos ocho activistas fueron: Shamai Leibowitz, Leah Tsemel, Gaby Lasky y Yoni Lehrnman.

Tras unos 5 minutos de procedimiento, la acusacin pidi ms tiempo y el juicio sufri un receso. El abogado Shamai Leibowitz informa de que la acusacin busca que el caso sea ms sobre el ISM y menos sobre las actividades individuales de los arrestados, tratando de deportarlos por su mera pertenencia al ISM.

Tobias Karlsson (SWEDEN)
Tarek Loubani (CANADA)
Fredrick Lind (DENMARK)
Bill Capowski (USA),

todos detenidos el 9 de julio por realizar una sentada en el campo depaz de Arrabony, para protestar pacficaente por la confiscacin de la tierra palestina y la construccin de un Muro de la Segregacin (Muro del Apartheid), junto con:

Daniel Knutsson (SWEDEN)
Alex Perry (UK)
Saul Reid (UK)
Thomas Pellas (FRANCE),

todos detenidos el 10 de julio por unirse a los palestinos para retirar un bloqueo de carreteras, que niega a los palestinos la bsica libertad de movimientos.

El Estado de Israel est haciendo un castillo de un grano de arena al blandir la ilegalizacin del ISM. La estrategia sigue una lista de esfuerzos que tratan de quebrar el fenmeno de la solidaridad internacional - desde la calumnia, la denegacin de entradas al pas y las deportaciones (unas 60 en los ltimos 15 meses) hasta la intimidacin, amenazas fsicas, injurias y hasta la muerte. El gobierno israel nos llama una "amenaza para la seguridad del estado". Nuestras armas ms peligrosas son nuestros ojos, odos y bocas y la verdad

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3) Carta y notas desde las celdas de prisin israel

Hemos recibido una carta escrita a mano por el activista canadiense por los derechos humanos Tarek Loubani, sacada clandestinamente de su celda de prisin israel tras ser detenido por el ejrcito israel por realizar trabajo humanitario con algunos palestinos en un campo cerca de Jenin. Slamente reproducimos un mensaje suyo y otros de los detenidos, que nos pasaron durante la audiencia:

"Ms all de estas paredes, soy finalmente libre, pues esta es una causa justa, y estoy en paz" Tarek Loubani

"Har todo lo que pueda para veros a todos pronto. Seguid este buen trabajo. Lo mo va todo bien. No os preocupis. Tobias Karlsson

"S que pase lo que pase tendr la justicia de mi lado. Quiz las leyes de este estado no estn conmigo, pero estn ensombrecidas por la moral humana" Fredrick Lind

"Hola a todos- Palestina libre. Os veo a todos pronto! - Bill Capowski


INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT (I.S.M.)
http://www.palsolidarity.org

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English Version:

1) Update / Appeal / ACTION ALERT
2) Press release: Eight peace activists "threaten Israeli security."
3) Letter and notes from Israeli jails

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Friends,

No decision was reached today in the deportation hearing for the 8 imprisoned ISMers. The lawyer for the State asked for a postponement and according to our lawyers will push to make an issue about the ISM, seeking to have us declared "illegal". Therefore the deportation of the 8 peace activists will be on the basis that they are part of the ISM and less about the activity that they were arrested for. The next hearing date will likely be on Tuesday, July 15, but we were not given an exact time yet.

Also, the ISMers were NOT released on bail, the prosecution being adament about depicting them as "great dangers to state security." SEE THE PRESS RELEASE AT THE END

We are asking for your assistance in two areas:

1) If you can help us with some of the legal fees that we are incurring, please consider donating in one of the three following
ways:

- Via paypal on our website

- Check or money order via our fiscal sponsors:

The Africa Fund
c/o Huwaida Arraf
1734 19th Street, NW #2
Washington DC 20009

- Bank transfer to the following account:
G & G & H & N (ISM)
Bank Hapoalim - Main Branch Tel Aviv 600
Account No. 360883
Swift HAPOALILIT
Palestine Investment Bank
76-411
Account No. 78266

PLease help us protest by writing to:

Mr. Abraham Poraz
Minister of Interior
By Facsimile: 972-2-5666376

SAMPLE LETTER:
Dear Sir,

Re: Imprisonment of 8 human rights activists

I have been informed that your office has ordered the arrest and
deportation of eight international human rights activists, who are now incarcerated in Ariel Police Station, where they have been detained since July 10 without any charges filed against them.

I kindly request you to release the eight human rights activists
from their prison cell .I kindly request you to cancel any deportation proceedings being conducted against them. From the information we have gathered from them and their lawyers, they were arrested solely for doing humanitarian work in the West Bank, notwithstanding the fact they were not involved in any violent action.

We are very much concerned about the imprisonment and deportation
of international humanitarian activists. It has been seen, time and
again, that the presence of an international observer subdues, if only slightly, what is often the aggressive behavior of occupation soldiers and settlers against Palestinian civilians.

Deporting non-violent human-rights activists can only give ammunition
to those who seek to ridicule and undermine the State of Israel.

I would kindly ask you to inform me of your decision, and will continue to follow developments regarding this case.

Sincerely,

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copies:
Attorney General Elyakim Rubinstein, by >
Important:
After sending of numbers:
Ministry of Interior - 972-2-6701402
Attorney General - 972-2-6466521

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2) INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
EIGHT PEACE ACTIVISTS THREATEN ISRAELI SECURITY
Trial postponed; Bail denied

[Tel Aviv] No decision was reached today in the case of the eight peace activists slated for deportation by the Israeli authorities. The prosecution asked for more time and the hearing was postponed until Tuesday July 15, though no specific time has been set yet. In addition, the 8 imprisoned ISMers were NOT released on bail - the prosecution, representing the state, being adamant on depicting them as "great dangers to state security." They were all transferred back to the Ariel settlement police station, where they will be held until the next hearing.

Israeli and international peace activists packed the Tel Aviv courtroom this afternoon, for a 1:30pm hearing, as the eight internationals were brought in. Lawyers for the 8 activists were: Shamai Leibowitz, Leah Tsemel, Gaby Lasky and Yoni Lehrnman. After approximately 5 minutes of proceedings, the prosecution asked for more time and the court was recessed. Advocate Shamai Leibowitz informs that the prosecution is looking to make this case more about the ISM and less about the individual activities of those arrested, seeking to deport the eight internationals based on their affiliation with the ISM.

Tobias Karlsson (SWEDEN)
Tarek Loubani (CANADA)
Fredrick Lind (DENMARK)
Bill Capowski (USA)

All arrested on Wednesday July 9 for sitting in a peace camp in Arrabony village near Jenin, to peacefully protest the confiscation of Palestinian land and the building of an apartheid wall, and:

Daniel Knutsson (SWEDEN)
Alex Perry (UK)
Saul Reid (UK)
Thomas Pellas (FRANCE)

All arrested on Thursday, July 10 for joining Palestinians in removing a roadblock that denies Palestinians the basic right of freedom of movement.

The State of Israel is grasping at straws in its attempt to brandish the ISM illegal. This strategy follows a list of efforts aimed at breaking the phenomena of international solidarity from slander, denial of entry and deportations (approximately 60 in the last 15 months),to intimidation, physical threats, injury and even death. The Israeli government calls us a threat to the security of the state; Our most dangerous weapons are our eyes, ears, mouths and the truth.

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3) Letter and notes from an Israeli prison cell

The following notes were passed to us during the hearing; also we received a letter written by Canadian human-rights activist Tarek Lubani, hand-written notes smuggled out of his Israeli prison cell, after having been arrested by Israeli Army for doing humanitarian work with Palestinians in a camp near Jenin:

Behind these walls, I am finally free, for it is the just fight, and I am at peace. Tarek Loubani

Ill do my best to see ya all soon. Keep up the good work. All is well with me. No worries. Tobias Karlsson

I know that whatever happens I will have justice on my side. Maybe the laws of this state are not with me, but they are shadowed by human morality. Fredrick Lind

Hello all Free Palestine! See you all soon! - Bill Capowski

INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
http://www.palsolidarity.org