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Jewish American peace activist jailed upon entry into Israel
K. Flo Razowsky, a Minneapolis, Minnesota resident and long-time peace
activist, was jailed and denied entry into Israel upon arrival of her
flight today at Ben Gurion airport. Israeli authorities have said they
will deport Ms. Razowsky on a 5:00 AM flight on Saturday. She plans to
non-violently resist her deportation.
activist, was jailed and denied entry into Israel upon arrival of her
flight today at Ben Gurion airport. Israeli authorities have said they
will deport Ms. Razowsky on a 5:00 AM flight on Saturday. She plans to
non-violently resist her deportation.
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Jewish American peace activist jailed upon entry into Israel
March 5, 2005
K. Flo Razowsky, a Minneapolis, Minnesota resident and long-time peace
activist, was jailed and denied entry into Israel upon arrival of her
flight today at Ben Gurion airport. Israeli authorities have said they
will deport Ms. Razowsky on a 5:00 AM flight on Saturday. She plans to
non-violently resist her deportation.
Ms. Razowsky, has spent 14 months in Israel and the Occupied
Palestinian Territories since August 2002 working with the
International Solidarity Movement (ISM), a Palestinian-led nonviolent
movement opposed to the Israeli occupation Palestine. This would be
Ms. Razowsky's third visit to the region as an international peace
activist and independent journalist.
In March 2004, Ms.Razowsky was arrested by the Israeli military while
participating with Palestinians and Israelis in a non-violent
demonstration against the Wall that Israel is building on Palestinian
land deep within the West Bank. The construction of the Wall on
Palestinian land was ruled a violation of international law by the
International Court of Justice, the world's highest legal body.
"As a Jewish woman raised with the religious education of Mitzvah
(good deeds), it is my duty to participate in the process towards
peace between Israel and Palestine," Ms. Razowsky commented from her
detention cell at Ben Gurion airport just before her phone was taken
from her. "Talk of peace cannot happen while one involved party is
occupying the other. I am here to voice the concern that the
occupation needs to end before peace can even be thought about."
Despite repeated efforts to renew her visa last year, Israeli
authorities have cited her yearlong stay in Israel in 2004 as illegal.
Ms. Razowsky and her lawyer contest the grounds for deportation and
plan to fight it in Israeli court.
ISM has documented more than 130 international activists who have been
denied entry to Israel and the Occupied Territories by Israeli
authorities over the past three years. More than 70 international
activists have been deported during the same period. Most of these
international activists were involved in peaceful protests against
Israel's Wall.
Additionally, thousands of Palestinian, international and Israeli
activists have been wounded by the Israeli military while
participating in nonviolent protests during the current intifada. Six
Palestinians were killed during anti-wall protests in the West Bank
and two ISM activists, Rachel Corrie and Tom Hurndall, were killed by
the Israeli military in Rafah in 2003. Last Monday, Israel's Supreme
Court ordered that the army must reopen its investigation into the
shooting of American ISM activist Brian Avery.
*Photo available upon request.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
ISM Media: +972 546 326 392 or +972 59 871 055
Alex Lundberg (in U.S.): +1 612 872 4995
Jewish American peace activist jailed upon entry into Israel
March 5, 2005
K. Flo Razowsky, a Minneapolis, Minnesota resident and long-time peace
activist, was jailed and denied entry into Israel upon arrival of her
flight today at Ben Gurion airport. Israeli authorities have said they
will deport Ms. Razowsky on a 5:00 AM flight on Saturday. She plans to
non-violently resist her deportation.
Ms. Razowsky, has spent 14 months in Israel and the Occupied
Palestinian Territories since August 2002 working with the
International Solidarity Movement (ISM), a Palestinian-led nonviolent
movement opposed to the Israeli occupation Palestine. This would be
Ms. Razowsky's third visit to the region as an international peace
activist and independent journalist.
In March 2004, Ms.Razowsky was arrested by the Israeli military while
participating with Palestinians and Israelis in a non-violent
demonstration against the Wall that Israel is building on Palestinian
land deep within the West Bank. The construction of the Wall on
Palestinian land was ruled a violation of international law by the
International Court of Justice, the world's highest legal body.
"As a Jewish woman raised with the religious education of Mitzvah
(good deeds), it is my duty to participate in the process towards
peace between Israel and Palestine," Ms. Razowsky commented from her
detention cell at Ben Gurion airport just before her phone was taken
from her. "Talk of peace cannot happen while one involved party is
occupying the other. I am here to voice the concern that the
occupation needs to end before peace can even be thought about."
Despite repeated efforts to renew her visa last year, Israeli
authorities have cited her yearlong stay in Israel in 2004 as illegal.
Ms. Razowsky and her lawyer contest the grounds for deportation and
plan to fight it in Israeli court.
ISM has documented more than 130 international activists who have been
denied entry to Israel and the Occupied Territories by Israeli
authorities over the past three years. More than 70 international
activists have been deported during the same period. Most of these
international activists were involved in peaceful protests against
Israel's Wall.
Additionally, thousands of Palestinian, international and Israeli
activists have been wounded by the Israeli military while
participating in nonviolent protests during the current intifada. Six
Palestinians were killed during anti-wall protests in the West Bank
and two ISM activists, Rachel Corrie and Tom Hurndall, were killed by
the Israeli military in Rafah in 2003. Last Monday, Israel's Supreme
Court ordered that the army must reopen its investigation into the
shooting of American ISM activist Brian Avery.
*Photo available upon request.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
ISM Media: +972 546 326 392 or +972 59 871 055
Alex Lundberg (in U.S.): +1 612 872 4995
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Dafka member, Lee Kaplan, infiltrated an ISM meeting in disguise as a Pakistani national and documented that the ISM routinely encourages ISM members to break the law.
In these training sessions, ISM members are told how to lie to Israeli immigration officers.
In addition, they must sign a paper agreeing to stay out of the areas controlled by the PA.
Most ISM members make a beeline to "Palestine" shortly after arriving.
As the result of Kaplan's investigation, many ISM members have been denied entry into Israel.
Foreigners who come into Israel, lie to government investigators, enter forbidden areas, and interfere in IDF operations SHOULD be deported.
The same thing would happen in any country in the world.
When you commit civil disobedience, you expect to get arrested or deported. That is the known cost.
In these training sessions, ISM members are told how to lie to Israeli immigration officers.
In addition, they must sign a paper agreeing to stay out of the areas controlled by the PA.
Most ISM members make a beeline to "Palestine" shortly after arriving.
As the result of Kaplan's investigation, many ISM members have been denied entry into Israel.
Foreigners who come into Israel, lie to government investigators, enter forbidden areas, and interfere in IDF operations SHOULD be deported.
The same thing would happen in any country in the world.
When you commit civil disobedience, you expect to get arrested or deported. That is the known cost.
For more information:
http://www.dafka.org
"BECKY'S BRAIN!!: An Amazing 'Interview' With Becky Johnson of Santa Cruz", by JA
http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/02/1719944_comment.php#1722028
SHE'S A REAL CHARACTER DOWN THERE IN SANTA CRUZ!!
For more, later, see (Becky Johnson):
Examiner ad demonizes Palestinian children, shows young girl with gun
http://santacruz.indymedia.org/newswire/display_any/14842/index.php#15929
Albert Einstein Condemned Israeli Nazis
http://santacruz.indymedia.org/newswire/display_any/15529/index.php#15842
Elise Cohen of The Fellowship Of Reconciliation talks about upcoming delegations to Israel
http://santacruz.indymedia.org/newswire/display_any/14711/index.php
... YYYEP...!! SHE'S A REALLL *WWWACKO*!!
http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/02/1719944_comment.php#1722028
SHE'S A REAL CHARACTER DOWN THERE IN SANTA CRUZ!!
For more, later, see (Becky Johnson):
Examiner ad demonizes Palestinian children, shows young girl with gun
http://santacruz.indymedia.org/newswire/display_any/14842/index.php#15929
Albert Einstein Condemned Israeli Nazis
http://santacruz.indymedia.org/newswire/display_any/15529/index.php#15842
Elise Cohen of The Fellowship Of Reconciliation talks about upcoming delegations to Israel
http://santacruz.indymedia.org/newswire/display_any/14711/index.php
... YYYEP...!! SHE'S A REALLL *WWWACKO*!!
Yeah, but here's the MOST venomous rabid position she's ever taken:
http://santacruz.indymedia.org/newswire/display_any/14929
http://santacruz.indymedia.org/newswire/display_any/14929
She tells the truth.
And you, morons, only want to spread propaganda and insult whoever replies to you and doesn't swallow your lies.
And you, morons, only want to spread propaganda and insult whoever replies to you and doesn't swallow your lies.
DAFKA looks they are doing some much needed work. Thanks Becky. And don't mind the JAs of the world, the more work we do to expose them, the louder they squeal! Look at what's happening at Columbia right now...
"thousands of Palestinian, international and Israeli
activists have" NOT "been wounded by the Israeli military while participating in nonviolent protests...
Where does Indymedia come up with such lies?
Just like the Jenin massacre that never occured?
And ISM is NOT non-violent... there own website condones the use of violence (e.g. terrorism, suicide bombers) as a legitimate means of revolution. Supporting violence against your own people is DEFINITELY not a Mitzvah.
activists have" NOT "been wounded by the Israeli military while participating in nonviolent protests...
Where does Indymedia come up with such lies?
Just like the Jenin massacre that never occured?
And ISM is NOT non-violent... there own website condones the use of violence (e.g. terrorism, suicide bombers) as a legitimate means of revolution. Supporting violence against your own people is DEFINITELY not a Mitzvah.
The Jenin massacre occured. Israel itself admuts fifty two deaths. Is that not a massacre? How many people must die before it is considered a massacre? Be specific. Cite a number.
It wasn't a "massacre" of 50 people.
It was days and days of fighting with armed people on both sides, Israeli soldiers against armed terrorists.
And after days of fighting, there were over 20 dead israeli soldiers and over 50 dead palestinians (most of whom were actively fighting and members of terrorist groups).
You anti-israel lunatics are pathetic. Why do you feel the need to _LIE_ this way? There was no "massacre."
If Israel lined 50 random people up and murdered them, that would be a "massacre."
But Israel was hunting members of known terrorist organizations. It's a shame they didn't get more of them.
Sorry, hamas-loving scum.
It's funny how the "anti-zionists" are LIARS IN SUPPORT OF ISLAMIC TERRORISTS.
It was days and days of fighting with armed people on both sides, Israeli soldiers against armed terrorists.
And after days of fighting, there were over 20 dead israeli soldiers and over 50 dead palestinians (most of whom were actively fighting and members of terrorist groups).
You anti-israel lunatics are pathetic. Why do you feel the need to _LIE_ this way? There was no "massacre."
If Israel lined 50 random people up and murdered them, that would be a "massacre."
But Israel was hunting members of known terrorist organizations. It's a shame they didn't get more of them.
Sorry, hamas-loving scum.
It's funny how the "anti-zionists" are LIARS IN SUPPORT OF ISLAMIC TERRORISTS.
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