arrest of Salah Afifi, from Dublin in Nablus

["John O'Neill" <johnfergaloneill@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Friends,

Just to update you on the arrest of Salah Afifi, from Dublin, who is out
here with the ISM. Last I heard he had been brought to Tel Aviv airport for
deportation but then returned to a police station although Im not sure if
this is accurate. I know Salah would want us also to remember the
palestinians that were arrested with him who face torture and long term
imprisonment. Below is press release issued by ISM today re the arrests.

Colm


>From: "support palestine" <supportpalestine@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: supportpalestine@xxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Salah arrested in Nablus
>Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2002 23:46:07 +0800
>
> > URGENT PRESS RELEASE 3.30pm 7th AUGUST 2002
> >
> > Dublin Activist Arrested in Nablus
> >
> > International Solidarity Movement (ISM) volunteer Salah Afifi (25) was
>arrested earlier today whilst protesting with a delegation of Palestinian
>civilians and international activists at Huwara Junction checkpoint, South
>of Nablus in the West Bank.  A number of protestors were physically
>assulted during the arrests, although it is understood that Salah is
>physically fine.
> >
> > Salah was detained by the Israeli Army along with 3 other internationals
>from the ISM and 5 from the French organisation GIPP. He is currently being
>held in the Israeli Settlement of Ariel, and is expected to be transferred
>to Ramle detention centre. The Israeli authorities have a policy of
>deporting international peace and human rights campaigners who have been
>arrested in the Occupied Territories.
> >
> > Salah, from Ranelagh in Dublin, has been in the region for the past 2
>weeks as a volunteer with International Solidarity Movement, a non-violent
>direct action campaign against the illegal Israeli occupation of the West
>Bank and Gaza.
> >
> > For more information and updates please contact the IPSC office on 01
>677 0253, or call Colm Breathnach in the West Bank on 00972 67 457 289.
> >
> >
> >
> >






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