June 16th: Bay Area resident Brooke Atherton is being held by Israeli authorities. She is enrolled in an Arabic language class that is offered by Holy Land Trust in Bethlehem but is being denied permission to attend the course. Israeli authorities have refused to give any reason for her deportation and Israeli courts have refused to issue an injunction to allow her to remain in the country pending a court hearing, according to her lawyer, Yael Berga. As of 11:45pm on Wednesday June 16th, Brooke had not been put on a plane out of Israel. However, supporters said that at that time they were unable to contact her or to find out what the Israeli authorities planned to do with her. List of US and Israeli authorities whom concerned people can call to find out more info or pressure for her release.
b>Brooke Atherton's previous reports from occupied Palestine: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Other writings about Palestine by Brooke Atherton: Palestine Will Be Free | Nablus Web
Read more on the San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media Center's Antiwar Page
posted by mahtin @ 9:24 PM
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