Activist: Israel wants to deport West Bank prisoner to Gaza
12 / 04 / 2009
GAZA, April 11 (Xinhua) — Israeli authorities decided to deport a West Bank woman to Gaza Strip after she ended her prison sentence, a Palestinian activist said on Saturday.
“The Israeli occupation doesn’t allow Shereen al-Sheikh Khalil,24, to go to Ramallah where her family lives and insists on deporting her to Gaza Strip on Sunday after [...]
GAZA, April 11 (Xinhua) — Israeli authorities decided to deport a West Bank woman to Gaza Strip after she ended her prison sentence, a Palestinian activist said on Saturday.
“The Israeli occupation doesn’t allow Shereen al-Sheikh Khalil,24, to go to Ramallah where her family lives and insists on deporting her to Gaza Strip on Sunday after her prison sentence ended,” said Abdel Nasser Farwana, a prisoner rights activist.
According to Human rights groups in Gaza, Israel has deported around 30 West Bankers to Gaza since the beginning of the 2nd Intifada or Uprising erupted against Israel in the Palestinian territories in late September 2000.
Al-Damir director Khalil Abu Shamallah told Xinhua on telephone that Israel usually deports some West Bank prisoners, who end their sentence terms, either to the Gaza Strip.
“Israel allegedly says the reason to deport Palestinians to Gaza is to prevent them from practicing any activities in their hometowns. This kind of punishment is illegal and contradicts with international laws,” said Abu Shamallah.
Israel had pulled out from the Gaza Strip after it evacuated 20settlements in the summer of 2005. In 2007 Hamas movement took control of the enclave after it routed President Mahmoud Abbas security forces.
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