A Famous Palestinian Activist Could Be Sent to Israel Prison

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A Famous Palestinian Activist Could Be Sent to Israel Prison
OP - September 25, 2016, 04:09 PM

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On Sunday, Issa Amro, a Palestinian human rights activist, will appear in the Israeli military court at Ofer to defend himself against 18 charges that could result in one to three years in prison. At 36, Amro is already internationally renowned as the founder of Youth Against Settlements, an organization devoted to ending Israel's occupation of the Palestinian Territories through nonviolent action. The Israeli authorities have arrested him many times before, a common enough occurrence for any Palestinian protesting the occupation. But this time, Amro says, is different.

"When I heard 18 [charges], I took it seriously," he told VICE over the phone from Hebron. "This time it seems they just wanted revenge, to get rid of me."

The criminal behavior listed in the indictment includes things like resisting arrest, breaking a settler's camera, and interfering with soldiers trying to do their jobs. But many of the charges are what in the US would be called free speech, like "incitement," "insulting a soldier," "attempting to influence public opinion in a place or way that threatens public safety or order," and gathering without permission. In one instance mentioned in the indictment, Amro led a group of protestors wearing masks of Obama's face and shirts that read "I have a dream" to a printing house in Hebron.
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http://www.vice.com/read/issa-amro-hebron-court-case-israel-nonviolent

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Reply #1 - September 25, 2016, 04:47 PM

+972 interview with Issa Amro: http://972mag.com/watch-they-want-to-get-rid-of-the-idea-of-nonviolent-resistance/122191/

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=V9UhRc84D5s&ebc=ANyPxKoMP9aCZwypizKcEGrSUWDtsJ6LPHVhgO8V147_K6kph-ikQZWhSFk5vlKP83oodF74PvK0
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2VDBQAwUxDU&ebc=ANyPxKoCqFHqZ7bextUQoI2ml-AB-eXJ37DLK0akqC96prOMcsJv-20L56dB8AqQQjLX89nHvH6J
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4i28NUcumc&ebc=ANyPxKojbZvFTGRixWsOY3HT0um5Hy2c1_ZYmqz4kY6hvWXeVKPU95gRrKhulwr0kdDmTsn4aW5g

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Reply #2 - September 30, 2016, 06:56 PM

From an ethical secular perspective the treatment of the Palestinian people by Israeli colonial forces is one of the most horrific issues in the world today. Apparently if you speak out about these human right abuses you're an 'anti semite'. That seems to be the basis for the majority media spin accusation that the Labour Party is 'anti semite'. I examined every single one of the anti semite claims and I found only 1 by a 16yo teenager who made a claim that was unrelated to the criticism of Zionist Fascism.
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