We are horrified to learn of the arrests of our innocent friends Hosam Oraiba and Yazan Abu Hilal in Abu Dis, Palestine. Hosam, a peaceful and gentle young man and Yazan, a young footballer, are from Abu Dis near Jerusalem and have both been on CADFA (http://www.camdenabudis.net/) trips to London to speak of life under occupation. They are currently being held in an Israeli jail for no reason which is an abuse of their human rights.
We are very concerned about their welfare and call for their immediate release.
On Monday 16th February the Israeli military arrested them, and others, from camp Bawabet al-Quds in Abu Dis - a peaceful proteset against Israel's plan to seize Palestinian land under the E1 project.
A series of plans have been released by Israeli authorities to displace thousands of Bedouins, concentrate them into very small areas, destroy more than 20 of their current villages and effectively divide the West Bank into two. The E1 project is a plan to expand and link illegal Israeli settlements, connecting them all the way from Jerusalem to Jericho. This is a blatant violation of international law.
Hosam and Yazan were at the peaceful protest camp and were doing nothing wrong. Their families have no news of when they may be released and do not know what they are being charged with.
Please sign the petition to help free our friends.
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Reached 250 supporters
February 19, 2015
Reached 100 supporters
February 17, 2015
February 15, 2015
The Israeli military continues to lock up innocent men for the crime of protesting the theft of their own land. We are almost at one hundred signatures and I need you to push this everywhere right now so we can force these captors to look at our demand for immediate release.
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imprisoning those who are peacefully protesting conditions makes the jailers the wrong- doers and turns all sense of morality out the window of civilization.
Stop Israeli impunity: administrative detention is an Israeli policy of detaining Palestinians without charge, trial or sentence for indefinitely renewable 6-month periods. The sweeping practice of administrative detention by an occupying power goes against standards of international law which allows for its use for “imperative reasons of security” only.
Hosam is a loyal and peaceful man who loves to help the volunteers in Abu Dis to enjoy their time there as much as possible. He never spoke of wanting to throw stones or fight and always kept well away from those activities. He told me of how he hopes to be a father one day. He is one of the kindest and most gentle people I know.
Hosam Oraiba is one of the friendliest and most gentle kind natured human beings I have ever met, and I am honoured to be be his friend. It is a tragedy that he has been jailed for exercising his human right to peacefully protest, and I urge that he is released as a matter of urgency, and thereafter compensated fairly for the injustice done to him. Peaceful protest is a legal right protected by international law, and the arrest and continued detention of Hosam Oraiba is a breach of international law and must be rectified without delay.
The actions of this government are being watched from abroad, and are noted. I appeal to anyone in the Israeli government who respects international accords regarding human rights to see to the immediate release of these civilians.
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We are horrified to learn of the arrests of our innocent friends Hosam Oraiba and Yazan Abu Hilal in Abu Dis, Palestine. Hosam, a peaceful and gentle young man and Yazan, a young footballer, are from Abu Dis near Jerusalem and have both been on CADFA (http://www.camdenabudis.net/) trips to London to speak of life under occupation. They are currently being held in an Israeli jail for no reason which is an abuse of their human rights.
We are very concerned about their welfare and call for their immediate release.
On Monday 16th February the Israeli military arrested them, and others, from camp Bawabet al-Quds in Abu Dis - a peaceful proteset against Israel's plan to seize Palestinian land under the E1 project.
A series of plans have been released by Israeli authorities to displace thousands of Bedouins, concentrate them into very small areas, destroy more than 20 of their current villages and effectively divide the West Bank into two. The E1 project is a plan to expand and link illegal Israeli settlements, connecting them all the way from Jerusalem to Jericho. This is a blatant violation of international law.
Hosam and Yazan were at the peaceful protest camp and were doing nothing wrong. Their families have no news of when they may be released and do not know what they are being charged with.
Please sign the petition to help free our friends.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
February 19, 2015
Reached 100 supporters
February 17, 2015
February 15, 2015
The Israeli military continues to lock up innocent men for the crime of protesting the theft of their own land. We are almost at one hundred signatures and I need you to push this everywhere right now so we can force these captors to look at our demand for immediate release.
75 Comments
Israel must stop its illegal annexation of more Palestinian land to expand its illegal settlements. Israel must release Hosam Oraiba and Yazan Abu Hilal immediately. Israel must respect international law. Israel must be held to account for its ongoing breaches of international law.Palestinians have a right to resist under international law. Peaceful protest is a lawful right which Hosam Oraiba and Yazan Abu Hilal were excercising. Hosam Oraiba and Yazan Abu Hilal must be freed without delay.
imprisoning those who are peacefully protesting conditions makes the jailers the wrong- doers and turns all sense of morality out the window of civilization.
Stop Israeli impunity: administrative detention is an Israeli policy of detaining Palestinians without charge, trial or sentence for indefinitely renewable 6-month periods. The sweeping practice of administrative detention by an occupying power goes against standards of international law which allows for its use for “imperative reasons of security” only.
Hosam is a loyal and peaceful man who loves to help the volunteers in Abu Dis to enjoy their time there as much as possible. He never spoke of wanting to throw stones or fight and always kept well away from those activities. He told me of how he hopes to be a father one day. He is one of the kindest and most gentle people I know.
Hosam Oraiba is one of the friendliest and most gentle kind natured human beings I have ever met, and I am honoured to be be his friend. It is a tragedy that he has been jailed for exercising his human right to peacefully protest, and I urge that he is released as a matter of urgency, and thereafter compensated fairly for the injustice done to him. Peaceful protest is a legal right protected by international law, and the arrest and continued detention of Hosam Oraiba is a breach of international law and must be rectified without delay.
The actions of this government are being watched from abroad, and are noted. I appeal to anyone in the Israeli government who respects international accords regarding human rights to see to the immediate release of these civilians.
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Israel must stop its illegal annexation of more Palestinian land to expand its illegal settlements. Israel must release Hosam Oraiba and Yazan Abu Hilal immediately. Israel must respect international law. Israel must be held to account for its ongoing breaches of international law.Palestinians have a right to resist under international law. Peaceful protest is a lawful right which Hosam Oraiba and Yazan Abu Hilal were excercising. Hosam Oraiba and Yazan Abu Hilal must be freed without delay.