Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2002
INTERNATIONALS IN WITH ARAFAT CALL FOR THEIR AMBASSADORS _
Adam Shapiro y Huwaida Arraf acaban de informar para
http://jerusalem.indymedia.org que 50 civiles internacionales estan con
Arafat demandando la presencia de los embajadores de sus paises, teneis
debajo la información completa en inglés y tf de contacto:
INTERNATIONALS IN WITH ARAFAT CALL FOR THEIR AMBASSADORS
by Huwaida Arraf & Adam Shapiro • Sunday March 31, 2002 at 12:35 PM
The 34 foreign civilians are asking for their respective ambassadors to
urgently come to President Arafat's compound.
[RAMALLAH]
50 International civilians entered Yasser Arafat's Presidential Compound
today, which is under continuous siege by the Israeli Forces. The group of Internationals
is comprised of civilian volunteers from France, Brazil, Canada, Belgium, Britain,
Ireland, Germany, and Israel who are here on a humanitarian mission. Thirty-four
(34) international civilians remain inside. The group has stated that they will
remain inside of the Presidential Compound until the siege is lifted; they remain
in solidarity with all Palestinian people who are now under occupation and extend
their demands to include the end of Israel's occupation of the entire West
Bank and Gaza Strip. The Israeli's have cut power, phone lines and water
supply to the compound. Food is also in short supply.
The 34 foreign civilians are asking for their respective ambassadors to urgently
come to President Arafat's compound.
The city of Ramallah, where the group of internationals is currently Yased,
is under closure and violent occupation by Israeli Forces. Power has been cut
in most neighborhoods of Ramallah and water and food is in short supply in many
homes, hospitals have had to resort to back-up generators and the transport
of medicine and medical supplies has been disrupted. International witnesses
have reported Israeli forces breaking in doors of homes and conducting mass
arrests, where Palestinian's have been bound and placed in torturous positions
for extended periods, there have also been at least 14 extra-judicial executions
performed by the Israeli Forces in the last 2 days. Medical personnel have been
arrested by the Israeli's and several ambulances have been confiscated,
Israeli Forces also attempted to enter Ramallah Hospital earlier today but were
kept out by a human blockade of conducted by the Internationals.
For more information call-
Adam 972 52 481 261
Huwaida 972 52 642-709
- 972 55 851 896
- 972 55 975 374
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