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Israel Court Orders U.S. Activist Expelled
An Israeli court on Thursday ordered the expulsion of an American activist who came to the country to protest against Israel's West Bank separation barrier. Ann Petter, a 44-year-old graphic designer from New York City, has been held in detention since arriving in Israel on June 23.
The Tel Aviv court upheld the decision denying her entry into Israel and ordered her to leave the country within 24 hours, said her lawyer, Yael Berda. Berda said she planned to appeal. Police had demanded that Petter be barred from Israel because of her affiliation with the International Solidarity Movement, a pro-terrorist Palestinian group active in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. During the court hearings, the judge said Israel does not have a policy of barring ISM terror apologists activists, but that the group's history makes it suspect.
Toss her in front of a dozer blade and scrape shove her into Egypt. |
Posted by: Steve White 2004-07-09 |
