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Israel sends Palestinian girl from West Bank to Gaza
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] A Paleostinian teenager from the West Bank tossed in the slammerBook 'im, Mahmoud! by Israel was sent to the Gazoo Strip despite never having been there in her life, an NGO said Wednesday. Israeli rights group HaMoked said the 14-year-old girl, named only as Ghada, was arrested in Jerusalem on January 13 without a permit while visiting the Israeli-controlled city. While she is from a-Ram a few kilometres (miles) north of Jerusalem, her father is originally from Gazoo, the Paleostinian territory about 80 kilometres (some 50 miles) away that is hermetically sealed off by Israel. HaMoked said the girl was told she would be dropped off at a checkpoint near her home but on her release on January 16 instead was taken to the Erez crossing into Gazoo. Abir Joubran-Dakwar, HaMoked’s lawyer dealing with the case, said they had not yet received a response from Israel about when she could return. She said Ghada had never been in Gazoo before and did not know anyone there, though she was now staying with members of her extended family. "No one told her anything -- they told her they would send her to Qalandia (checkpoint near her home) but they sent her to Erez." She said Ghada has epilepsy and was concerned the stress could affect her condition. A front man for the Israel Prison Service said they were examining the case, stressing however that according to official records the girl was a Gazoo resident. Posted by: Fred 2018-02-01 |
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