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Fifth Column
Israel's Shin Bet confirms arrest of imam deported from USA
2007-01-10
The Shin Bet internal security service Tuesday confirmed the arrest of Imam Fawaz Damra after he was deported from the USA last week. Damra is being held at the Kishon prison.
Cleveland area Muslims reported as seething over the news.
While some called for help pinpointing Fawaz Damra's whereabouts and condition, others accused the U.S. government of deception and possible crimes in his disappearance.

"I didn't think we could deport people to where they'd be in harm's way," said Bashar Hamdan, a member of the Islamic Center of Cleveland, which Damra led for nearly 15 years. "We sent him to prison in Israel. I thought that was against the rules?" Maybe, maybe not, said David Leopold, a Cleveland immigration attorney and law professor.

The law allows the government to deport people to nearly any nation that agrees to accept them, provided they have some connection to that land, they would not face torture and the deportation doesn't break any prior legal agreements.

"I guess the question becomes, Was the proper procedure followed to the letter here?' " Leopold said.

Channel 5 in Cleveland showed a clip from 1/9/07 Parma news conference when Damra's wife, Nesreen, tearfully appealed for help in finding her husband, her 3 daughters in the background. "Neither I nor anyone I know has heard from him for over six days," Nesreen Damra said, her voice breaking and tears streaming down her face. "I am pleading to everyone and anyone to help me find my husband."
At the time of this news conference, Damra had already been 'found'
One of Damra's lawyers, Mo Abdrabboh, said Jordan refused to accept Damra as a deportee, even though Damra holds Jordanian citizenship. Robert Birach, a Detroit immigration lawyer said "My hope is that the Israelis will just hold him for three, four or five days to question him and make sure he's not a threat. But the Knesset [the Israeli parliament] has it codified," "He can be held incommunicado administratively for up to six months with no phone calls or contact with lawyers." Smadar Ben-Natan, an Israeli lawyer retained by Damra's family to represent him said she planned to visit him soon.
Haider Alawan,a friend of Damra, said he is in "a black hole. We labeled him a terrorist against Israel. They're not going to be giving him cookies and candies."
Have our fearless leaders eaten their Powdermilk biscuits, are they willing to do what needs to be done? Is the electorate growing a backbone? Stay tuned.
Posted by:Anguper Hupomosing9418

#7  Islamic Center of Cleveland = islamist support group. All it's members should be checked for terrorist links.
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2007-01-10 16:50  

#6  ...Ya know, as a good Clevelander, I ought to send Fawaz a little something to remind him of home while he's assisting the Israelis with their inquiries.

Maybe go on over to the Sportsman Deli at 9th and St. Clair and get him a nice ham sandwich. I KNOW he'd appreciate it...heh,heh,heh...

Mike

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2007-01-10 16:41  

#5  ROFLMAO, USN! So true, and VERY quick results. Only the Joooos could pull off a stunt like that!
Posted by: BA   2007-01-10 14:40  

#4  So that milk carton photo thing really DOES work?? Kewl!
Posted by: USN, Ret.   2007-01-10 14:15  

#3  Take your time extracting any info you can. Then dispose properly to assure no return sneaks into US. And, thanks very much for your continued good work.
Posted by: SpecOp35   2007-01-10 12:04  

#2  Ass : Sling

Some assembly required.
Posted by: mojo   2007-01-10 11:17  

#1  Oh, that Imam Damra? Found him right here!
Posted by: Shin Bet   2007-01-10 11:13  

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