Le Liban

Reçu ce petit message sur mon adresse email, de la part des mouvements pacifistes israéliens et plus précisement Beit Salam, je vous laisse le découvrir:

At the end of July 2008, millions of Israelis and internationals were shocked by a video depicting an Israeli soldier firing a rubber coated steel bullet at a handcuffed Palestinian detainee, in the presence of a Lt. Colonel. The publication of the video caused public uproar in Israel and led to the transfer of the officer from his role.

The video was shot by Salam ‘Amira, a Palestinian high school student, from her family home window, in the village of Ni’lin. The ‘Amira family did not earn any material reward for the video, but paid a high price for its brave act. Three days later, the family’s head, Jamal ‘Amira, was arrested at a protest in his olive grove, and was detained for over three weeks.

Following an appeal by Adv. Gabi Laski, Jamal ‘Amira was released on bail. The military appeal judge strongly criticized the handling of the case by the military prosecution, and wrote that: “It is doubtful that the evidence in the case will lead to a conviction”. The judge treated seriously the family’s allegation that the arrest was official revenge for the video’s release.

Jamal ‘Amira is home, but in order to cover the current and future legal costs, we estimate we will have to raise approximately 30,000 NIS. Please help us.
To send checks: PO Box 1335, Kfar Saba, 44113, to be made to “Matte Hacoalitsia”. Please earmark the check “‘Amira legal defense fund”
To donate through PayPal: http://tinyurl.com/6fekjc For further information: niv.sarid@gmail.com

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