CPTnet
19 September 2005
AT-TUWANI: CPTer Matt Chandler and Operation Dove member arrested for not
erasing photos
This morning, 19 September, residents of Tuba village called Christian
Peacemaker Team's at-Tuwani team after Israeli settlers from Ma'on
settlement invaded their village. When CPTer Matt Chandler and member of
Operation Dove (an Italian peace group) arrived, the Israeli military was
present. After Chandler and the Dove member took photos, an Israeli soldier
demanded that they erase the photos they had taken. They refused, and the
Israeli military called Israeli police. The police arrested Chandler and
the Dove, and are holding them at Kiryat Arba police station.
The Israeli military has made many similar demands in to prevent
photography of incidents involving settlers and soldiers. Israeli law
prohibits photography of military installations, but photography of the
actions of soldiers in towns or fields is not restricted.
Accountability of the armed forces and responsibility for their actions
requires free reporting and documentation of their behavior in the field.
The team is currently consulting with other internationals working in
Palestine/Israel whose mandate includes nonviolent intervention and human
rights documentation. More information will appear on CPTnet as it becomes
available.
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