HEBRON ACTION ALERT: Act this week to stop Israeli military from closing orphanages and schools in Hebron.
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CPTnet
2 June 2008
HEBRON ACTION ALERT: Act this week to stop Israeli military from closing orphanages and schools in Hebron.
In his meeting on 21 May 2008 with members of the Steering Committee for Supporting the Orphans, Mr. Jawad Bulos, lawyer for the Islamic Charitable Society (ICS), gave a briefing on the ongoing court case regarding the closing and confiscating the ICS facilities.
"The very first moment the Charity received the closure orders I appealed to the Military Legal Advisor and asked him to arrange a meeting with me. The advisor refused to meet me and later he rejected our appeal. I was forced, then, to appeal to the Israeli Supreme Court," said Bulos. ''Five days after my appeal to the court, the court unexpectedly refused to issue a stop order (prohibition order). I was informed later that the court will not discuss our appeal before October,'' added Mr. Bulos.
Although the military is apparently working towards closure of the facilities, Bulos does not think that the military will take further actions that might embarrass the court. "Yet," he said, '' I can not trust the Israeli Military.'' These events leave the future of the orphanages and schools in a state of confusion.
Bulos further noted, “We discussed all details and ways of getting out of this tunnel. The military officers seemed not interested.” He concluded his briefing by saying that he believes that the work of both local and international groups is equally important.
THEREFORE, All organizations and their international constituencies who have been involved in this campaign must continue to apply pressure regarding this situation. They should insist that Israel not only stop its closure proceedings on the Islamic Charitable Society schools and orphanages, but also pay restitution for the damage the Israeli military has done to related facilities and the thousands of dollars worth of goods it has confiscated.
The Steering Committee also encourages all NGOs or visitors to the West Bank to spend a night or more in the Orphanages to discourage the Israeli Army from further actions.
Contact CPT Hebron for these arrangements: cptheb@palnet.com (subject line should contain Hebron Orphanage). For more information, see http://www.hebronorphans.blogspot.com.
Please contact the Israeli embassies in your country. You will find contact information in the following link:
http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Sherut/IsraeliAbroad/Continents
Please contact your Congressional Representatives or Members of Parliament as soon as possible, asking that they bring this matter to the attention of your country's foreign ministry or Department of State:
CANADA
You can mail your MP at the House of Commons address, or find their email address at http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/house/PostalCode.asp?Sour...
UNITED KINGDOM
To email MP, MEP's, MSPs, or Northern Ireland, Welsh and London AMs, go to http://www.writetothem.com/
Contact details for UK Members of Parliament and House of Lords:
http://www.parliament.uk/directories/directories.cfm
Contact details for the Members of the Scottish Parliaments: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/msp/membersPages/index.htm
UNITED STATES
To contact your Senator go to
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
To contact your Representative go to http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/
Or call the Capitol Switchboard at (202)-224-3132 and ask for the appropriate Congressional office.
SWEDEN:
Contact Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt, email via senior registry clerk: http://www.sweden.gov.se
Please write to the Israeli military and urge them to return the confiscated properties. Send appeals electronically to
http://dover.idf.il/IDF/English/Contact+Us/
2 June 2008
HEBRON ACTION ALERT: Act this week to stop Israeli military from closing orphanages and schools in Hebron.
In his meeting on 21 May 2008 with members of the Steering Committee for Supporting the Orphans, Mr. Jawad Bulos, lawyer for the Islamic Charitable Society (ICS), gave a briefing on the ongoing court case regarding the closing and confiscating the ICS facilities.
"The very first moment the Charity received the closure orders I appealed to the Military Legal Advisor and asked him to arrange a meeting with me. The advisor refused to meet me and later he rejected our appeal. I was forced, then, to appeal to the Israeli Supreme Court," said Bulos. ''Five days after my appeal to the court, the court unexpectedly refused to issue a stop order (prohibition order). I was informed later that the court will not discuss our appeal before October,'' added Mr. Bulos.
Although the military is apparently working towards closure of the facilities, Bulos does not think that the military will take further actions that might embarrass the court. "Yet," he said, '' I can not trust the Israeli Military.'' These events leave the future of the orphanages and schools in a state of confusion.
Bulos further noted, “We discussed all details and ways of getting out of this tunnel. The military officers seemed not interested.” He concluded his briefing by saying that he believes that the work of both local and international groups is equally important.
THEREFORE, All organizations and their international constituencies who have been involved in this campaign must continue to apply pressure regarding this situation. They should insist that Israel not only stop its closure proceedings on the Islamic Charitable Society schools and orphanages, but also pay restitution for the damage the Israeli military has done to related facilities and the thousands of dollars worth of goods it has confiscated.
The Steering Committee also encourages all NGOs or visitors to the West Bank to spend a night or more in the Orphanages to discourage the Israeli Army from further actions.
Contact CPT Hebron for these arrangements: cptheb@palnet.com (subject line should contain Hebron Orphanage). For more information, see http://www.hebronorphans.blogspot.com.
Please contact the Israeli embassies in your country. You will find contact information in the following link:
http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Sherut/IsraeliAbroad/Continents
Please contact your Congressional Representatives or Members of Parliament as soon as possible, asking that they bring this matter to the attention of your country's foreign ministry or Department of State:
CANADA
You can mail your MP at the House of Commons address, or find their email address at http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/house/PostalCode.asp?Sour...
UNITED KINGDOM
To email MP, MEP's, MSPs, or Northern Ireland, Welsh and London AMs, go to http://www.writetothem.com/
Contact details for UK Members of Parliament and House of Lords:
http://www.parliament.uk/directories/directories.cfm
Contact details for the Members of the Scottish Parliaments: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/msp/membersPages/index.htm
UNITED STATES
To contact your Senator go to
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
To contact your Representative go to http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/
Or call the Capitol Switchboard at (202)-224-3132 and ask for the appropriate Congressional office.
SWEDEN:
Contact Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt, email via senior registry clerk: http://www.sweden.gov.se
Please write to the Israeli military and urge them to return the confiscated properties. Send appeals electronically to
http://dover.idf.il/IDF/English/Contact+Us/
