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Merrick
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Re: Palestinian report 21
Apr 12, 2002, 20:02
Fri, 12 Apr 2002 07:54:31

hey all,

just a brief one; i've only been up half an hour so don't have too much to say. only that khaled, the bethlehem tv cameraman who has been such a friend to us over the last few weeks, got arrested at deheishe last night. palestinian journalists are routinely beaten in custody, and khaled had a very special line in winding up idf (whilst western journos cowered behind an ambulance last week as we were held in the middle of the beit jala road outside al-husayn hospital, khaled had his camera right up the arse of the armoured personnel carrier full of troops, one of whom had a rifle pointed at him the whole time). so, we are worried about him both as a palestinian subjected to detainment by the occupying forces, and as a friend.

the idf are doing house-to-house searches in beit sahour this morning, similar to those i described round manger square yesterday. again, they seem to have the aid of a collaboator who has informed them of exactly wich houses to search and harass. most of these collaborators - of which there are said to be many thousands in the west bank - are trapped by the israelis, eg by being photographed with prostitutes after being arrested, or are offered large sums of money. the incentives have to be large, as the potential fates they face are gruesome.

off to manger square again for another no-doubt-futile attempt to appeal to the consciences of the idf to let us take food to families up there, who have been under continual curfew for 10 days now and have had none of the access to shops that other residents of bethlehem and surrounding towns have at least had once or twice.

take care,

sarah
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