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Mairead Maguire deported from Israel

category international | rights, freedoms and repression | press release author Monday October 11, 2010 12:10author by Peace People Report this post to the editors

She will fight the deportation order

Seven Days solitary followed by ten year deportation for Nobel laureate who tried to attend a women's Nobel laureate conference in Israel

PEACE PEOPLE

PRESS RELEASE – 8th October, 2010.
MAIREAD MAGUIRE10 YEAR DEPORTATION FROM ISRAEL

Mairead Maguire was deported from Israel at 4 a.m., on Tuesday 5th October, 2010 and arrived back in Belfast later that afternoon. Maguire had arrived in Israel on Tuesday 27th September, to attend a Nobel Women's Initiative visit, and support those working in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories – particularly women's groups – for human rights and justice. On arrival she was detained in Ben Gurion Detention Centre, Tel Aviv.

The Israeli security tried to forcefully deport Maguire the following day but she peacefully resisted sitting quietly on the tarmac beside the plane refusing to be forcefully deported.

The Pilot of KLM refused to allowed her to be forcefully taken on by Israeli Guards, so she was taken back into detention, where she remained for 7 day solitary confinement, and harsh conditions, causing her to be hospitalized at the end of a week. During the seven days, she had 3 court appearances to Appeal her conviction of 10 year deportation from Israel. At the Supreme Court appeal Maguire on speaking to the 3 Judges said she loved the Israeli and Palestinian people and was saddened by their suffering. However, she insisted peace will not come to Israel until the Israeli Government end Apartheid. She also made in the Supreme Court, an Appeal through the media, for the Israeli Government to end Apartheid and Ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people'.

On arriving home Maguire said ‘I am sorry to be deported for 10 years from Israel and have asked my Attorneys, Adalah, to challenge this order on my behalf, as I very much wish to return to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories to support all those working for change. I do not feel I have been treated justly by the Israeli Court. In June 2010, I and my colleagues on the ‘Rachel Corrie’ boat, were illegally hijacked in International waters by the Israeli Navy, whilst trying to break the siege of Gaza and bring humanitarian aid to people, suffering under illegal collective punishment by Israel.

I am not a criminal and ask ‘how can I be deported from Israel when I had been taken at gunpoint and forced to come to Israel against my will in June, 2010?’ ‘ I wish the three Supreme Court Judges had been braver and upheld their proposal to the Israel State prosecution, that I been allowed to stay for a few days and join the NWI. However, they showed how little independence the Israeli Judiciary have, and obeyed the Israeli Security authorities, who were determined to uphold my 10 year deportation from Israel, a form of silencing those who are critical of Israeli policies.

Sadly also the Israeli media were very selective and negative regarding me, carrying misrepresentation such as reporting I was in a plane and shouting and creating a scene, clearly Israeli propaganda against me. In truth I went to Israel in good faith with nothing but love for Israelis and Palestinians and wishing a good future for both people to live in justice and peace. Because I am critical of the Israeli Government policies does not make me an enemy of Israel or her people, but an upholder of an ethic of human rights and nonviolence, and a believer that peace is possible between both peoples when justice reigns.

It is my sincere hope I can return to Israel and the occupied Palestinian Territories to meet my friends soon again.’

author by opus diablos - the regressive hypocrite partypublication date Mon Oct 11, 2010 16:51author address author phone Report this post to the editors

...that the Israeli media take the 'national interest' stance.

Pity our own media wouldn't give a little more prominent coverage, then Micky Martin might just jerk out of the somnambulance.

author by biddypublication date Tue Oct 12, 2010 10:50author address author phone Report this post to the editors

if ppl refuse to understand the bigger picture, Hamas (the Hez) and Iran.......then, I'm afraid you do not understand Palestine, Israel, the modern world, and internecine strife.

Palestine is a tool. Their own government (which forced and muscled its way in) is willing to expend them in order to make the point of exterminating Israel.

LOL....they're almost AFRICA, for chrissakes!! LOL

author by opus diablos - the regressive hypocrite partypublication date Tue Oct 12, 2010 14:09author address author phone Report this post to the editors

But thats a bit garbled.

By forced and muscled you must mean Abbas, whose mandate is long outrun and who was wheeled into position by Israel after Hamas won an election (externally monitored and vouched)that I believe was supposed to include Gaza and the West Bank.
If you have contrary information do share it. Otherwise you are into unsubstantiated obfuscation territory.A.k.a hasbara.

 
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