At this moment, large numbers of Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) have invaded Jericho and are surrounding the prison and governmental compound of the Palestinian Authority (PA) with tanks, jeeps and Apache helicopters. They are demanding the surrender of six members of the PFLP (Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine) who are imprisoned for the assassination of Israeli minister of Tourism Rehavam Zeevi in 2001. One of the prisoners is Ahmad Sa’adaat, the secretary-general of the PFLP.
One Palestinian prison guard and a prisoner from the Al-Aqsa Martyr Brigades have already been killed in the siege and eight other prisoners are wounded. The IOF is not allowing the injured people or bodies to be evacuated from the prison. Ahmad Saadat stated in a telephone interview with Al Jazeera tv that he will not leave the prison voluntarily and will fight the IOF that will try to take him by force.
British and American monitors left the prison in advance of the Israeli invasion. Their presence is an integral part of the agreement between the PA and the Israeli government on the protection of the five PFLP members. The abandonment of the prisoners points to cooperation of the US and UK governments with the Israelis in this invasion.
Protest this opportunistic violent crime by calling the Israeli Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv and the representatives of the American and British governments. Demand the end of the invasion and respect for signed treaties.
Israeli Ministry of Defence:
Telephone:
+972 - (0)3 - 697 5540
+972 - (0)3 -697 5423
+972 - (0)3 -697 5349
Fax: +972 - (0)3 -697 6711
E-mail: p…@mod.gov.il
US representatives:
American Consulate, Jerusalem
Fax: +972 - (0)2 - 627 7230
E-mail: jerusalem…@state.gov
US Embassy, Tel Aviv
Telephone: +972 - (0)3 - 519 7575
State Department, Bureau of Near East Affairs, Office of Public Affairs
Telephone: (+1-) 202 - 647 5150
State Department Bureau of Public Affairs Comment Line: (+1-) 202 – 647 6575
White House Comment Line: (+1-) 202 - 456 1111
UK representatives:
British Embassy, Tel Aviv
Telephone: +972 - (0)3 - 725 1222
Fax: +972 - (03) - 527 8574
Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Human Rights Department
Telephone: (+44) - (0)207 008 3000
International Solidarity Movement http://www.palsolidarity.org
UPDATES Please scroll down for latest developments.
IDF surrounds Jericho jail holding Ze'evi killers
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/694059.html
US, UK Collusion alleged in Israeli prison attack
http://www.imemc.org/content/view/17314/1/
120 Prisoners still inside Jericho prison ask international community to step in; end Israeli attack
http://www.imemc.org/content/view/17326/1/
Two ISM activists prevented from entering Jericho governmental compound
http://www.palsolidarity.org/main/2006/03/14/two-ism-activists-prevented-from-entering-jericho-governmental-compound/
Israeli troops raid Palestinian prison
3/14/2006 5:00:00 PM GMT
http://www.aljazeera.com/me.asp?service_ID=10872
Amnesty International: Israel/Occupied Territories; Palestinian prisoners at risk of being killed by Israeli forces
http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGMDE150202006
In Tel Aviv Israeli Activists Protest the Raid on Jericho Jail
http://www.palsolidarity.org/main/2006/03/14/two-ism-activists-prevented-from-entering-jericho-governmental-compound/
Israel holds militant after siege
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4806714.stm
Hamas threatens to abduct soldiers, PFLP vows retaliation
http://www.imemc.org/content/view/17336/1/
Tensions escalate after Israeli prison siege
http://www.aljazeera.com/me.asp?service_ID=10838
Jericho Raid: To Get Saadat, Help Olmert or Curb Hamas?
http://www.islamonline.net/English/News/2006-03/15/article03.shtml
UK No Longer Honest Peace Broker: Experts
http://www.islamonline.net/English/News/2006-03/15/article07.shtml
U.S. may veto bid for UN condemnation of jail siege
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/694459.html
Siege of Jericho prison: US, Britain complicit in Israeli war crime
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2006/mar2006/jeri-m16.shtml
What I saw in Jericho Or Olmart’s Election Campaign
http://www.palsolidarity.org/main/2006/03/15/what-i-saw-in-jericho-or-olmart%e2%80%99s-election-campaign/
Siege of Jericho prison: US, Britain complicit in Israeli war crime
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2006/mar2006/jeri-m16.shtml
What I saw in Jericho Or Olmart’s Election Campaign
http://www.palsolidarity.org/main/2006/03/15/what-i-saw-in-jericho-or-olmart%e2%80%99s-election-campaign/
Palestinians Protest Israeli Jail Siege
Shops, schools and offices were closed throughout the Palestinian territories in protest against Israel's siege of the Jericho jail and the capture of Ahmed Sadaat, the leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and several associates.
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200603/200603160037.html
Lavrov: Hamas must recognize Israel soon
Russia 's foreign minister said he expects Hamas to move closer to meeting international demands within two weeks - including setting up foreign aid monitoring and recognizing Israel, according to a newspaper interview published Wednesday. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3228117,00.html
Jericho incident harms Palestinian-Israeli ties
The already stalled Israeli-Palestinian ties are going to dark tunnel after Israeli forces raided on the Palestinian prison in the West Bank town of Jerichoon Tuesday and arrested the chief leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) Ahmed Saadat.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-03/16/content_4307451.htm
16 March. 06: B'Tselem and PHR: Parading of Naked Prisoners in Jericho Violated International Law
http://www.btselem.org/English/Press_Releases/20060316.asp
One Palestinian prison guard and a prisoner from the Al-Aqsa Martyr Brigades have already been killed in the siege and eight other prisoners are wounded. The IOF is not allowing the injured people or bodies to be evacuated from the prison. Ahmad Saadat stated in a telephone interview with Al Jazeera tv that he will not leave the prison voluntarily and will fight the IOF that will try to take him by force.
British and American monitors left the prison in advance of the Israeli invasion. Their presence is an integral part of the agreement between the PA and the Israeli government on the protection of the five PFLP members. The abandonment of the prisoners points to cooperation of the US and UK governments with the Israelis in this invasion.
Protest this opportunistic violent crime by calling the Israeli Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv and the representatives of the American and British governments. Demand the end of the invasion and respect for signed treaties.
Israeli Ministry of Defence:
Telephone:
+972 - (0)3 - 697 5540
+972 - (0)3 -697 5423
+972 - (0)3 -697 5349
Fax: +972 - (0)3 -697 6711
E-mail: p…@mod.gov.il
US representatives:
American Consulate, Jerusalem
Fax: +972 - (0)2 - 627 7230
E-mail: jerusalem…@state.gov
US Embassy, Tel Aviv
Telephone: +972 - (0)3 - 519 7575
State Department, Bureau of Near East Affairs, Office of Public Affairs
Telephone: (+1-) 202 - 647 5150
State Department Bureau of Public Affairs Comment Line: (+1-) 202 – 647 6575
White House Comment Line: (+1-) 202 - 456 1111
UK representatives:
British Embassy, Tel Aviv
Telephone: +972 - (0)3 - 725 1222
Fax: +972 - (03) - 527 8574
Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Human Rights Department
Telephone: (+44) - (0)207 008 3000
International Solidarity Movement http://www.palsolidarity.org
UPDATES Please scroll down for latest developments.
IDF surrounds Jericho jail holding Ze'evi killers
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/694059.html
US, UK Collusion alleged in Israeli prison attack
http://www.imemc.org/content/view/17314/1/
120 Prisoners still inside Jericho prison ask international community to step in; end Israeli attack
http://www.imemc.org/content/view/17326/1/
Two ISM activists prevented from entering Jericho governmental compound
http://www.palsolidarity.org/main/2006/03/14/two-ism-activists-prevented-from-entering-jericho-governmental-compound/
Israeli troops raid Palestinian prison
3/14/2006 5:00:00 PM GMT
http://www.aljazeera.com/me.asp?service_ID=10872
Amnesty International: Israel/Occupied Territories; Palestinian prisoners at risk of being killed by Israeli forces
http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGMDE150202006
In Tel Aviv Israeli Activists Protest the Raid on Jericho Jail
http://www.palsolidarity.org/main/2006/03/14/two-ism-activists-prevented-from-entering-jericho-governmental-compound/
Israel holds militant after siege
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4806714.stm
Hamas threatens to abduct soldiers, PFLP vows retaliation
http://www.imemc.org/content/view/17336/1/
Tensions escalate after Israeli prison siege
http://www.aljazeera.com/me.asp?service_ID=10838
Jericho Raid: To Get Saadat, Help Olmert or Curb Hamas?
http://www.islamonline.net/English/News/2006-03/15/article03.shtml
UK No Longer Honest Peace Broker: Experts
http://www.islamonline.net/English/News/2006-03/15/article07.shtml
U.S. may veto bid for UN condemnation of jail siege
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/694459.html
Siege of Jericho prison: US, Britain complicit in Israeli war crime
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2006/mar2006/jeri-m16.shtml
What I saw in Jericho Or Olmart’s Election Campaign
http://www.palsolidarity.org/main/2006/03/15/what-i-saw-in-jericho-or-olmart%e2%80%99s-election-campaign/
Siege of Jericho prison: US, Britain complicit in Israeli war crime
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2006/mar2006/jeri-m16.shtml
What I saw in Jericho Or Olmart’s Election Campaign
http://www.palsolidarity.org/main/2006/03/15/what-i-saw-in-jericho-or-olmart%e2%80%99s-election-campaign/
Palestinians Protest Israeli Jail Siege
Shops, schools and offices were closed throughout the Palestinian territories in protest against Israel's siege of the Jericho jail and the capture of Ahmed Sadaat, the leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and several associates.
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200603/200603160037.html
Lavrov: Hamas must recognize Israel soon
Russia 's foreign minister said he expects Hamas to move closer to meeting international demands within two weeks - including setting up foreign aid monitoring and recognizing Israel, according to a newspaper interview published Wednesday. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3228117,00.html
Jericho incident harms Palestinian-Israeli ties
The already stalled Israeli-Palestinian ties are going to dark tunnel after Israeli forces raided on the Palestinian prison in the West Bank town of Jerichoon Tuesday and arrested the chief leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) Ahmed Saadat.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-03/16/content_4307451.htm
16 March. 06: B'Tselem and PHR: Parading of Naked Prisoners in Jericho Violated International Law
http://www.btselem.org/English/Press_Releases/20060316.asp