Posted on 07/11/2004 7:47:59 PM PDT by Pharmboy
JERUSALEM -- A Jewish American was denied entry to Israel because she belongs to a pro-Palestinian group, her lawyer said Sunday -- a rare case of a Jew banned from the Jewish state.
Jamie Spector, 32, a social worker from San Francisco, arrived in Israel on Saturday to protest the West Bank separation barrier Israel is constructing. She has been held in detention since defying the order to leave, said her lawyer, Yael Berda. The separation barrier was ruled illegal in an advisory opinion on Friday by the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands.
Israel dismissed the nonbinding ruling as one-sided, charging that it encourages terrorism. Israel says the barrier is needed to keep Palestinian attackers out of the country, but Palestinians call it a land grab because it dips into the West Bank. Spector was denied entry because of her affiliation with the International Solidarity Movement, a pro-Palestinian group active in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Berda said. The group's members often place themselves in between Palestinians and Israeli forces to prevent the army from carrying out operations.
Tova Ellinson, spokeswoman for the Ministry of the Interior, said officials acted in accordance with a security recommendation. She refused to comment further. Huwaidi Arraf, an American-born Palestinian and founder of the ISM, said that more than 10 group members have been refused entry into Israel in the past month. Two other ISM activists are in the same detention center as Spector. Israel charges that the activists defy military orders and endanger themselves and soldiers. Many ISM members have been deported. However, banning Spector's entry was different, Berda said. "This is a special case," she told The Associated Press. "It is very difficult for Israel to ban Jews from entering the country.
It means that the courts will look differently on her." With few exceptions, Jews are allowed automatic entry into Israel and are offered citizenship. "I am very sorry that the Israeli government is denying me entry into the country where I have so many family and friends," Spector said. "I am committed to nonviolent actions and also to protest the illegal apartheid wall." Berda relayed the AP's questions and Spector's answers by telephone.
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Hi...goldstateegop,
Your Comment IS Very Worth Repeating!
"Any Jew who identifies with Israel's enemies and works for the destruction of the Jewish State should never be welcome in Israel."
AND...I FULLY AGREE YOU!
Israel's Eneny IS...AMALEK.
This is NOT only a Flesh and Blood ENEMY, it is also a Spiritual ENEMY as well.
From GENERATION to GENERATION.
READ: Exodus 17:14 - 16 and also Psalm 79:6 - 8!
Please accept my apology for spelling your screen name wrong...my Key Board Keys stick due to numerous spewings of Hot Tea...when I read Freeper Comments or see Crazy Graphics.
Israel is the Jewish State for "only" right wing Jews? That would make Israel lose 80% of its population?
Yeah, make her a citizen of France; she can ride the subways and find out all about those poor, peace-loving Palestinian guys...
Wow, what a concept!!
"Rachel Corrie on line two."
Nope. Theres a fax for you, It's rachel corrie.
A group of Orthodox Jews protest against Zionism protest in The Hague (news - web sites) July 9, 2004. The protest was in advance of the public sitting of the International Court of Justice concerning the legal consequences of the construction of an Israeli wall in the occupied Palestinian Territory. REUTERS/Maartje Blijdenstein
SFWeekly December 2002 WEDNESDAY (Dec. 11): John Pilger's Palestine Is Still the Issue (U.K., 2002), sympathetic to the Palestinians, screens with an eyewitness report from Jamie Spector of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) as a fund-raiser for Left Turn magazine 8 p.m.
ArtSF"WAREMENTAL (March 16th, 2002) - Balazo Gallery In conjunction with Art Explosion artists. Clint Taniguchi curated & recruited all artists. Volunteers: Terbo Ted, Dimitri Kourouniotis, Jamie Spector, the artists, performers and DJs."
West Coast offers warm welcome to Taco Bell boycott tour - Sunday, March 10, 2002 ...Playing her trombone as part of a brass ensemble, Jamie Spector, of San Francisco was one of many locals who attended the protest in a show of solidarity. "We feel very strongly about this because you have the top people of a company making tons in profits and farmworkers making nothing," said Spector, 30. [Editor's Note: I'm not certain if this is the same woman but the MO seems to fit]
If you'd like to be on this middle east/political ping list, please FR mail me.
Collaborator.
Right, but just imagine trying to trade off Barbra Steisand for starters. Who's going to trade us smart and courageous Jews so their country can put up with her and Mrs. Bronson?
Of course, if we're hypothetically suggesting trades to get rid of obnoxious American liberals, trading someone like Whoopie Goldberg would really be a tough sale. In fact, the only American liberal that seems to be loved internationally is Michael Moore, so maybe we can make a profit off trading him.:)
If memory servers......Whoopie converted to the Jewish faith, presumably to assist her Hollywood career..
Whoopi would be a "Six-fer".
Black, Female, Jew, Leftist, Ugly, Stupid
Semper Fi
If memory servers......Whoopie converted to the Jewish faith, presumably to assist her Hollywood career..
Whoopie would be a "Six-fer".
Black, Female, Jew, Leftist, Ugly, Stupid
Semper Fi
Whoopi would be a "Six-fer"
. Black, Female, Jew, Leftist, Ugly, Stupid
Whoop-de-do, trading value is in the eyes of the beholder. If anyone 'beholds' Whoopi, who is black, female, converted Jewish, coyote ugly, plus Hollywood liberal stupid and still wants to trade for her, do you really want to see what all they'd offer in exchange? :)
NOW, you've scared me!
Semper Fi
Good job, Alouette!
Now, what does that sign in Hebrew say?
The sign in post #48 says in Yiddish: "I'm the Village Idiot"
The Yiddish sign in this picture says: "Will Work For Falafel"
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