Independent Media Center, Israel http://indymedia.org.il Israel Preventing Work of Christian Peacemaker Team: volunteer facing deportatio%PM %21 %b %2003 author: Aheret - Palestinian Israeli Communciation Ce (ronni@alt-info.org) summary Greg Rowlins, Canadian citizen, and volunteer of the Christian Peacemaker Team is currently being held in ‘Ma’asiyahu’ prison in Ramle and facing deportation after he was arrested Monday at the Beit Hadassa Checkpoint, area H1 in Hebron, and charged of entering a Palestinian controlled area without authorization

Greg Rowlins, Canadian citizen, and volunteer of the Christian Peacemaker Team is currently being held in ‘Ma’asiyahu’ prison in Ramle and facing deportation after he was arrested Monday at the Beit Hadassa Checkpoint, area H1 in Hebron, and charged of entering a Palestinian controlled area without authorization. The IDF restricted the movement of the CPT in Hebron and is not permitting the team’s volunteers (currently there are about 10 volunteers present in Hebron) to enter area H1 where they perform most of their work. The CPT has been active in Hebron since 1995. Volunteers with the mission usually arrive for a period of about 3 months in which most of their work concentrates on escorting Palestinian children to school (due to attacks of settlers who throw rocks at the children), observing and monitoring the situation in the city, assistance to Palestinian families whose home is under threat of demolition or land under threat of expropriation, working closely with Israeli and other international peace groups. For further information, please contact: CPT offices in Hebron: 02-2228485 Attorney at law Jonathan Katab (representing Greg): 050-480807 SEND YOUR PROTEST: Call the Ma'asiyahu prison: 08 - 9776716 Defense Minister, Shaul Mofaz Fax: +972-3-6916940, 6976990 e-mail: sar@mod.gov.il Prime Minister Ariel Sharon fax: (+972-2) 566-4838 or 651-3955 or 651-2631 Minister of Interior, Avraham Poraz sar@moin.gov.il Foreign Minister Silwan Shalom sar@mofa.gov.il UN Secretary General Kofi Annan ecu@un.org Mr. Terje Rod Larsen Personal Representative of the Secretary General to the United Nations in Palestine" unsco@palnet.com

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