Jewish Voice for Peace just sent out the following appeal following Mohammad Othman’s administrative detention order:
On November 23, 2009, after 61 days in jail, Mohammad Othman has received his first administrative detention order for a three month period — a period where Mohammad will be held without charge or trial. The judicial review of the order is scheduled to take place tomorrow, November 25th, at the Military Court of Administrative Detainees in Ofer Military Base, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, and we need you to take action right now. Tell the US Consul General in Jerusalem to send a representative to the hearing. His harassment must stop. He should either be tried in a court of law where he can defend himself or he should be released.
Send an email to the American consulate in Jerusalem to ask them to send a representative to the hearing.
My email to Daniel Rubenstein, Consul General at the US Consulate:
As an American citizen whose tax dollars are improperly supporting Israel’s occupation in Palestine, I’m shocked that no action has been demanded on your part to compel Israel to release Mohammad Othman immediately.
It is my understanding that the US currently has no intention of dispatching a US consul to attend the November 25 hearing of this innocent, non-violent protester of the occupation.
It is well-known by Human Rights advocates that Mr. Othman was improperly arrested on September 22 by Israeli authorities. There have been no charges filed against him. It appears that Israel is upset because Mr. Othman made a human rights advocacy trip to Norway.
The US is a nation of laws, and it is obscene for us to sit by idly while Mr. Othman is tortured by the IDF. He has committed no crime and yet he languishes in solitary confinement, in great part due to Israel having no consequences for its actions.
We implore you to act. Protest to Israel that such behavior continues to diminish its standing in the world community. Most importantly, the US cannot simply sit on its hands while this obscene miscarriage of justice is committed by our “best friend” and ally in the region.
Respectfully,
Oscar Sepulvedo
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