PHA-Exchange> URGENT ALERT: Presidential Candidate Attacked by Israeli Forces- Dr. Mustafa Barghouti being beaten to the ground by Israeli forces...................

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> From: "UNNIKRISHNAN P.V. (Dr)" <unnikru at yahoo.com>

10/12/04 URGENT ALERT: Presidential Candidate
> Attacked by Israeli Forces- Dr. Mustafa Barghouti being beaten to the
ground by Israeli forces...................
> >
> > Dear Friends in the PHM list,
> >
> > The attack on Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi is barbaric and calls for the
> > strongest words of condemnation.
> >
> > Jihad, nice talking to you a few minutes ago. Is there a statement from
> > UPMRC that is already available? If so, please mail it to me so that we
> > can issue it as a PHM statement with modifications. If not, I can draft
> > one immediately.
> >
> > It may be better if we can issue it by midnight (GMT) today.
> The message from HDIP is below.
> > In solidarity
> > Unni
> >
> > The Palestine Monitor
> > A PNGO Information Clearinghouse
> >
> > URGENT ALERT
 Presidential Candidate Attacked by Israeli Forces
 http://www.palestinemonitor.org/new_web/december_update_archive.htm#must
> > afa

> > Dr Mustafa Barghouthi, prominent democratic candidate in the upcoming
> > Palestinian presidential election, is tonight receiving medical care in
> > Ramallah's Sheikh Zayed Hospital after being beaten to the ground by
> > Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint outside Jenin.
> >
> > Dr. Barghouthi was stopped at the Jaba checkpoint outside the northern
> > West Bank city of Jenin and refused passage to return to his home city
> > of Ramallah. After being forced from their cars at gunpoint, his group
> > faced a barrage of abuse and random beatings. Lu'ai Arafat received
> > several blows to the head with the butt of a rifle. As soldiers began to
> > beat Dr. Allam Jarrar, Dr. Barghouthi stepped in to intervene and
> > received a severe beating to his back during which he fell to the
> > ground. The other staff were also forced to the ground and all six were
> > made to remain face down for more than an hour.
> >
> > This is the second time in a week that this presidential candidate has
> > been prevented from traveling between towns in the West Bank. On Monday
> > Dr. Barghouthi was held at gunpoint at a checkpoint on Al-Shuhada St. in
> > Hebron and prevented from reaching the Palestinian neighborhood of Tel
> > Al-Armeda. Dr. Barghouthi commented after this instance that he had
> > experienced the worst of the humiliation and abuse Palestinians are
> > experiencing at the 700 Israeli checkpoints within the West Bank. He
> > urged the international community to intervene not only to enable the
> > elections but also to immediately halt this abhorrent treatment of
> > Palestinian civilians.