Let Isra'a Salhab be free

[P F Tinmore]

Isra'a Salhab is a young Palestinian journalist based in occupied East Jerusalem. Given the difficult accessibility between Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank, Salhab has been devoting time and efforts to covering and investigating the systematic Israeli campaign of ethnic cleansing and harassment against the occupied Arab town.

Among other things, Salhab has uncovered insidious Israeli plans to expel thousands of Arab families from the captive city for the purpose of settling Jewish immigrants and other fanatical Israeli Jews.

Last week, the domestic Israeli security agency, the Shin Beth, arrested Salhab, apparently in connection with her work. She was subjected to severe and rigorous questioning which here family said was fraught with not a small amount of psychological torture.

Salhab had been the target of heavy harassment by the Israeli security apparatus ever since she embarked on her job.

I have no doubt that Salhab, the young female journalist from East Jerusalem, is totally innocent. But why would Israel detain a journalist who has done nothing wrong?

The answer is clear, especially for those who are aware of Israel's fascist tactics used against political opponents, especially Palestinians.

Let Isra'a Salhab be free

 

[docmauser1]

Last week, the domestic Israeli security agency, the Shin Beth, arrested Salhab, apparently in connection with her work. She was subjected to severe and rigorous questioning which here family said was fraught with not a small amount of psychological torture.

What jihadeering shop was she working for?

 

[Baruch Menachem]

A piece of Gratituaious advice, worth exactly what you pay for it.... Don't pile on the adjectives. They make the eyes glaze over and cost you sympathy.

Instead of this....

Isra'a Salhab is a young Palestinian With a name like that, she is jewish? nah.journalist based in occupied East Jerusalem. Given the difficult accessibility between Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank, Salhab has been devoting time and efforts to covering and investigating the systematic Israeli campaign of ethnic cleansing and harassment against the occupied Arab town.

Among other things, Salhab has uncovered insidious Israeli plans to expel thousands of Arab families from the captive city for the purpose of settling Jewish immigrants and other fanatical Israeli Jews.

Last week, the domestic Israeli security agency, the Shin Beth, arrested Salhab, apparently in connection with her work. She was subjected to severe and rigorous questioning which here family said was fraught with not a small amount of psychological torture.

Salhab had been the target of heavy harassment by the Israeli security apparatus ever since she embarked on her job.

I have no doubt that Salhab, the young female journalist from East Jerusalem, is totally innocent. But why would Israel detain a journalist who has done nothing wrong?

The answer is clear, especially for those who are aware of Israel's fascist tactics used against political opponents, especially Palestinians.

Try this

Isra'a Salhab is a young journalist based in East Jerusalem. Given the difficult accessibility between Jerusalem and the the West Bank, Salhab has been devoting time and efforts to covering and investigating the Israeli campaign of harassment against the Arab town.

Among other things, Salhab has uncovered Israeli plans to expel thousands of Arab families from the city for the purpose of settling Jewish immigrants and other Israeli Jews.

Last week, the domestic Israeli security agency, the Shin Beth, arrested Salhab, apparently in connection with her work. She was subjected to severe and rigorous questioning which here family said was fraught with psychological torture.

Salhab had been the target of harassment by Israeli security ever since she embarked on her job.

But why would Israel detain a journalist who has done nothing wrong?

The answer is clear, especially for those who are aware of Israel's tactics used against political opponents.

Without all the special pleading adjectives, it is a lot more interesting and effective.

 

[JStone]

Isra'a Salhab is a young Palestinian journalist based in occupied East Jerusalem.

Eminent Historian Sir Martin Gilbert ...

Jerusalem became the capital of the first Jewish kingdom in 1004 BC, over 3000 years ago. With the brief exception of the Crusader period, no other non-Jewish ruling power of Jerusalem made the city a capital but it was consistently a capital for the Jews. Driven into partial exile by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC, the Jews returned fifty years later and rebuilt Jerusalem as their capital. It was their capital, too, under the Maccabees. The unity of the city achieved in 1967, then, was more than a quirk of military geography. It was the fulfillment of unbroken historical longings.

Number of times Jerusalem mentioned in Bible: 700
Number of times Jerusalem mentioned in Quran: Zero.

King David made Jerusalem the Jewish capital 3000 years ago.
Mahomet never set foot in Jerusalem nor has Jerusalem ever been a Muslim capital.

When Arabs pray in Arab-occupied Jerusalem, they point their hairy asses to Jerusalem and the "sacred" dome of the rock while facing mecca