Israel

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Ein palästinensischer Bauer demonstriert schon seit Jahren gegen die Abtrennung von 50% seiner Länderein durch einen wegen einer Siedlung errichteten Sperrwall. Hier das Ergebnis:

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Israel: Activist Convicted After Unfair Trial
Leader of Protests on Unlawful Land Confiscation Faces 20 Years in Jail
September 8, 2010

(Jerusalem) - An Israeli military court's conviction of Abdullah Abu Rahme, an advocate of nonviolent protests against Israel's de facto confiscation of land from the West Bank village of Bil'in, raises grave due process concerns, Human Rights Watch said today. On August 24, 2010, Abu Rahme, who has been detained for more than eight months, was convicted on charges of organizing and participating in illegal demonstrations and inciting protestors to damage the separation barrier, throw stones at Israeli soldiers, and participate in violent protests.

The convictions were based on allegations that did not specify any particular incidents of wrongdoing and on statements by children who retracted them in court, alleging they were coerced, and who did not understand Hebrew, the language in which Israeli military interrogators prepared the statements they signed. Abu Rahme, a 39-year-old schoolteacher, helped organize protests against the route of the Israeli separation barrier that has cut off Bil'in villagers' access to more than 50 percent of their agricultural lands, on which an Israeli settlement is being built. He remains in custody pending sentencing, and could face 20 years in prison.
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An Israeli military court indicted Abu Rahme on December 21 on charges of incitement, stone throwing, and illegal possession of weapons. The arms possession charge was based on an art exhibit, in the shape of a peace sign, that Abu Rahme constructed out of used M16 bullet cartridges and tear gas canisters that the Israeli army had used to quell protests in Bil'in.
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On January 18, military prosecutors added the charge of organizing and participating in illegal demonstrations to the indictment. Because Abu Rahme's interrogation had already ended, he was never questioned about this charge.
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1. Anklagepunkt:
Kinder, die kein Hebräisch verstehen, haben vor Gericht ein Dokument unterzeichnet, in dem auf Hebräisch steht, dieser Mann habe sie genötigt mit Steinen nach Soldaten zu werfen. Auf eine konkrete Tat wird darin nicht mal Bezug genommen.

2. Anklagepunkt:
Weil auf einer von ihm organisierten Kunstausstellung verbrauchte Patronenhülsen der israelischen Armee ausgestellt wurden, wird ihm unerlaubter Waffenbesitz vorgeworfen.

3. Anklagepunkt:
Er soll illegale Demonstrationen organisiert und daran teilgenommen haben, wozu er selbst nie befragt wurde.

In der Summe macht das dann laut israelischem Gericht: 20 Jahre Gefängnis.