(Fwd) deportation hearing of Angie Zeltzer

[Gush Shalom (Israeli Peace Bloc)]

N.B.Senior UK peace and human rights activist Angie Zelter  not allowed to testify 
against settler; due to be deported

...at least if the judge upholds the government's decision
TOMORROW Tuesday, December 31, at 11:30 AM at the District Court in Tel Aviv, 
corner Weitzman/Shaul Hamelech.. 
The judge hearing the case will be Judge Ruth Eliaz. 

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From:           	"shamai" <shamai at inter.net.il>
To:             	<info at gush-shalom.org>
Subject:        	deportation hearing of Angie Zeltzer
Date sent:      	Mon, 30 Dec 2002 02:12:41 -0000


52-year-old English humanitarian worker Angie Zeltzer arrived Sunday evening at Ben 
Gurion Airport, and was denied entrance to Israel. 
She came in order to testify in a criminal trial against a settler from Kiryat Arba who 
assaulted her, cursed her and spat at her face, when she photographed him throwing 
stones at Palestinians in Hebron and injuring a young boy badly.

She decided to fight the deportation order. Her lawyer, attorney Shamai Leibowitz, filed 
a petition in the Tel Aviv district court. The authorities realized that soon a judge might 
issue an interim injuction, sobeforethe judge on duty could be found - the Ministry of 
Interior officials tried to force her onto an airplane. 

She was assaulted by the Head of the Immigration Police in the airport, wrapped up in 
a blanket, and forcefully dragged to an Austrian Airlines airplane. She screamed for 
help, and tried to resist but they violently threw her onto the airplane. She continued 
shoutingfor help, and the pilot refused to take off. The pilot ordered the government 
officials to take her off the airplane. 

Weeping and crying she was brought back to the cell at the airport. Meanwhile, at 
20:00, the judge on duty finally issued a stay of the deportation, and scheduled a 
hearing for Tuesday, December 31, at 11:30 AM at the District Court in Tel Aviv. 
The judge hearing the case will be Judge Ruth Eliaz.