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Friday, October 30, 2009

Bethlehem University Student is Blindfolded, Handcuffed, and Taken to Gaza by Force


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Berlanty Azzam, 21, was arrested yesterday while crossing from one part of the West Bank to another – just because her address in the Israeli-controlled Population Registry is registered in the Gaza Strip. The Military Legal Adviser's Office promised not to remove her to Gaza pending a court petition this morning by Gisha challenging the removal.

Despite the promise, Berlanty was blindfolded, handcuffed, and taken to Gaza by force late last night.

..."Since 2005, I refrained from visiting my family in Gaza for fear that I would not be permitted to return to my studies in the West Bank", says Berlanty Azzam. "Now, just two months before graduation, I was arrested and taken to Gaza in the middle of the night, with no way to finish my degree." Full story
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