Urgent Action: Jerusalemite journalist at risk of deportation

Since 22 January 2019, Palestinian photojournalist Mustafa al-Kharouf has been arbitrarily detained at Givon prison in Ramle, in central Israel. His arrest came after the Israeli Ministry of Interior Affairs denied his request for a family unification with his wife and child and, ordered his immediate deportation to Jordan. Mustafa al-Kharouf has been living in East Jerusalem, without legal status, since 1999. He is at risk of being forcibly deported at any time. Mustafa al-Kharouf is a photojournalist at Anadolu Agency and has been covering human rights violations by the Israeli forces in East Jerusalem.

Take action.

PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 17 MAY 2019

Please write urgently in your own words or using the template letter included in Hebrew, English or Arabic to:

Minister of Interior Affairs

Aryeh Makhlouf Deri

2 Kaplan Street

PO Box 6158

Kiryat Ben-Gurion

Jerusalem, 91061, Israel

Fax: + 972 2 670 1628

Email: sar@moin.gov.il

Salutation: Dear Minister

Also send copies to diplomatic representatives accredited to your country.

HIS EXCELLENCY MR MARK REGEV, Embassy of Israel, 2 Palace Green Kensington W8 4QB, 020 7957 9500, info@london.mfa.gov.il https://embassies.gov.il/london/Pages/default.aspx

Please check with your section before sending appeals after the above date.

Please note that the automatic reply received from the Minister's email is a confirmation to let you know that your email will be shared with relevant bodies.