Urgent Action update: Palestinian journalist still arbitrarily held

During the night of 21/22 July 2019, Israeli authorities attempted a war crime by trying to forcibly deport Palestinian photojournalist Mustafa al-Kharouf to Jordan, where he has no citizenship or residency rights. Jordan refused his deportation and he is back in arbitrary detention in Israel. His deportation attempt came after the Israeli Supreme Court rejected his appeal to be granted family unification with his wife and child on the basis that he “has not proven his statelessness”. Mustafa al-Kharouf has a hearing in an Israeli deportation court in August for his release.

Take action.

PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 10 SEPTEMBER 2019

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

Aryeh Makhlouf Deri

Minister of Interior Affairs

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 Aryeh Deri

 

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 Fax 020 7957 9555       

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