[Peace] Jewish Voice for Peace urges release of Palestinian astrophysicist

[Robert Naiman]

World-famous physicists have signed a petition for this guy. We should be
able to get him out.

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From: Tallie Ben-Daniel, Jewish Voice for Peace <
tallie at jewishvoiceforpeace.org>
Date: Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 4:20 PM
Subject: Lock Up. Released. Charged.
To: naiman.uiuc at gmail.com


Posting your opinion on facebook shouldn't land you in jail. Free Imad
Barghouthi.
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Hi Robert,
Our plan today was to send a short reportback on our memberdrive, which was
truly incredible - we signed up almost 2,200 new and renewed members - far
beyond our 1,800 goal. But instead, we want to ask you to dive into this
solidarity campaign. Because in the end, the point of building our
membership is to make a difference, right?
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Sign our letter demanding Dr. Barghouthi's release!
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TAKE ACTION
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Dear Robert,

Locked up without charge or trial.  Then released by a judge, only to be
indicted by a military prosecutor. And thrown back in jail.

That’s what millions of Palestinians living under Israel’s military
occupation face.

And it’s exactly what famed Palestinian astrophysicist Imad Barghouthi is
enduring - right now.  Last month Dr. Barghouthi was placed under
Administrative Detention - which in practice means an indefinite sentence
in prison without charges - based on Facebook posts. Our Academic Advisory
Council, in coalition with the US Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel
and the Association of Academics for the Respect of International Law in
Palestine, mobilized to support their colleague.

Hundreds of academics from across the globe signed a letter of support,
which was presented in court by Dr. Barghouthi’s lawyer. And it made a
difference, with the judge ruling for Dr. Barghouti’s release from
administrative detention.

But then we heard on Tuesday that IDF prosecutors had found an end-run
around the release order.  In spite of the judge’s ruling that Dr.
Barghouti poses no danger, army prosecutors formally indicted him on
charges of incitement.

*Will you join us and demand Dr. Barghouthi’s release?
<http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=9Z8u0%2FK2CcpI3Atu1whmwbAGu2NMWFqO>*

Along with Dr. Barghouthi, hundreds of Palestinians remain in
administrative detention, without charge or trial. Since January, 190
Palestinians have been detained specifically because of Facebook posts
critical of Israeli government actions.  While the IDF can place gag orders
on the Israeli media, they can’t place a blanket gag order the internet.

In this political climate, let's send a message that all Palestinians
deserve to express themselves freely.

*Dr. Barghouti’s next trial date will be coming up soon - please help us
show how many of us support him before then.
<http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=JcrdeuTGy1thUYKKGPobrrAGu2NMWFqO>*

Onward,

Tallie

Tallie Ben-Daniel
Academic Advisory Council Coordinator

PS: We know that this back-and-forth between administrative detention and
formal incitement charges is a pattern for repressing Palestinian leaders
from all walks of life - like poet Dareen Tatour, who is under house arrest
because of a poem she wrote.  Please check out *jvp.org/unless-palestinan*
<http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=7%2BtN4flz6hX9RsjMfRfC7rAGu2NMWFqO>
for more examples of this crackdown - and opportunities to act.

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