I am writing to urge you to immediately drop the revoked amnesty against Zakaria Zubeidi and to grant him further amnesty without any compromises.
As is the case with so many others there are very serious, well-founded concerns that the revoked amnesty brought against Zakaria Zubeidi is politically motivated.
Zakaria Zubeidi, has been told by the Palestinian Authority that his amnesty is being revoked by the Israeli authorities.
This amnesty agreement, granted in 2007 by the Israeli Prime Minister’soffice was in return for Zakarian Zubeidi’s ending of armed resistance.
The amnesty agreement allowed him to remain safe inside the Palestinian Authority district of Jenin where the Israeli military would not seek to arrest or assassinate him.
After having been the leader of the armed resistance during the second Intifada, Zakaria Zubeidi has since 2006 committed to cultural, non-violent resistance through theatre. He founded The Jenin Freedom Theatre.
The Jenin Freedom Theatre is a cultural venue in Jenin Refugee Camp, that uses the arts as a form of resistance against occupation.
In addition to contradicting international human rights and humanitarian law Zakaria Zubeidi’s revoked amnesty also violates article 5 (the right to liberty and security) of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Furthermore, I would like to recall the EU and Israel’s obligations under article 2 of the EU-Israel Association Agreement, which calls for the EU-Israeli relationship to be guided by respect “for human rights and democratic principles”.
It is in this context that I call on you to act through the European Parliament to hold Israel accountable for its actions by demanding that Israel: pending the conclusion of the review–and the dismissal of all charges if the convictions are found to be in violation of the above-mentioned international legal norms (the observance of which the Israel is treaty-bound to observe.)
Immediately put an end to its practice of arbitrary arrests and insults against The Jenin Freedom Theatre and its complete crew;
Please be assured that the international community is watching this case very closely.
Sincerely,
Please call these numbers asking for information and voicing your support for Zakaria
00 970 (0)59 777 88 87 Majd Faraj head of Palestinian intelligence’
00 970 (0)59 900 00 11 Abo Mohammad Shadeh head of the security of the Presidents office
00 970 (0)59 944 75 47 Dr Said Abo Ali, Minister of Interior
00 970 (0)59 930 38 50 Saeb Erekat Head of negotiations
00 970 (0)59 955 88 22 Ataeb Abdurahem, National Security
00 970 (0)59 920 54 79 Qadura Mussa, governor of Jenin
Please FAX to EU Court of Human Rights (which does not accept emails):
+ 33 (0)3 88 41 27 30
Please EMAIL to the below:
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
United Nations
New York, NY 10017 USA
212-963-5012 fax: 212-963-7055 FAX !!!
Email: ecu@un.org
A directory of members of the European Parliament can be found here:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/public
Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Geneva
Avenue de la Paix 1-3
1202 Geneva
Fax: +41 22 716 05 55,
Email: mission-israel@geneva.mfa.gov.il
Write to Israeli Embassies and Consulates in your own country. A directory of Israeli embassies can be found on the website of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the following link: http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Sherut/IsraeliAbroad
Menachem Mazuz
Attorney General
Fax: + 972 2 627 4481; + 972 2 628 5438; +972 2 530 3367
Brigadier General Avihai Mandelblit
Military Judge Advocate General
6 David Elazar Street
Hakirya, Tel Aviv, Israel
Fax: +972 3 608 0366, +972 3 569 4526
Email: arbel@mail.idf.il, avimn@.idf.gov.il
Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu Prime Minister Office of the Prime Minister 3, Kaplan Street, PO Box 187 Kiryat Ben-Gurion, Jerusalem, Israel Fax: +972- 2-651 2631 Email: pm_eng@pmo.gov.il
