uk hunger striker in hospital in Tel Aviv
ananova | 07.05.2002 10:21
Palestinian supporters on hunger strike over expulsion from Israel
Two pro-Palestinian activists facing expulsion from Israel are on hunger strike at Ben-Gurion airport, near Tel Aviv.
Briton Joanna Harrison and Palestinian-American Huwaida Arraf are fasting in their detention cell.
A statement by fellow activists says the two women are now being treated in hospital for low blood sugar.
The two women and 11 others were arrested on Thursday in Bethlehem, after 10 members of their group ran into the besieged Church of the Nativity.
Four members of the group have already been deported from Israel and the rest will also be expelled, an Israeli official says.
"They knowingly entered a closed military area in defiance of a legal military order, at a time of armed hostilities," Interior Ministry spokeswoman Tova Ellinson said.
The standoff in Bethlehem began on April 2 when more than 200 Palestinians fled into the church ahead of invading Israeli forces.
About 75 Palestinians have since emerged from the besieged compound, which marks Jesus' traditional birthplace.
Several dozen monks and nuns remain in the church, saying they have to protect its sanctity.
The foreign activists say they entered the church to bring food to those inside.
Two pro-Palestinian activists facing expulsion from Israel are on hunger strike at Ben-Gurion airport, near Tel Aviv.
Briton Joanna Harrison and Palestinian-American Huwaida Arraf are fasting in their detention cell.
A statement by fellow activists says the two women are now being treated in hospital for low blood sugar.
The two women and 11 others were arrested on Thursday in Bethlehem, after 10 members of their group ran into the besieged Church of the Nativity.
Four members of the group have already been deported from Israel and the rest will also be expelled, an Israeli official says.
"They knowingly entered a closed military area in defiance of a legal military order, at a time of armed hostilities," Interior Ministry spokeswoman Tova Ellinson said.
The standoff in Bethlehem began on April 2 when more than 200 Palestinians fled into the church ahead of invading Israeli forces.
About 75 Palestinians have since emerged from the besieged compound, which marks Jesus' traditional birthplace.
Several dozen monks and nuns remain in the church, saying they have to protect its sanctity.
The foreign activists say they entered the church to bring food to those inside.
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