Israeli Army Kills Unarmed Palestinian Boy, Wounds Three Others
Tulkarem
Radhika
27 May 03

Israeli forces shot and killed sixteen-year-old Mohammed Nazim Amin
Mahmoud, a citizen of the United Arab Emirates while he was coming
home from school at approximately 10:30AM in downtown Tulkarem
today. ISM volunteers witnessed the soldiers denying passage to the
ambulance until the boy bled to death. Minutes later, Israeli
Forces shot Achmed Aatef Abu Zena, aged 16, with a live bullet in
the head. Doctors report no brain damage but he remains in critical
condition. Seven-year-old Moyad Barakat sustained rubber-bullet
wounds to his stomach and is currently undergoing treatment at
Thabit Thabit Hospital in Tulkarem. Again at 11:20AM soldiers shot
15-year-old Anass Eyad Farhanen the eye.

Tulkarem has been under heavy curfew for the past four days during
which time Israeli Forces have invaded the refugee camp, conducted
house-to-house searches and occupied refugees' homes. Three
families, including two infants and an elderly woman with a heart
condition have reported being locked in a kiosk unable to receive
medical care or milk for the children.

For more information call: Radhika 052 475 663
Sharon 059 737 118
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Jenin Incursion

ISM volunteers report that the entire city of Jenin is currently
under curfew. M
ilitary forces entered the camp roughly around 5 AM this morning.
There are at least
8 tanks and 6 armored personnel carriers in Jenin. There are two
tanks located on Haifa street and one tank in the city center. A
greater presence is stationed throughout the city but witnesses are
unable to assess the extent of the occupation at this time. The
military
has been firing shots as a means of imposing the curfew and have
established
checkpoints in various locations of the city.

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ISM VOLUNTEERS ON THE VERGE OF DEPORTATION
Tulkarem
Radhika
26 May 03

[Maaseyahu Prison, RAMLE] Americans Mike Johnson, aged 52 from
Seattle, Washington and Matteo Bernal from Louisville, Kentucky are
currently in transit to Ben Gurion, Airport awaiting deportation as
of 7:15PM Monday evening. This in spite of the freeze Attorney
Yohanna Lerman received on their deportation orders at a procedural
hearing with the Ministry of Interior earlier this morning. The men
stated that they intend to resist any illegal attempt to deport them.

The two men, along with a local Palestinian who was later released,
were detained on Saturday, May 24 after escorting schoolgirls home
during an invasion of the Tulkarem Refugee Camp by Israeli Forces.
About fifteen girls between nine and eleven years old were stranded
on their on way to school, crying and paralyzed in fear from the
Army's sound grenades and random firing of rubber bullets. The ISM
volunteers informed the Israeli Military of their decision to escort
the girls out of harms way. The army agreed to let the volunteers
take the children home and did not instruct them to leave the area.
Upon leaving the refugee camp, after having led the girls out of
harm's way the ISM volunteers were detained by the Israeli Army and
later arrested, then imprisoned.

Please help us put pressure on the Israeli authorities to release
both Mike and Matteo. Call the Ministry of Interior to protest the
deportation of human rights activists and to demand their
unconditional release. Please call or fax the Ministry of Interior:
phone- 972 26701402 fax- 025666376

For more information call: Radhika Sainath 972 52 475 663
Sharon Wallace 972 59 737 118
(Palestine) (502) 643-4714 (Calling from U.S.)