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Last Update: 22/08/2004 15:33
TA court to hold new hearing on detained U.K. reporter
By Yuval Yoaz, Zvi Harel and Sharon Sadeh, Haaretz Correspondents

The Supreme Court instructed the Tel Aviv District Court on Sunday to hold a new hearing as soon as possible on British journalist Ewa Jasiewicz's request to enter Israel. In the meantime, she will remain in detention at Ben-Gurion International Airport.
The district court ruled last Thursday that Jasiewicz was allowed to enter Israel but not the West Bank. The state appealed the decision to the Supreme Court, which refused Sunday to hear the case, but instructed the lower court to hold another hearing. The justices offered no explanations for their decision.

Jasiewicz, a 26-year-old reporter on assignment with Red Pepper magazine, was detained August 11 upon her arrival at the airport.

Shin Bet security services forbade Jasiewicz from entering on the basis that she is not an objective journalist and might unknowingly assist terror organizations. According to authorities, Jasiewicz is also a member of the International Solidarity Movement, a pro-Palestinian group that leads protests in the West Bank and Gaza.

Her lawyer, Yael Barda, rejected all accusations that her client is a national security threat.

Jasiewicz had planned to document the Israeli left's opposition to the West Bank fence.

The Israeli Embassy in London said last week that Jasiewicz used two different names to enter the country, raising suspicions.

The British journalists' association said Jasiewicz had legally changed her name and was thus issued a second passport.