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<font size=3>Political prisoner support centers latest targets for
closure <br>
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</a>(Nablus) Amin Abu Wardeh <br>
Friday, 08 September 2006 <br><br>
Israeli forces closed Palestinian Prisoner Support headquarters in the
West Bank and inside the Green Line. A large contingent of soldiers
stormed the Nablus office Friday. <br><br>
The Director General, Mohammad Basharat, told PNN that the invasion began
at 3:30 am. Israeli soldiers beat and detained whoever they could find in
the vicinity, including a security guard and a Reuters photographer.
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The military confiscated five computers, documents and files from the
eighth floor and issued a written notice from the Israeli authorities
that these particular efforts to support Palestinian political prisoners
in Israeli jails are no longer allowed. <br><br>
The notice indicated that the closure would be in effect for two years.
Palestinians have 24 hours from the time of issuance to appeal the
decision in the Israeli court system. <br><br>
Indictments from Israeli military courts against Palestinian political
prisoners, family details, and interviews documenting conditions inside
Israeli prisons are among the confiscated property. Basharat said that
Israeli soldiers raided the old offices first before attacking the new. A
committee from the West Bank Prisoners Support system will go to the
Israeli Supreme Court to appeal. <br><br>
The Director General also said that the Ramallah offices and another
inside the Green Line are also being shut down to coincide with the
blockade policy against the Palestinian people. <br><br>
Early Friday morning Israeli forces raided and closed the northwestern
West Bank's Qalqilia offices. <br><br>
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