HEBRON: Update on orphanage evictions
April 3rd, 2008
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3 April 2008
HEBRON: Update on orphanage evictions
Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) and other internationals stayed overnight at the Al-Shar'iya Girls and Boys Orphanages on Monday night, 31 March, and Tuesday night 1 April. The General of Command (GOC) of the Israeli occupation army issued closure, evacuation and confiscation orders or the orphanages on 25 February 2008, citing a deadline of 1 April.
On the morning of 2 April, the school officials received word that the Israeli High Court had given the Israeli military four days to give the High Court full justification for the closure and evacuation. On 3 April, the attorney for the Islamic Charitable Society clarified that the Israeli High Court will rule on the findings on Monday 7 April 2008.
Christian Peacemaker Teams continues to visit the orphanages daily. The Popular Committee for Supporting the Orphanages is issuing invitations to foreign consulate representatives, human rights organizations, journalists, and clergy to attend a 1:00 p.m. press conference and 2:00 p.m. tour of the orphanages and schools on Monday 7 April, beginning at the Al-Shar'iya Girls' Orphanage on Salaam (Peace) Street near the junction of Adel (Justice) Street in Hebron.
CPT is helping facilitate the press conference and tour. Organizations or individuals who would like to write letters of support to the school can send them to cptheb [at] palnet [dot] com.
When details are available, CPT will issue an urgent action for individuals to call consulate offices urging them to send a representative to Hebron for the 7 April press conference and tour.
The Popular Committee for Supporting the Orphanages is preparing a background fact sheet on the Islamic Charitable Society and the orphanages and schools it funds. That information will be available at www.icshebron.org <http://www.icshebron.org>
Video of children at the Al-Shar'iya Girls' Orphanage taken by CPT Tuesday night, 1 April is available at the following link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA-krLrWbss
3 April 2008
HEBRON: Update on orphanage evictions
Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) and other internationals stayed overnight at the Al-Shar'iya Girls and Boys Orphanages on Monday night, 31 March, and Tuesday night 1 April. The General of Command (GOC) of the Israeli occupation army issued closure, evacuation and confiscation orders or the orphanages on 25 February 2008, citing a deadline of 1 April.
On the morning of 2 April, the school officials received word that the Israeli High Court had given the Israeli military four days to give the High Court full justification for the closure and evacuation. On 3 April, the attorney for the Islamic Charitable Society clarified that the Israeli High Court will rule on the findings on Monday 7 April 2008.
Christian Peacemaker Teams continues to visit the orphanages daily. The Popular Committee for Supporting the Orphanages is issuing invitations to foreign consulate representatives, human rights organizations, journalists, and clergy to attend a 1:00 p.m. press conference and 2:00 p.m. tour of the orphanages and schools on Monday 7 April, beginning at the Al-Shar'iya Girls' Orphanage on Salaam (Peace) Street near the junction of Adel (Justice) Street in Hebron.
CPT is helping facilitate the press conference and tour. Organizations or individuals who would like to write letters of support to the school can send them to cptheb [at] palnet [dot] com.
When details are available, CPT will issue an urgent action for individuals to call consulate offices urging them to send a representative to Hebron for the 7 April press conference and tour.
The Popular Committee for Supporting the Orphanages is preparing a background fact sheet on the Islamic Charitable Society and the orphanages and schools it funds. That information will be available at www.icshebron.org <http://www.icshebron.org>
Video of children at the Al-Shar'iya Girls' Orphanage taken by CPT Tuesday night, 1 April is available at the following link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA-krLrWbss
