Update on ISM Hostages in Iraq
December 1, 2005CPT Hebron contacted EI about the four members of the Christian Peacemaker Teams who were abducted in Iraq last Saturday. The four men are two CPTers and two delegates, one American, one British, and two Canadian. One, a CPT staff member, was to have come to work with CPT Hebron after his time in Iraq. Another worked in Palestine last year, and was active in demonstrating against Israel’s West Bank Barrier in Jayyous. The four men were en route to a meeting with members of the Islamic Scholars Association when they were abducted just 100 yards from the mosque where their meeting was scheduled. The full text of CPT’s official press release follows.
Please read, spread and circulate:
Statement about kidnapped CPT members by Palestinian political parties (Arabic & English)
This Week in Palestinian Blogs: Freedom Made In West Bank and Gaza
The 29th of November was the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. A candle vigil was held in East Jerusalem. Wish that by next year occupation will be history, that we celebrate the 29th as the day that brought us all together …
Trackback by Global Voices Online — December 5, 2005 @ 8:57 PM
This Week in Palestinian Blogs: Freedom Made In West Bank and Gaza
The 29th of November was the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. A candle vigil was held in East Jerusalem. Wish that by next year occupation will be history, that we celebrate the 29th as the day that brought us all together …
Trackback by Sugar Cubes — December 5, 2005 @ 9:34 PM