Israel passes law tantamount to internment
Geraldine McNamara PRO of Republican Sinn Fein said today that it is an affront to humanity that the Israeli parliament has passed the “Prevention of Infiltration Law”, which mandates the automatic detention of anyone, including asylum-seekers, who enters Israel without permission.
This law allows for detention without trail or internment without trial as we know it for people from many countries who could be considered by Israel to be hostile.
This law criminalises refugees and asylum seekers and they can be detained indefinitely.
Families can be detained including children she said.
People from Islamic countries are especially targeted by this law which flies in the face of human rights and is against international law on the treatment of refugees and asylum seekers Geraldine said.
The 1951 Refugee Convention was drawn up following World War II in the wake of mass forced displacement of Jewish and other war refugees fleeing persecution.
Considering most Israeli’s come from a background where they sought refuge in other countries including the present Israeli state this law can be deemed nothing more that sectarian and racist.
Many Irish people have experienced the effects of internment without trial and what it is like to live in a sectarian state in the occupied six counties, this internment and occupation continues today and at present Martin Corey and Marian Price are detained indefinitely without trail without even a valid reason for their internment.
This action by Israel must be highlighted and its injustice told to the world Geraldine said.
Remember when we stand idly by against injustice we cannot expect anyone to stand by us when injustice comes our way.
Geraldine McNamara PRO of Republican Sinn Fein said today that it is an affront to humanity that the Israeli parliament has passed the “Prevention of Infiltration Law”, which mandates the automatic detention of anyone, including asylum-seekers, who enters Israel without permission.
This law allows for detention without trail or internment without trial as we know it for people from many countries who could be considered by Israel to be hostile.
This law criminalises refugees and asylum seekers and they can be detained indefinitely.
Families can be detained including children she said.
People from Islamic countries are especially targeted by this law which flies in the face of human rights and is against international law on the treatment of refugees and asylum seekers Geraldine said.
The 1951 Refugee Convention was drawn up following World War II in the wake of mass forced displacement of Jewish and other war refugees fleeing persecution.
Considering most Israeli’s come from a background where they sought refuge in other countries including the present Israeli state this law can be deemed nothing more that sectarian and racist.
Many Irish people have experienced the effects of internment without trial and what it is like to live in a sectarian state in the occupied six counties, this internment and occupation continues today and at present Martin Corey and Marian Price are detained indefinitely without trail without even a valid reason for their internment.
This action by Israel must be highlighted and its injustice told to the world Geraldine said.
Remember when we stand idly by against injustice we cannot expect anyone to stand by us when injustice comes our way.