Israeli Occupation Soldiers Kidnap Ni'lin Resident, Muhammed Surour, for Testifying Before a UN Committee Probing Israeli Violations

Thursday July 23, 2009 07:49 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies

Israeli occupation soldiers kidnapped on Wednesday a Palestinian resident of Ni’lin village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah immediately after he returned from Geneva after testifying before a UN committee investigating the Israeli offensive against the Gaza Strip, and other Israeli violations.

The resident was identified as Muhammed Surour. He was previously shot and wounded by Israeli occupation soldiers who attacked a nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall in the West Bank village, near Ramallah. Two Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire during the attack.

Israeli activist, Jonathan Pollack of the Anarchists Against the Wall also testified before the committee of Judge Richard Goldstone.

Surour returned to his village two days ago and was kidnapped by Israeli security officials at the Allenby Bridge between Jordan and the West Bank, and was moved to Ofer detention center.

His family told the Israeli Ynet News that the occupation army kidnapped him because he testified before the international committee, and exposed the Israeli violations against the Palestinians and against nonviolent protests against the illegal Annexation Wall.

Israeli security officials claimed that Surour was not detained because he testified in Geneva, and added that he was detained due to alleged involvement of what Israel described as a ‘terror activity,’ the Israeli-Zionist label smearing activists who expose the terrorist nature of the Zionist state.

His brother said that the Israeli claim is bogus especially since Mohammad received a permission from Israel to leave the country, and crossed via the Israeli-controlled bridge between the West Bank and Jordan.

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