6 nov 2019
Israeli authorities today released two Jordanian nationals who were illegally placed under administrative detention in Israeli jails without charge or trial.
Hiba al-Labadi and Abdelrahman Meri were released from administrative detention, an Israeli policy which allows imprisonment without charge or trial for six-month intervals that can be renewed indefinitely based on “secret evidence”, following an agreement between the Israeli and Jordanian governments. Video
Al-Labadi, 24, was arrested on August 20 as she entered the occupied West Bank from Jordan through the Israeli-controlled crossing.
Following her arrest, al-Labadi was subjected to 30 days of interrogation in the Petah Tikva interrogation center. During her interrogation, which
sometimes extended to 20 hours a day, she was tied to a chair and placed in a painful position.
In protest of her illegal detention, al-Labadi launched an open-ended hunger strike that lasted for 42 days until her releasing and was transferred to hospital twice before being returned to prison due to her deteriorating health, according to the Palestine Prisoner’s Society, a group that mainly advocates for Palestinian prisoners.
Meanwhile, Meri, 29, was arrested on September 2 although he has been battling cancer since 2010 and needs regular medical checkups.
The detention of the two Jordanian nationals, who hail from Palestinian descent, had forced Jordan to recall its ambassador to Israel, Ghassan Majali, in protest, and threatened to cause a diplomatic crisis.
Hiba al-Labadi and Abdelrahman Meri were released from administrative detention, an Israeli policy which allows imprisonment without charge or trial for six-month intervals that can be renewed indefinitely based on “secret evidence”, following an agreement between the Israeli and Jordanian governments. Video
Al-Labadi, 24, was arrested on August 20 as she entered the occupied West Bank from Jordan through the Israeli-controlled crossing.
Following her arrest, al-Labadi was subjected to 30 days of interrogation in the Petah Tikva interrogation center. During her interrogation, which
sometimes extended to 20 hours a day, she was tied to a chair and placed in a painful position.
In protest of her illegal detention, al-Labadi launched an open-ended hunger strike that lasted for 42 days until her releasing and was transferred to hospital twice before being returned to prison due to her deteriorating health, according to the Palestine Prisoner’s Society, a group that mainly advocates for Palestinian prisoners.
Meanwhile, Meri, 29, was arrested on September 2 although he has been battling cancer since 2010 and needs regular medical checkups.
The detention of the two Jordanian nationals, who hail from Palestinian descent, had forced Jordan to recall its ambassador to Israel, Ghassan Majali, in protest, and threatened to cause a diplomatic crisis.
4 nov 2019
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi has reported, Monday, that the two hunger-striking detainees Hiba al-Labadi and Abdul-Rahman Mer’ey, will be released by Israel and sent back to Amman before the end of this week.
On his Twitter account, Safadi stated that the Jordanian government, as instructed by King Abdullah, has been working on the release of the two detainees since the first day of their detention, by not only contacting the Israeli government but also various international parties.
He added that King Abdullah informed the government that it must do all it can to secure their release and their safe return to Jordan.
Safadi also said that Israel has vowed to release them, and send them back to Jordan, before the end of this week, and that the Kingdom has started the needed arrangement to bring them home.
On his Twitter account, Safadi stated that the Jordanian government, as instructed by King Abdullah, has been working on the release of the two detainees since the first day of their detention, by not only contacting the Israeli government but also various international parties.
He added that King Abdullah informed the government that it must do all it can to secure their release and their safe return to Jordan.
Safadi also said that Israel has vowed to release them, and send them back to Jordan, before the end of this week, and that the Kingdom has started the needed arrangement to bring them home.
25 oct 2019
The Israeli occupation authorities on Thursday transferred the Jordanian detainee Heba al-Labadi to the hospital following a deterioration in her health condition nearly a month after she started an open-ended hunger strike in protest at her administrative detention, the Jordanian Foreign Ministry said.
The ministry spokesman Sufyan Qudah said in a press statement that Heba was transferred to the hospital on Thursday and provided with the necessary treatment before she was returned to prison on the same day.
"Heba's health condition is now stable," Qudah affirmed.
Ahmad al-Labadi, Heba's father, said in statements to Quds Press that his daughter, who has been on hunger strike for 31 days, is suffering from fatigue, dizziness and heart-related complications.
Heba al-Labadi was arrested by Israeli occupation forces on 20 August when she arrived with her mother at al-Karama crossing to attend a wedding in Nablus in the West Bank.
In the first weeks of her detention Heba was subjected to harsh interrogation and torture and prevented from seeing her family. About 33 days after she was arrested, although no charge was made against her, an Israeli court issued a five-month administrative detention order against her and she was moved to Damon jail.
Israel is holding 22 Jordanian prisoners in its jails, the latest of whom were Heba al-Labadi and Abdulrahman Mar'i who suffers from cancer and needs urgent medical interventions.
The ministry spokesman Sufyan Qudah said in a press statement that Heba was transferred to the hospital on Thursday and provided with the necessary treatment before she was returned to prison on the same day.
"Heba's health condition is now stable," Qudah affirmed.
Ahmad al-Labadi, Heba's father, said in statements to Quds Press that his daughter, who has been on hunger strike for 31 days, is suffering from fatigue, dizziness and heart-related complications.
Heba al-Labadi was arrested by Israeli occupation forces on 20 August when she arrived with her mother at al-Karama crossing to attend a wedding in Nablus in the West Bank.
In the first weeks of her detention Heba was subjected to harsh interrogation and torture and prevented from seeing her family. About 33 days after she was arrested, although no charge was made against her, an Israeli court issued a five-month administrative detention order against her and she was moved to Damon jail.
Israel is holding 22 Jordanian prisoners in its jails, the latest of whom were Heba al-Labadi and Abdulrahman Mar'i who suffers from cancer and needs urgent medical interventions.
20 oct 2019
Israeli soldiers detained, Saturday, seven Jordanian nationals reportedly while trying to “infiltrate” into the occupied West Bank through a border area.
Israel media sources said the soldiers intercepted the seven Jordanians, before detaining them.
They added that the detained Jordanian men were moved to interrogation facilities, and did not provide any further information.
Israel media sources said the soldiers intercepted the seven Jordanians, before detaining them.
They added that the detained Jordanian men were moved to interrogation facilities, and did not provide any further information.
14 oct 2019
Jordan’s Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, Abdul-Naser Abu Basal, has said that the Jordanian Awqaf is following with great concern the occupation authority’s aggression against the Aqsa Mosque, which “has turned into a military post.”
“The occupation authority’s attempts to change the historical status quo and impose the temporal and spatial division at the Haram esh-Sharif (Aqsa Mosque) is an attack on the time and place of the holy site, which belongs to the Muslims alone,” minister Abu Basal stated in a press release.
He stressed that the Muslims never forget that the Aqsa Mosque is their sacred right and that its sanctity is no less sacred than al-Masjid al-Haram in Makkah city.
“The occupation authority’s attempts to change the historical status quo and impose the temporal and spatial division at the Haram esh-Sharif (Aqsa Mosque) is an attack on the time and place of the holy site, which belongs to the Muslims alone,” minister Abu Basal stated in a press release.
He stressed that the Muslims never forget that the Aqsa Mosque is their sacred right and that its sanctity is no less sacred than al-Masjid al-Haram in Makkah city.
The Jordanian Government has officially demanded Israel to release two of its citizens, who are imprisoned by Tel Aviv, including the young woman, holding a hunger strike.
The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reported that its ambassador in Tel Aviv officially demanded the Israeli side to immediately release Hiba al-Lubbadi and Abdul-Rahman Mer’ey.
It also demanded Israel to facilitate their immediate transfer to Jordan and added that it tasked its embassy in Tel Aviv to visit with the two detainees regularly until their freedom is secured.
Sufian al-Quda, the Spokesperson of the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, told Petra News Agency that the Hashemite Kingdom rejects holding the two detainees under the arbitrary Administrative Detention orders, without charges or trial, and is demanding their immediate release.
Al-Quda added that Hiba al-Lubbadi is still ongoing with the hunger strike, an issue that makes securing her immediate release more urgent.
It is worth mentioning that Hiba was slapped with a five-month Administrative Detention order and is currently facing health complications but determined to continue her strike.
Hiba al-Lubbadi, 24, who started the hunger strike on September 24th, is currently imprisoned at the al-Jalama Israeli detention facility.
She was taken prisoner on the border terminal between Jordan and the occupied West Bank, while heading to Jenin to visit with her family, and was subjected to harsh interrogation for 25 consecutive days, before she was slapped with an Administrative Detention order.
Abdul-Rahman Mer’ey was abducted on September 2nd, while heading to the West Bank to attend the wedding of one of his relatives. He suffers from various health issues and undergone several surgeries in the last few years.
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The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reported that its ambassador in Tel Aviv officially demanded the Israeli side to immediately release Hiba al-Lubbadi and Abdul-Rahman Mer’ey.
It also demanded Israel to facilitate their immediate transfer to Jordan and added that it tasked its embassy in Tel Aviv to visit with the two detainees regularly until their freedom is secured.
Sufian al-Quda, the Spokesperson of the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, told Petra News Agency that the Hashemite Kingdom rejects holding the two detainees under the arbitrary Administrative Detention orders, without charges or trial, and is demanding their immediate release.
Al-Quda added that Hiba al-Lubbadi is still ongoing with the hunger strike, an issue that makes securing her immediate release more urgent.
It is worth mentioning that Hiba was slapped with a five-month Administrative Detention order and is currently facing health complications but determined to continue her strike.
Hiba al-Lubbadi, 24, who started the hunger strike on September 24th, is currently imprisoned at the al-Jalama Israeli detention facility.
She was taken prisoner on the border terminal between Jordan and the occupied West Bank, while heading to Jenin to visit with her family, and was subjected to harsh interrogation for 25 consecutive days, before she was slapped with an Administrative Detention order.
Abdul-Rahman Mer’ey was abducted on September 2nd, while heading to the West Bank to attend the wedding of one of his relatives. He suffers from various health issues and undergone several surgeries in the last few years.
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28 sept 2019
“We can save UNRWA, we will save UNRWA, we must save UNRWA because saving UNRWA is basically providing five million refugees with their right to live in dignity,” he said.
24 sept 2019
Jordan's King Abdullah talks to the U.S. media
Jordanian monarch says that different set of laws for Jews and for Christians and Muslims will constitute an apartheid state and fuel disruption in the Mideast; warns focus will resume on two-state solution once new government is formed in Jerusalem
Jordan's King Abdullah Netanyahu's declared policy to annex the West Bank, is going to have a major impact on the Israeli-Jordanian relationship as well as the Jewish state's ties to Egypt.
The king, who is heading to the annual UN General Assembly in New York, told MSNBC that Egyptian-Israeli relations will also be adversely impacted.
"We are the two only Arab countries that have peace with Israel," the king warned. Egypt and Israel signed a peace deal in 1979, some 15 years before Amman followed suit.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to annex parts of the West Bank during his campaign leading up to last week's national elections.
“A statement like that does not help at all, because we who want peace and want to be able to move forward tend to be more isolated,” the Jordanian monarch said.
“Where are we going to go unless we are going to be able to get Israelis and Palestinians to come together, to live together, and be the message for the future?” he said.
Abdullah said that once a new government is formed in Israel, countries in the region and the international community will once again focus on "what most of us believe is the only solution: the two-state solution.”
“If we are talking about an apartheid Israel with laws that are different for Jews and different for Christians and Muslims, that will continue to add fuel to the disruption in the Middle East,” the king warned.
The Jordanian king is set to address the General Assembly on Tuesday.
Jordanian monarch says that different set of laws for Jews and for Christians and Muslims will constitute an apartheid state and fuel disruption in the Mideast; warns focus will resume on two-state solution once new government is formed in Jerusalem
Jordan's King Abdullah Netanyahu's declared policy to annex the West Bank, is going to have a major impact on the Israeli-Jordanian relationship as well as the Jewish state's ties to Egypt.
The king, who is heading to the annual UN General Assembly in New York, told MSNBC that Egyptian-Israeli relations will also be adversely impacted.
"We are the two only Arab countries that have peace with Israel," the king warned. Egypt and Israel signed a peace deal in 1979, some 15 years before Amman followed suit.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to annex parts of the West Bank during his campaign leading up to last week's national elections.
“A statement like that does not help at all, because we who want peace and want to be able to move forward tend to be more isolated,” the Jordanian monarch said.
“Where are we going to go unless we are going to be able to get Israelis and Palestinians to come together, to live together, and be the message for the future?” he said.
Abdullah said that once a new government is formed in Israel, countries in the region and the international community will once again focus on "what most of us believe is the only solution: the two-state solution.”
“If we are talking about an apartheid Israel with laws that are different for Jews and different for Christians and Muslims, that will continue to add fuel to the disruption in the Middle East,” the king warned.
The Jordanian king is set to address the General Assembly on Tuesday.