The Interior Ministry announced yesterday that it had received - and largely rejected - a request from the Israel Police to issue deportation orders against 39 left-wing activists, all foreign nationals. The foreigners had been arrested the day before for having disturbed the work of security officials.
The 39 were protesting the construction of Israel's anti-terrorism partition wall in the western Shomron, and one even used violence against IDF soldiers. Officials of the Population Administration decided to reject the police request, except regarding the Italian national who used violence against IDF soldiers. The ruling was that since the other 38 had held a quiet demonstration, they would receive warnings and be asked to sign a statement in which they agreed not to defy orders by OC Central Command Maj.-Gen. Moshe Kaplinsky, not to disturb the work of security officials, and not to return to the area. If the incident recurs, the decision states, they will be deported.
The 39 were protesting the construction of Israel's anti-terrorism partition wall in the western Shomron, and one even used violence against IDF soldiers. Officials of the Population Administration decided to reject the police request, except regarding the Italian national who used violence against IDF soldiers. The ruling was that since the other 38 had held a quiet demonstration, they would receive warnings and be asked to sign a statement in which they agreed not to defy orders by OC Central Command Maj.-Gen. Moshe Kaplinsky, not to disturb the work of security officials, and not to return to the area. If the incident recurs, the decision states, they will be deported.