Police In Switzerland Ban Then Detain Palestinian American Journalist
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Swiss police in Zurich arrested Palestinian American author and journalist Ali Abunimah on January 25 in order to block him from delivering a lecture at an event organized by the Palestine Committee of Zurich.
Abunimah is the co-founder and executive director of The Electronic Intifada, an independent not-for-profit media organization focused on promoting Palestinian perspectives. He has written the books “One Country: A Bold Proposal to End the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse” (2006) and “The Battle for Justice In Palestine” (2014). He was in Switzerland for several speaking engagements.
According to a press release from the Zurich police, the authorities were enforcing an “entry ban.” Abunimah was apparently held in detention while immigration authorities processed him for deportation.
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This is flatly unacceptable. Ali Abunimah is a fine and non-inflammatory journalist whom I have followed for several years. The Swiss must be afraid of straightforward, factual reporting about the Israeli destruction of Palestinian universities, libraries, and antiquities, and their genocide of the Palestinians themselves If any other interpretation makes sense, I would love to hear it. But I doubt that any other exists.
Thank You Kevin