New update May 5^th, 2002

In a recent communication (10:35 a.m.) today with the Nativity church, Mary Kelly told me that 45 meals have been permitted to the church at 3:00 a.m. and 200 cigarettes. The Palestinians in the church refused in the beginning because there are more than 150 people in the church, but high officials said they should accept it as a good gesture.

Mary Kelly as well as most Palestinians inside feel frustrated that it is them who should pay the price for Israeli crimes, it is them who should be punished…. It is those internationals, who as human beings wanted to help their human beings brothers besieged in the church and carry some food and medicines to them, and for their humanity they are to be punished by deportation as undesired, as criminals in this so called democratic country. Shame on this humanity who considers humanity as evil that should be fought… shame on humans who consider themselves as such and still they remain silent… shame on us who obey the international law, and still the international law obeys Israel….

We call upon the internationals to continue their actions to stop the deportations of their colleagues and Palestinians who stood for their rights…. And who fought for these rights… we call upon you all to fight against injustice committed against the Palestinians, who were resistants yesterday, and now in prison as criminals and terrorists….  And if you consider them as terrorists, what about Israel… is it still  a country that defends itself?