Palestine: Free Mostapha Awad
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Mahmoud El-Yousseph
Israel should charge or free Mostapha Awad
By Mahmoud El-Yousseph
When Mostapha Khaled Awad 36, a Belgian citizen took a summer vacation last July to Palestine- the home land of his ancestors- his trip ended in a nightmare. All that he wanted to do was to visit the village of Al-Sumariyya, 6 (km) north of the city of Akka - the birth of place of his parents, to see the village cemetery where his forefathers were buried and to pray in Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem.
Mostapha was born and raised in the Ain El-Helwi refugee camp in southern Lebanon. He was arrested on July 19th at the Allenby border crossing with Jordan. Israeli security officers questioned him because he was a peace activist and the co-founder of the popular d...