Monday, October 16, 2017

Can nonviolence end the Israeli occupation?



We speak to Palestinian human rights activist Issa Amro about his upcoming Israeli military trial.


Issa Amro has been dubbed by some "the Palestinian Gandhi". A prominent human rights activist in the occupied West Bank, who's been recognised by both the European Union and the United Nations, he has been a tireless advocate for nonviolent resistance.
Rather than being embraced by political leaders on both sides, in September Palestinian security forces arrested him for a post on Facebook in which he criticised the Palestinian Authority for arresting a journalist.
Amro is also awaiting trial in an Israeli military court for a series of charges, dismissed by international rights groups as baseless.



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