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A Final Comment
After 43 days, Israel released Palestinian hunger striker Hana Shalabi. She was lawlessly deported to Gaza. She's not quite free at last. Her liberating struggle also continues.
On April 9, she spoke with Electronic Intifada contributor Rami Almeghari. She's currently being treated at Gaza's Al-Quds Hospital.
The circumstances around her Gaza exile are "controversial." Hana wants the truth explained. Israel claimed she agreed to deportation. She was mislead and lied to.
Addameer and Physicians for Human Rights-Israel (PHR-I) also expressed concern she may have been deceived or coerced to go along. Under Fourth Geneva and other international law, exile from home territory is illegal.
Amnesty International (AI) called it "forced deportation." Hana wanted to go home. She lives in the West Bank. Israel banished her for three years. Its deals are systematically violated, including numerous past conditional releases like Hana's. Expect permanent exile. She's also vulnerable to rearrest or assassination.
In her own words, she said:
"When I was liberated to Gaza, I was feeling sad as my parents met me briefly at the Israeli Erez (crossing into Gaza). Meanwhile, I felt so happy to be among my other family in Gaza, especially those belonging to the Islamic Jihad."
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