Destruction of The Freedom Theatre in the Jenin Refugee Camp by the Israeli Army, 13th of December 2023
- 4 mesi fa
After the Open Meeting of the 5th of December, where Ahmed Tobasi and other guests spoke and told us how they feel, what is really happening in the Occupied Territories and which are the actions we can do to fully support the cause, many things happened.
On the morning of the 13th of December, the Israeli army began attacking and ransacking The Freedom Theatre, in the Jenin Refugee Camp. They shot from inside the theater, destroying the offices and knocking down a wall. The army then went to the homes of Ahmed Tobasi and Mustafa Sheta, blindfolded, handcuffed and took them away.
That evening the army went to the home of Jamal Abu Joas and severely beat him and then took him. Tobasi has been released, he is suffering from leg and back pain where the Israeli Army beat him. After over 60 hours the full-scale invasion by the Israeli Army has stopped. However invasions have been almost daily and we expect their return, and continue to be concerned for the safety of all
We continue to ask people to demand the immediate release of Mustafa Sheta and Jamal Abu Joas, as with the over 100+ people taken by the Israeli Army in the last two days.
Mustafa Sheta’s family continues to have no more information and no idea where he is.
The Freedom Theatres Chair Of The Board is also detained in administrative detention since September 2022 as is Muhammad Abu Sakha from the Palestinian Circus School who has been detained since 9/6\2023.
In the last few weeks in Gaza, an unprecedented number of writers, poets, theatremakers and journalists have been killed, including DR. Refaat Alareer, who was deliberately targeted and murdered. Israel continues to target and destroy buildings of cultural heritage, a war crime under international law.
We ask our colleagues and friends from all over the World to stand for the rights of Palestinians and to ask for an immediate ceasefire.
We invite you to join a Global artistic collaboration and we subscribe to the words of Juliano Mer Khamis:” The 3rd Intifada will be a cultural one”, we invite you to fight for Palestinian Justice through Culture.
https://riseupforpalestine.wixsite.com/riseupforpalestine
https://www.therevolutionspromise.com/
On the morning of the 13th of December, the Israeli army began attacking and ransacking The Freedom Theatre, in the Jenin Refugee Camp. They shot from inside the theater, destroying the offices and knocking down a wall. The army then went to the homes of Ahmed Tobasi and Mustafa Sheta, blindfolded, handcuffed and took them away.
That evening the army went to the home of Jamal Abu Joas and severely beat him and then took him. Tobasi has been released, he is suffering from leg and back pain where the Israeli Army beat him. After over 60 hours the full-scale invasion by the Israeli Army has stopped. However invasions have been almost daily and we expect their return, and continue to be concerned for the safety of all
We continue to ask people to demand the immediate release of Mustafa Sheta and Jamal Abu Joas, as with the over 100+ people taken by the Israeli Army in the last two days.
Mustafa Sheta’s family continues to have no more information and no idea where he is.
The Freedom Theatres Chair Of The Board is also detained in administrative detention since September 2022 as is Muhammad Abu Sakha from the Palestinian Circus School who has been detained since 9/6\2023.
In the last few weeks in Gaza, an unprecedented number of writers, poets, theatremakers and journalists have been killed, including DR. Refaat Alareer, who was deliberately targeted and murdered. Israel continues to target and destroy buildings of cultural heritage, a war crime under international law.
We ask our colleagues and friends from all over the World to stand for the rights of Palestinians and to ask for an immediate ceasefire.
We invite you to join a Global artistic collaboration and we subscribe to the words of Juliano Mer Khamis:” The 3rd Intifada will be a cultural one”, we invite you to fight for Palestinian Justice through Culture.
https://riseupforpalestine.wixsite.com/riseupforpalestine
https://www.therevolutionspromise.com/