Saddled with 3 months: Non-violence non grata in Israel

  • 13 years ago
A Tel Aviv court has sentenced an Israeli activist to three months in prison - for a non-violent anti-war protest. Jonathan Pollak took part in a bicycle-ride demonstration against the blockade of Gaza three years ago. Human rights activists are calling the sentence unusually harsh. Joseph Dana, from the Popular Struggle Coordination Committee, says the case highlights the poor state of Democracy in Israel.
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