An Israeli court has decided to deport a British journalist who had come to work in the occupied Palestinian territories based on her "ideological beliefs".
Ewa Jasiewic has been held in a detention centre since appealing a decision to deny her entry into the West Bank and Gaza over two weeks ago. She had come to the occupied territories to write a story on the Israeli left for the British Red Pepper magazine.
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"It is an attempt to prevent me and others from witnessing yet more violations, active collective punishment, and killings."
Jasiecwiz volunteered with the non-violent peace group International Solidarity Movement (ISM) two years ago, during which time she witnessed and reported on the killing of a 13-year-old Palestinian boy, Baha al-Bahesh, by an Israeli occupation soldier in Nablus.
Jasiecwiz also watched as Israeli machine gun fire hit US peace activist Brian Avery�s face in Jenin early last year.
