On Tuesday 15 February, Sabeel staff and Friends of Sabeel North America Executive Director Jonathan Kuttab attended a hearing at the Israeli High Court of Justice for Palestinian prisoner and humanitarian Mohammed Halabi. The former head of World Vision Gaza, Mohammed Halabi was wrongly imprisoned on false charges of redirecting millions of dollars of aid money for the people of Gaza to Hamas. Executive Director Kuttab is an attorney for Mohammad Halabi.
Halabi has been held in prison for nearly six years, despite there not being any physical evidence for the charges against him. FOSNA has been mobilizing the community to demand that the Israeli government free Halabi and put an end to this case once and for all. FOSNA obtained over 2,220 signatures to a petition demanding his release. FOSNA also organized a phone and letter campaign to the Israeli authorities.
The hearing was attended by more than fifteen diplomats from the United States, the European Union, the United Nations, and several other countries, as well as supporters from multiple NGOs, including Save the Children. For more information, please visit the FOSNA blog: