Peace activists abused on way home

The Telegraph (UK) ^ | 05/04/2002 | staff

[Kermit]

SEVEN peace activists have been abused by Israeli passengers while flying back to Britain after being trapped by Israel's invasion of Bethlehem.

The four men and three women, who had travelled through occupied territories on Good Friday, were allowed safe passage out of the city after he intervention of the British Consulate in Jerusalem. But they had to be escorted off the plane by police at Heathrow after Israeli passengers on board BA flight 164 from Tel Aviv began to abuse them after learning what they had been doing.

The seven - Joanne Bird, from Manchester, Emma Bleach, from Bristol, Chris Dunham, from London, Ted Curtis, from London, Kunle Ibidun, from Bristol, Jeremy Hardy from London and Lillian Pizzithini, from London - had joined around 150 members of the International Solidarity Movement protesting about Israeli attacks.

As they arrived at Heathrow's terminal four, one Israeli passenger shouted: "They are supporting terrorists who have blood on their hands. They are a disgrace."

Two of the seven said they had been injured by shrapnel on Monday in Beit Jala, a small town overlooking Bethlehem, as they took part in a peaceful demonstration.

Mr Dunham, 31, a consultant, who had a small plaster on his little finger where he said he had been hit by shrapnel from a bullet, said: "We are glad to be coming home.

"Our main concern now lies with both innocent Palestinians and our fellow internationals who are tempting to shield civilians from the brutality of an invasion by one of the most heavily armed forces in the world.

"We were fired at with live ammunition with a complete disregard for our safety and human rights."

[speekinout]

Maybe they can go to Hanoi Jane for sympathy. She feels their pain.

[SKempis]

"Mr Dunham, 31, a consultant, who had a small plaster on his little finger where he said he had been hit by shrapnel from a bullet, said: "We are glad to be coming home."

ROFLMAO!!!

[Squantos]

We were fired at with live ammunition with a complete disregard for our safety and human rights........When the IDF shoots at em they hit em ..........when the pali's want's to use em for propaganda they wound them and blame the IDF..........

Stay Safe !

[SevenofNine]

LOLOLOL! Who care if wimpy Brits got their butt kick by Jewish passanger that is cool Maybe it wasn't good idea give confort to Arafat AFTER ALL Nice goin dudes

[Thinkin' Gal]

Two of the seven said they had been injured by shrapnel on Monday in Beit Jala, a small town overlooking Bethlehem, as they took part in a peaceful demonstration.

[patent]

>>>>They should have flow out of Gaza.

They should have been blown out of Gaza.

[HockeyPop]

"War is not the best way to settle differences; it is the only way of preventing them being settled for you." --Chesterton

[YaYa123]

Him's got an owie on his itty bitty pinkie. A Wahhh A Wahh

[patent]

lol

[Bullish]

It's OK to stand for peice as long as you don't stand squarely on the side of terrorists like these worthless crapweasles did.

I just read your profile, your really quite a cafe "conservative", huh?

Actually you're no conservative at all, you really qualify as a centerist liberal

Here's hoping you will grow up and leave the lefty nonesense behind.

[Squantos]

ROTFLMBO !! Great !

Ya'll stay safe !

[Bullish]

Whoops, I meant to spell that "peace". Sheesh!

[Governor StrangeReno]

They'll be in their Greenpeace guise at the nuclear power plant Sunday,I never knew that people that basketweave and made candles were 'consultants'

[tdscpa]

Live ammunition! Damn! We thought the Israelis would use blanks while we were there.

[Dr.Deth]

Thin-skinned, aren't they? Maybe they need to eat more beef.

As long as it's boiled.

[Stefan Stackhouse]

That must have been where his brains used to be located -- I've heard lots of people talk about having more of their brains in their little finger than other people! "A mind is a terrible thing to waste."

[Dr.Deth]

BWAAAHAHAHAHAHA

[fire_eye]

Too bad the bullet didn't hit him between the eyes!

Why? It wouldn't have any effect there...

[Squantos]

And it was a thursday and they are supposed to use nerf grenades on thursdays .............do they use a hebrew calender

Oy Veh !